Exercise audio reproducing device, exercise audio reproducing method, and exercise audio reproducing program

An audio player comprising:

• means for receiving an input of profile information relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• means for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• means for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• playing means for playing music data;
• sensor means for detecting changes in actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• first detecting means for detecting an action tempo of the user before playing of music data through said playing means, based on a detection output from said sensor means;
• first searching means for identifying music data having a tempo of which a first difference as to the action tempo detected by said first detecting means is within a predetermined range;
• playing control means for controlling the music data identified by said first searching means to be played through said playing means,
• second detecting means for detecting an action tempo of the user at a plurality of predetermined times when said playing means plays the music data, based on the detection output from said sensor means;
• determining means for determining whether the first difference, the first difference being between the tempo of music data being played by said playing means and the action tempo of the user detected by said second detecting means, is within the predetermined range;
• second searching means for identifying, when said determining means determines that the first difference between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user is outside of the predetermined range, music data having a tempo of which a second difference as to the action tempo detected by said second detecting means is within the predetermined range;
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• changing means for changing the music data played by said playing means to the music data identified by said second searching means.

An audio playing method, implemented on an audio player, comprising:

• a receiving process for receiving an input of profile information relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a calculating process for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying process for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a detecting process for detecting an action tempo of the user at a plurality of predetermined times following starting of playing of music data, based on a detection output from a sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• a determining process for determining whether a first difference, the first difference being between a tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user detected in said detecting process, is within a predetermined range;
• a searching process for identifying, when said determining process determines that the first difference between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user is outside of the predetermined range, music data having a tempo of which a second difference as to the action tempo detected in said detecting process is within the predetermined range;
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• a changing process for changing the music data played to the music data identified in said searching process.

An audio playing method, implemented on an audio player, comprising:

• a receiving process for receiving an input of profile information relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a calculating process for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying process for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a first detecting process for detecting an action tempo of the user before playing of music data, based on a detection output from a sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• a first searching process for identifying music data having a tempo of which a first difference as to the action tempo detected in said first detecting process is within a predetermined range;
• a playing control process for controlling the music data identified by said first searching process to be played,
• a second detecting process for detecting an action tempo of the user at a plurality of predetermined times when the music data is being played, based on the detection output from the sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user;
• a determining process for determining whether the first difference, the first difference being between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user detected in said second detecting process, is within the predetermined range;
• a second searching process for identifying, when said determining process determines that the first difference between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user is outside of the predetermined range, music data having a tempo of which a second difference as to the action tempo detected by said second detecting process is within the predetermined range;
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• a changing process for changing the music data played to the music data identified in said second searching process.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an audio playing program which when executed by a processor included in an audio player for playing music data, causes the processor to execute a method comprising:

• a receiving step for receiving an input of profile information relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a calculating step for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying step for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a detecting step for detecting an action tempo of the user at a plurality of predetermined times following starting of playing of music data, based on a detection output from a sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• a determining step for determining whether a first difference, the first difference being between a tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user detected in said detecting step, is within a predetermined range;
• a searching step for identifying, when said determining step determines that the first difference between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user is outside of the predetermined range, music data having a tempo of which a second difference as to the action tempo detected in said detecting step is the predetermined range;
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• a changing step for changing the played music data to the music data identified in said searching step.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an audio playing program which when executed by a processor included in an audio player for playing music data, causes the processor to execute a method comprising:

• a receiving step for receiving an input of profile information relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a calculating step for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying step for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a first detecting step for detecting an action tempo of the user before playing of music data, based on a detection output from a sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• a first searching step for identifying music data having a tempo of which a first difference as to the action tempo detected in said first detecting step is within a predetermined range;
• a playing control step for controlling the music data identified by said first searching step to be played,
• a second detecting step for detecting an action tempo of the user at a plurality of predetermined times when the music data is being played, based on a detection output from the sensor for detecting changes in actions of the user;
• a determining step for determining whether the first difference, the first difference being between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user detected in said second detecting step, is within the predetermined range;
• a second searching step for identifying, when said determining step determines that the first difference between the tempo of music data being played and the action tempo of the user is outside of the predetermined range, music data having a tempo of which a second difference as to the action tempo detected by said second detecting step is within the predetermined range;
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• a changing step for changing the music data played to the music data identified in said second searching step.

An audio player comprising:

• profile information accepting means for accepting input of personal profile information for a user relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• means for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input personal profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• means for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• target exercise amount accepting means for accepting input of a target exercise amount of the user;
• detecting means of detecting actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• calculating means for calculating an actual exercise amount of the user, based on the personal profile information of the user accepted through said profile information accepting means, and a detection output from said detecting means;
• selecting means for automatically sequentially selecting music data to be played, during a period until an accumulated value of said actual exercise amount of the user calculated at said calculating means reaches said target exercise amount accepted through said target exercise amount accepting means;
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• playing means for playing said music data selected by said selecting means.

An audio playing method comprising:

• a profile information accepting process for accepting input of personal profile information from a user relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a first calculating process for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying process for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a target exercise amount accepting process for accepting input of a target exercise amount of the user;
• a detecting process of detecting actions of the user caused by the user exercising;
• a second calculating process for calculating an actual exercise amount of the user, based on the personal profile information of the user accepted in said profile information accepting process, and a detection results detected in said detecting process;
• a selecting process for automatically sequentially selecting music data to be played, during a period until an accumulated value of said actual exercise amount of the user calculated in said second calculating process reaches said target exercise amount accepted in said target exercise amount accepting process;
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• a playing process for playing said music data selected in said selecting process.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an audio playing program which when executed by a processor included in an audio player for playing music data, causes the processor to execute a method comprising:

• a profile information accepting step for accepting input of personal profile information from a user, input through a key operating unit relating to physical characteristics of a user of the audio player;
• a first calculating step for calculating at least one additional physical characteristic of the user based on the input personal profile information prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a displaying step for displaying the profile information input by the user and the at least one additional calculated physical characteristic of the user prior to the user beginning exercising;
• a target exercise amount accepting step for accepting input of a target exercise amount of the user, input through the key operating unit;
• a detecting step of detecting actions of the user, based on a detection output from a sensor device worn by the user caused by the user exercising;
• a second calculating step for calculating an actual exercise amount of the user, based on the personal profile information of the user accepted in said profile information accepting step, and the user actions detected in said detecting step;
• a selecting step for automatically sequentially selecting music data to be played, during a period until an accumulated value of said actual exercise amount of the user calculated in said second calculating step reaches said target exercise amount accepted in said target exercise amount accepting step;
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• a playing step for playing said music data selected in said selecting step.