US 7,521,623 B2 · Music synchronization arrangement

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.

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Dependent claims

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 plurality of 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 applying a 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 is increased 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;
and
playing the plurality of audio tracks at the adjusted tempo.

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A computer program product contained on a hand-held media player having at least a user interface arranged to receive a tactile input event applied by a user, wherein a plurality of audio tracks with different original tempos are stored on the hand-held media player, and the computer program product comprises a computer-readable medium having a plurality of computer program instructions stored therein, which are operable to cause the hand-held media player to:

receive 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 applying a corresponding tactile input event directly at the user interface;
adjust 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 is increased 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;
and
play the plurality of audio tracks at the adjusted tempo.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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