Pace-aware music player
View Patent ↗An electronic device may comprise audio processing circuitry, pace tracking circuitry, and positioning circuitry. The pace tracking circuitry may be operable to selects songs to be processed for playback, and/or control time stretching applied to such songs, by the audio processing circuitry based on position data generated by the positioning circuitry, a desired tempo, and whether the songs are stored locally or network-accessible. The position data may indicate the pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval. The pace tracking circuitry may control the song selection and/or time stretching based on a runner profile data stored in memory of the music device. The profile data may include runner's distance-per-stride data. The electronic device may include sensors operable to function as a pedometer. The pace tracking circuitry may update the distance-per-stride data based on the position data and based on data output by the one or more sensors.
1. A system comprising:
an electronic device comprising audio processing circuitry, pace tracking circuitry, and positioning circuitry, wherein:
said pace tracking circuitry is operable to select songs to be processed for playback by said audio processing circuitry;
said pace tracking circuitry controls said song selection based on position data generated by said positioning circuitry, a desired playback tempo of said one or more songs, and whether the songs are locally-stored or network-accessible, wherein network-accessible songs are selected with a tempo faster than said desired tempo and locally-stored songs are selected with a tempo at, above, or below said desired tempo; and
said pace tracking circuitry adjusts a tempo of said selected song without affecting pitch of said selected song.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said position data indicates pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said electronic device comprises memory, and:
said pace tracking circuitry is operable to control said song selection based on runner profile data stored in said memory.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein said profile data comprises distance-per-stride data.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein:
said electronic device comprises one or more sensors operable to function as a pedometer;
said pace tracking circuitry is operable to update said distance-per-stride data based on said position data and based on data output by said one or more sensors.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
said pace tracking circuitry controls said time stretching based on position data generated by said positioning circuitry with respect to a desired position.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said position data indicates pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein:
said electronic device comprises memory, and:
said pace tracking circuitry controls said time stretching based on runner profile data stored in said memory.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said profile data comprises distance-per-stride data.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein:
said electronic device comprises one or more sensors operable to function as a pedometer;
said pace tracking circuitry is operable to update said distance-per-stride data based on said position data and based on data output by said one or more sensors.
11. A method comprising:
in an electronic device comprising audio processing circuitry, pace tracking circuitry, and positioning circuitry:
selecting, by said pace tracking circuitry, songs to be processed for playback by said audio processing circuitry, wherein said selecting is based on position data generated by said positioning circuitry, a desired playback tempo of said one or more songs, and whether the songs are locally-stored or network-accessible, wherein network-accessible songs are selected with a tempo faster than said desired tempo and locally-stored songs a selected with a tempo at, above, or below said desired tempo; and
controlling, by said pace tracking circuitry, a tempo of said selected song without affecting pitch of said selected song.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said position data indicates pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein said electronic device comprises memory, and the method comprises:
said pace tracking circuitry controlling said song selection based on runner profile data stored in said memory.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein said profile data comprises distance-per-stride data.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein said electronic device comprises one or more sensors operable to function as a pedometer, and the method comprises:
said pace tracking circuitry updating said distance-per-stride data based on said position data and based on data output by said one or more sensors.
16. The method of claim 11 , comprising:
said pace tracking circuitry controlling time stretching applied to songs processed for playback by said audio processing circuitry based on position data generated by said positioning circuitry with respect to a desired position of said electronic device.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein said position data indicates pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein said electronic device comprises memory, and the method comprises:
said pace tracking circuitry controlling said time stretching based on runner profile data stored in said memory.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein said profile data comprises distance-per-stride data.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein said electronic device comprises one or more sensors operable to function as a pedometer, and the method comprises:
said pace tracking circuitry updating said distance-per-stride data based on said position data and based on data output by said one or more sensors.