Generation of exercise instruction information

• US 7,795,523 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2007
• Issued: 09/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Original Assignee: Polar Electro Oy
• Inventors: Lumme, Lauri, Lånsimaa, Jussi
• Primary Examiner(s): Donels; Jeffrey
• Application Number:
  US11/939,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134862A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,035 Days
• Field of Search: 846/12, 700/94, 482 3- 9, 482/900, 482/901
• US Class Current: 84/612
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/062 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/0028 for running, jogging or speed-walking movable endless bands A63B22/02
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0686 Timers, rhythm indicators or pacing apparatus using electric or electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/321 Garment sensors, i.e. musical control means with trigger surfaces or joint angle sensors, worn as a garment by the player, e.g. bracelet, intelligent clothing vital parameter sensing G10H2220/371; wearable interfaces in general G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/371 Vital parameter control, i.e. musical instrument control based on body signals, e.g. brainwaves, pulsation, temperature, perspiration; biometric information signals from body positions or movements G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/131 Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

In the invention there is generated a playlist of music files that controls an exercise, each of the music files being associated with at least one parameter. The parameter characterizes the efficiency of the exercise. The user may listen to the playlist while performing an exercise and may have a performance instruction through musical characteristics, such as rhythm.

Claims

1. A method for generating exercise-guiding information that guides performance of an exercise when the information is played by an audio player, the method comprising generating a playlist of music files that guides the performance of the exercise when the playlist is played by the audio player, wherein the playlist includes instructions to play selected music files successively in a desired order, each of the music files being associated with at least one energy parameter by a computing device, wherein the at least one energy parameter is the user'"'"'s energy consumption during the exercise.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising associating at least one of the music files with at least one parameter by analyzing the content of the at least one music file by the computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising determining by the computing device at least one parameter by means of performance data, the performance data being recorded while at least one of the music files was listened to during the exercise.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying a music file identification information and at least one parameter to the user by a display device;

receiving a first selection command from the user by the computing device for adding at least one music file to the performance-guiding playlist or for deleting at least one music file from the performance-guiding playlist; and

generating the performance-guiding playlist on the basis of the first selection command from the user by the computing device.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising displaying to the user a menu structure comprising:

at least one music file identifier and at least one parameter;

at least part of an exercise program; and

at least part of the playlist.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

displaying to the user by a display device an exercise program comprising several periods, each of the periods being associated with at least one parameter;

receiving a second selection command from the user by the computing device for adding at least one music file to the period or for deleting the at least one music file from the period; and

generating a playlist by the computing device that guides the performance of the exercise on the basis of the second selection command from the user.

7. The method of claim 6, comprising displaying to the user by a display device a menu structure comprising:

at least one music file identifier and at least one parameter;

at least part of the exercise program; and

at least part of the playlist.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising encoding at least one parameter into the playlist by the computing device.

9. A tangible computer readable carrier comprising instructions thereon configured to cause a computing device to generate a playlist of music files that guides performance of an exercise when the playlist is played, wherein the playlist includes instructions to play selected music files successively in a desired order, each of the music files being associated with at least one energy parameter, wherein the at least one energy parameter is the user'"'"'s energy consumption during the exercise.

10. A system for generating exercise-guiding that guides performance of an exercise when the information is played, the system comprising a computing device to generate a playlist of music files that guides performance of the exercise when the playlist is played, wherein the playlist includes instructions to play selected music files successively in a desired order, each of the music files being associated by the computing device with at least one energy parameter that is the user'"'"'s energy consumption during the exercise.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the computing device associates at least one of the music files with at least one parameter by analyzing the content of the at least one music file.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the computing device determines at least one parameter on the basis of performance data, the performance data being recorded while at least one of the music files was listened to during the exercise.

13. The system of claim 10, the system further comprising:

a display device for displaying music file identification information and the energy parameter to the user; and

a receiving device for receiving a first selection command from the user for adding at least one music file to the playlist that guides the performance of the exercise when played or for deleting the at least one music file from the playlist that guides the performance of the exercise when played, the computing device generating the playlist that guides the performance of the exercise on the basis of the first selection command from the user.

14. The system of claim 13, the system comprising a display device for displaying to the user a menu structure comprising:

at least one music file identifier and at least one parameter;

at least part of an exercise program; and

at least part of the playlist.

15. The system of claim 10, the system further comprising:

a display device for displaying to the user an exercise program comprising several periods, each of the periods being associated with at least one parameter; and

a receiving device for receiving a second selection command from the user for adding at least one music file to the period or for deleting the at least one music file from the period, the computing device generating the playlist that guides the performance of the exercise when played on the basis of the second selection command from the user.

16. The system of claim 15, the system comprising a display device for displaying to the user a menu structure comprising:

at least one music file identifier and at least one parameter;

at least part of the exercise program; and

at least part of the playlist.

17. The system of claim 10, the system comprising an encoding device for encoding at least one parameter into the playlist.