Patent ID: 7705230
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A61B,A63B,G06F,G10H,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying a song based on an exercise regime, the method comprising: downloading multiple versions of the same song from a server computer to a portable device, wherein the multiple versions represent the same song in different tempos; determining a desired tempo based on an exercise regime that comprises four or more tempos; comparing the desired tempo to a tempo tag of the song, wherein the tempo tag represents a tempo value associated with the particular song; and selecting, at the portable device, a song associated with a tempo tag that is similar to the desired tempo, such that the song, when dynamically adjusted to match exactly the desired tempo, has a length that matches the length of a portion of the exercise routine corresponding to the desired tempo; and dynamically adjusting, on the portable device, the tempo of the song to match the desired tempo.