United States Patent
US Patent 7521623: Music synchronization arrangement
US 7521623 ยท granted 2009-04-21
Abstract
The invention generally pertains to a hand-held computing device. More particularly, the invention pertains to a computing device that is capable of controlling the speed of the music so as to affect the mood and behavior of the user during an activity such as exercise. By way of example, the speed of the music can be controlled to match the pace of the activity (synching the speed of the music to the activity of the user) or alternatively it can be controlled to drive the pace of the activity (increasing or decreasing the speed of the music to encourage a greater or lower pace). One aspect of the invention relates to adjusting the tempo (or some other attribute) of the music being outputted from the computing device. By way of example, a songs tempo may be increased or decreased before or during playing. Another aspect of the invention relates to selecting music for outputting based on tempo (or some other attribute). For example, the computing device may only play songs having a particular tempo. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to both selecting music based on tempo and adjusting the tempo of the music.
| Patent Number | 7521623 |
|---|---|
| Title | Music synchronization arrangement |
| Filed | 2004-11-24 |
| Granted | 2009-04-21 |
| Inventor(s) | Bowen; Adam |
| Assignee | Apple Inc. |
| CPC Classification | G10H 1/00 |
| Number of Claims | 117 |
Abstract
The invention generally pertains to a hand-held computing device. More particularly, the invention pertains to a computing device that is capable of controlling the speed of the music so as to affect the mood and behavior of the user during an activity such as exercise. By way of example, the speed of the music can be controlled to match the pace of the activity (synching the speed of the music to the activity of the user) or alternatively it can be controlled to drive the pace of the activity (increasing or decreasing the speed of the music to encourage a greater or lower pace). One aspect of the invention relates to adjusting the tempo (or some other attribute) of the music being outputted from the computing device. By way of example, a songs tempo may be increased or decreased before or during playing. Another aspect of the invention relates to selecting music for outputting based on tempo (or some other attribute). For example, the computing device may only play songs having a particular tempo. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to both selecting music based on tempo and adjusting the tempo of the music.
Claim 1
A method of playing music with a hand-held media player having at least a user interface arranged to receive a tactile input event applied by a user, wherein a pluralityof audio tracks with different original tempos are stored on the hand-held media player, comprising: receiving an indication of a range of tempos from a slow tempo to a fast tempo from the user, wherein the user specifies the range of tempos by applyinga corresponding tactile input event directly at the user interface; adjusting the original tempos of the plurality of audio tracks based on a tempo of an event associated with the user, wherein the original tempo of the plurality of audio tracks isincreased if the tempo of the event associated with the user is less than the slow tempo and wherein the original tempo of the plurality of audio tracks is decreased if the tempo of the event associated with the user if greater than the fast tempo; andplaying the plurality of audio tracks at the adjusted tempo.
Claims
117 totalA method of playing music with a hand-held media player having at least a user interface arranged to receive a tactile input event applied by a user, wherein a pluralityof audio tracks with different original tempos are stored on the hand-held media player, comprising: receiving an indication of a range of tempos from a slow tempo to a fast tempo from the user, wherein the user specifies the range of tempos by applyinga corresponding tactile input event directly at the user interface; adjusting the original tempos of the plurality of audio tracks based on a tempo of an event associated with the user, wherein the original tempo of the plurality of audio tracks isincreased if the tempo of the event associated with the user is less than the slow tempo and wherein the original tempo of the plurality of audio tracks is decreased if the tempo of the event associated with the user if greater than the fast tempo; andplaying the plurality of audio tracks at the adjusted tempo.