Audio Playback Modification via Sensor Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current audio playlists lack the ability to dynamically adjust to the user's physical activity, failing to provide real-time motivational or inspirational music adjustments during exercises.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a system that uses data from sensors like GPS, accelerometers, and heart-rate monitoring devices to modify audio content playback, such as changing beats per minute or intensity levels, based on user activity parameters.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a static playlist is used for audio playback during exercise, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the adaptability to user physical activity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to user physical activityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The audio playback device is enhanced with multiple sensors (accelerometer, GPS, heart rate monitor) that enable the device to perform both traditional audio playback and physiological monitoring functions, allowing the system to adapt to user activity levels while maintaining a unified device platform

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously monitors user physiological data through sensors and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust audio playback parameters such as tempo, intensity, and song selection, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to real-time user needs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Adaptability or versatility

If sensor data processing and dynamic audio modification are implemented, then the adaptability to user activity is improved, but the device complexity and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereal-time audio adjustment capabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system processes sensor data at selective intervals and only modifies audio playback when significant changes in user activity are detected, rather than continuously adjusting parameters, thereby reducing computational energy consumption while maintaining effective real-time adaptation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple sensor inputs (accelerometer, GPS, heart rate) are combined and processed together to make unified audio playback decisions, consolidating computational tasks and reducing overall energy consumption compared to processing each sensor independently

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of operation

If simple playlist playback is used, then the ease of operation is maintained, but the ability to provide motivational adjustments during exercise deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoidreal-time motivational adjustment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically monitors user physiological data and autonomously adjusts audio playback parameters without requiring manual user input, maintaining ease of operation while providing dynamic motivational adjustments based on real-time exercise intensity and user response

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10133539B2Sensor-driven audio playback modification

Publication Date: 2018.11.20 ROCK MY WORLD INC

AI summary

Sensor data generated by one or more sensors associated with a digital content playback device can be used to identify that a modification to a current audio content item being supplied to a user by the digital content playback device is indicated. The current audio content item can be modified accordingly. Methods, systems, articles of manufacture and the like are also described.