US 8,001,472 B2 · Systems and methods for providing audio and visual cues via a portable electronic device

Abstract

Methods and systems for providing a lifestyle companion system are provided. The lifestyle companion system can provide a platform to conduct a user interview. Based on the user interview responses, the system can suggest activities, references, and/or plug-in modules. During performance of activities, the system can provide audio and/or visual cues related to the activities and collect data indicative of the user's performance. Based on the collected data, the system can dynamically adapt the user's goals and/or activities the user is performing or will perform. In some embodiments of the present invention, the lifestyle companion system of the present invention can be applied to fitness, nutrition, and/or medical modules. The system also can be used to facilitate synchronous group activities.

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Dependent claims

A portable electronic device comprising:

a display;
memory for storing information about multiple activities;
a communication module for accepting sensor data indicative of a user's performance metrics;
and
a controller configured to provide a filmstrip of graphics and a visual representation of entertainment media simultaneously on the display, wherein the filmstrip of graphics is related to at least a current activity and a first future activity, wherein the entertainment media is associated with at least one of the current activity and the first future activity, wherein the controller is configured to generate the graphics based on the information stored in the memory and to update the filmstrip based on data informative of advancement from the current activity to the first future activity, and wherein the visual representation is an entertainment filmstrip comprising:
a graphic representation of a first entertainment media file associated with the current activity;
and
a graphic representation of a second entertainment media file associated with the first future activity.

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A method for guiding a user of an electronic device through a compilation of activities comprising at least a first activity and a second activity, the method comprising:

accessing a first graphic related to the first activity in the compilation;
accessing a second graphic related to the second activity in the compilation;
accessing a visual representation of at least a first entertainment media file that is associated with the compilation;
simultaneously displaying on a display of the portable electronic device:
an activity filmstrip comprising at least the first graphic and the second graphic;
and
the visual representation;
accepting input to the portable electronic device informative of advancement from the first activity of the compilation to the second activity of the compilation;
and
updating the activity filmstrip in response to the accepted input, wherein the updating the activity filmstrip comprises at least one of:
adding to the activity filmstrip a graphic related to an activity that follows the second activity in the compilation;
and
removing from the activity filmstrip a graphic related to an activity that precedes the second activity in the compilation, wherein the visual representation is an entertainment filmstrip comprising:
a first entertainment graphical representation of the first entertainment media file that is associated with the first activity;
and
a second entertainment graphical representation of a second entertainment media file that is associated with the second activity.

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An electronic device for guiding a user through a compilation of activities comprising at least a first activity and a second activity, the device comprising:

a display;
and
a controller configured to:
access a first instructional graphic related to the performance of the first activity;
access a second instructional graphic related to the performance of the second activity;
access a visual representation of at least a first entertainment media file associated with the compilation;
simultaneously display on the display:
an activity filmstrip comprising at least the first instructional graphic and the second instructional graphic;
and
the visual representation;
accept an input to the electronic device informative of advancement from the first activity of the compilation to the second activity of the compilation;
and
update the activity filmstrip in response to the input by at least one of:
adding to the activity filmstrip a graphic related to an activity that follows the second activity in the compilation;
and
removing from the activity filmstrip a graphic related to an activity that precedes the second activity in the compilation, wherein the visual representation is an entertainment filmstrip comprising:
a first entertainment graphical representation of the first entertainment media file that is associated with the first activity;
and
a second entertainment graphical representation of a second entertainment media file that is associated with the second activity.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for providing audio and visual cues via a portable electronic device

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Systems and methods for providing audio and visual cues via a portable electronic device

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