JP2010060744A - Delivery device, delivery method and delivery program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a delivery device or the like, enhancing the effect of exercise in a user while reducing the user's psychological load by the exercise. <P>SOLUTION: Original musical compositions constituting a listening musical composition to be delivered to the user or contents of guidance voice are integrated to a content which evokes a situation other than the exercise according to the tempo, and delivered to be used for the user's exercise. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is composed of a plurality of music pieces acquired from a music database, and a technical field such as a distribution device and a distribution method for creating and distributing listening music to be listened to by a user while exercising or taking a walk. About.

  Conventionally, exercises such as gymnastics, dance, and aerobics have been widely performed while listening to music (music). In recent years, portable music player has been miniaturized so that it is possible to perform outdoor exercise such as walking, jogging and marathon while listening to music.

In this way, exercise while listening to music can promote the exercise and enhance its effect. In addition, the tempo of music that is listened to during exercise, walks, etc. must be a tempo that matches the movement and exercise load. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for measuring an athlete's pulse and changing the playback tempo of the music step by step according to the exercise load obtained from the measured pulse.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-63265

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, a device for measuring a pulse must be attached to an athlete, and the device may interfere with the exercise particularly in outdoor exercise. There can also be a problem.

  For this reason, in the future, without measuring the exercise load of the athlete, for example, it will be easy to obtain an exercise song that fits the exercise goal such as health maintenance, diet, marathon race participation, etc., and that matches the exercise time. A mechanism that can do this is desired. As such an exercise music, for example, it is considered that a plurality of music pieces having a tempo suitable for the exercise are connected so as to have a length suitable for the exercise time, and the exercise music constituted in this manner is used by the user. It is conceivable to provide it to a music player.

  However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example, since the use for exercise is determined, no matter what kind of music is selected, the music tone in the music or the medley is inserted between the music The content of the voice that is being played (for example, the guidance voice for the exercise) must be the same, and as a result, if you listen for a long time, you will get bored.

  Also, exercise such as jogging is often performed by one person, and in this case, monotonous melody and inserted voice do not reduce the load caused by the exercise, and the psychological characteristics of the athlete are mischievous. The load and the resulting physical load will be accumulated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, a distribution device that can reduce the user's psychological burden due to exercise and increase the effect of the exercise on the user, The subject is to provide a delivery method and a delivery program.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is for exercise that is composed of a plurality of original music pieces and inter-sound sounds reproduced between the original music pieces and is listened to by a user. A distribution device that generates music and distributes it to the terminal device of the user, preset based on a tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise and a theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise Storing means for storing the inter-sound sounds in association with the tempo and theme, receiving means for receiving selection information transmitted from the terminal device, and the tempo corresponding to the received selection information Based on at least one of the themes, the extraction means for extracting the intersound sound that should constitute the exercise music from the storage means, and the extracted intersound sound for the received selection information Select according to Comprising the generation means for generating said exercise music inserted between the original music to be, and transmission means for transmitting the motion for music information corresponding to motion for music said generated in the terminal device.

  Therefore, an inter-sound sound selected based on at least one of the tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise or the theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise is inserted between the original songs, and the music for exercise Is generated and distributed to the user's terminal device to be listened to, so that the effect of the exercise on the user can be increased by reducing the user's psychological load due to the exercise.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 2 is the distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo is more inspiring to the user as the tempo is faster. Configured to have content to be

  Therefore, since the inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo of the exercise has a content that stimulates the user as the tempo is faster, the higher the tempo is, the more physically or physically difficult the exercise is for the user. Users can be encouraged to complete the exercise.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 3 is the distribution device according to claim 1, wherein the inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo corresponds to the movement corresponding to the slower tempo. It is structured so as to include more contents explaining how to do it.

  Therefore, the inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo of the exercise includes more contents that explain the corresponding exercise method as the tempo is slower. The higher the possibility of performing an exercise, the more it can contribute to the prevention of accidents and injuries related to the user who performs the exercise.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 4 is the distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the content of each theme is an exercise other than the exercise related to the respective theme or It is comprised so that the said user who performs the said exercise may be reminded of at least any one of action.

  Therefore, since the content of each theme is a content that reminds the user performing the exercise at least one of other exercises or actions other than the exercise related to the theme, recall the situation other than the exercise By doing so, the user's psychological burden due to the exercise can be reduced more effectively.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 5 relates to the delivery device according to claim 4, wherein the exercise is at least one of jogging and marathon. The content of the theme is configured to correspond to a scene in which the main character of a criminal drama is running.

Therefore, when the user's exercise is at least one of jogging or marathon, the content of the related theme is the content corresponding to the scene where the main character of the criminal drama is running. By having the psychological state of the criminal chasing the criminal, the psychological burden on the user can be reduced more effectively.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 6 relates to the delivery device according to claim 4, wherein the exercise is at least one of jogging and marathon. The content of the theme is configured to correspond to the flow of a boxing game.

  Therefore, when the user's exercise is at least one of jogging or marathon, the content of the related theme is the content corresponding to the flow of the boxing game. The psychological burden can be reduced more effectively by holding the state.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 7 is an exercise for listening to a user, which is composed of a plurality of original music pieces and inter-sound sounds reproduced between the original music pieces. A distribution method executed in a distribution device that generates music and distributes it to the terminal device of the user, the distribution device preliminarily relating to the tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise and the content of the exercise. A receiving step of receiving selection information transmitted from the terminal device, the storage unit storing the inter-sound sounds preset based on the set theme in association with the tempo and the theme And an extraction step of extracting from the storage means the inter-sound sounds that should constitute the exercise music based on at least one of the tempo and the theme corresponding to the received selection information; Extraction The generated inter-sound sound is inserted between the original music selected corresponding to the received selection information to generate the exercise music, and corresponds to the generated exercise music Transmitting the music information for exercise to the terminal device.

  Therefore, an inter-sound sound selected based on at least one of the tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise or the theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise is inserted between the original songs, and the music for exercise Is generated and distributed to the user's terminal device to be listened to, so that the effect of the exercise on the user can be increased by reducing the user's psychological load due to the exercise.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, an invention according to an eighth aspect causes a computer to function as the distribution apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects.

  Therefore, by reading and executing the distribution program on a computer, a song selected based on at least one of a tempo corresponding to the speed of exercise and a theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise The computer functions to insert an interstitial sound between the original songs to generate an exercise song and distribute it to the user's terminal device for listening, reducing the user's psychological burden due to the exercise By doing so, the effect of the exercise in the user can be increased.

  According to the present invention, an inter-sound sound selected based on at least one of a tempo corresponding to the speed of exercise or a preset theme related to the content of the exercise is inserted between the original songs. The music for exercise is generated and distributed to the user's terminal device to be listened to. Therefore, the effect of the exercise on the user can be increased by reducing the psychological burden on the user due to the exercise. Can do.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a communication system.

(1) Configuration of Communication System First, a schematic configuration of the communication system S according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a communication system S according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system S includes a music distribution server 1 as an example of a distribution device, a plurality of user PCs (Personal Computers) 2, and a plurality of portable music players 3 that can be connected to each user PC 2. , Including.

  The music distribution server 1 and the user PC 2 can transmit / receive data to / from each other via the network NW using, for example, TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol) as a communication protocol. The network NW is constructed by, for example, the Internet, a dedicated communication line (for example, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line), a mobile communication network (including a base station), a gateway, and the like.

  Also, the user PC 2 and the portable music player 3 are connected via a cable or the like corresponding to a bus standard such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) or IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) 1394, or Data can be transmitted / received to / from each other by wireless communication such as Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1). Note that data exchange between the user PC 2 and the portable music player 3 may be performed via a recording medium such as a memory card.

  In the communication system S having such a configuration, the music distribution server 1 responds to a request from the user PC 2 as an example of listening music, and jogging music that is data of music to be listened to while the user is jogging. Data is created and the jogging music data is transmitted to the user PC 2.

  The jogging music data downloaded to the user PC 2 is transferred to the portable music player 3 via a wired, wireless or recording medium by a user operation or the like. Then, the user performs jogging or the like while listening to the music for jogging by causing the portable music player 3 to reproduce the music data for jogging.

  As will be described in detail later, this jogging song data is composed of a plurality of song data, and is created so that each song is played at a performance time and tempo corresponding to a training course that matches the user's goals and the like. ing. In this embodiment, the music data for jogging is configured to be reproduced as a medley in which the main parts (parts excluding the prelude and the postlude) are continuous.

  When the jogging music data is downloaded, the purchase price of the jogging music data (including the copyright fee corresponding to the music constituting the jogging music data and the number of songs) is sent from the system side to the user. Will be charged.

  The user PC 2 can use, for example, a personal computer with a general configuration, and the portable music player 3 can also use, for example, a portable digital audio player with a general configuration.

(2) Configuration and Functions of Music Distribution Server (2.1) Configuration of Music Distribution Server Next, the configuration and functions of the music distribution server 1 will be described. First, the configuration of the music distribution server 1 is illustrated in FIG. 2 will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the music distribution server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the music distribution server 1 includes a control unit 11 having a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and storage means for storing various data and programs. A storage unit 12 (for example, a hard disk drive or the like) as an example, a communication unit 13 as an example of a reception unit and a transmission unit that are connected to the network NW and control the communication state with the user PC 2 or the like, and a WAV format (RIFF (Resource Interchange File Format) waveform audio format) music data is encoded to MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) format music data, and includes a control unit 11 and each unit. Are connected via a system bus 15.

  In the present invention, the control unit 11 constitutes an example of an extraction unit and a generation unit. The control unit 11 performs overall control of each unit of the music distribution server 1 by the CPU reading and executing various programs stored in the ROM and the storage unit 12, as well as a parts WAV data database program 201 and a server system described later. By reading out and executing the program 202, the WEB site program 203, etc., it functions as an example of the extraction means and the generation means.

(2.2) Data and Program, etc. Next, the software configuration of the data and program stored in the storage unit 12 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of data registered in the parts WAV data database and software in the music distribution server 1. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu configuration for selecting a training course. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the specification of jogging music data for each step in a certain training course. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of jogging music data in each step. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of jogging music data at each jogging time. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic example of the data structure of one file of jogging music data.

  The storage unit 12 stores the user's personal information (for example, name, age, email address, user ID, password, etc.), the user's training information (for example, the selected training course, and jogging music data for the training course). The date and time of download, the current step, a performance list indicating the contents and order of performance of the music constituting the music data for jogging), the created music data for jogging, and history information indicating the history of music selection by the user (for example, selection) Information indicating the tunes, albums, artists, genres, etc. in time series) are stored in association with each user.

  In addition, a part WAV data database is registered in the storage unit 12 in which part data, which is a part constituting the jogging music data, is registered. Furthermore, the storage unit 12 stores a parts WAV data database program 201, a server system program 202, a WEB site program 203, and the like shown in FIG.

  In the parts WAV data database, the music main body WAV parts data 101, jogging arrangement inter-music connection WAV parts data 102, jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV parts data 103, DJ voice WAV parts data 104, etc. shown in FIG. It is registered.

  The music body WAV parts data 101 is the WAV data of the music body that occupies the main positions constituting the jogging music, and all the data have the same tempo (in this embodiment, 140 BPM (Beats Per Minute)). It is recorded in. The music body WAV parts data 101 is created using the music body WAV parts data writing program 204 based on the music body MIDI data 105 and the jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 106 shown in FIG.

  The music body MIDI data 105 is data in the MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) format in which the original music of the music body WAV parts data 101 is recorded. Further, the jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 106 is WAV data in which rhythm sounds by drums, cymbals and the like are recorded, and is data used for arranging the original music of the music body MIDI data 105 for jogging. .

  In the music body WAV parts data writing program 204, the prelude part, the subsequent part, the interlude part, etc. are deleted from the music body MIDI data 105 in units of measures, and the tempo is adjusted at 140 BPM with respect to the remaining main part. At this time, the adjustment is performed so that the pitch does not change before and after the adjustment. Then, the format of the music main body MIDI data 105 of the main part is converted into the WAV format, synthesized with the jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 106, and subjected to jogging arrangement (for example, house music style). The music data created in this way is music main body WAV parts data 101.

  Note that the music body WAV parts data writing program 204 may be installed in the music distribution server 1 and executed by the control unit 11, or installed in another information processing apparatus and executed on the apparatus. You may be made to do.

  The jogging arrangement inter-music connection WAV parts data 102 is WAV data (an example of a connection music) of music (hereinafter referred to as “inter-music part”) played between the music pieces of a plurality of music bodies constituting the music for jogging. These are the generic names of the prelude WAV data played before the first music body and the subsequent WAV data played after the performance of the last music body.

  The jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV part data 103 is WAV data in which voices such as exercise guidance and advice by a professional advisor (hereinafter, collectively referred to as guidance voices) are recorded.

  Next, the contents of the jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV part data 103 according to the embodiment will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  As the jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV parts data 103 according to the embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 4A, for example, five types (for example, symbols A to E in FIG. Guidance voice) is stored in the storage unit 12 in an identifiable manner. In FIG. 4A, “GA” is WAV data for the previous explanation for each tempo, which will be described later, and “G1” to “G3” are guidance voices inserted between songs of the corresponding tempo. “GB” is a later-described WAV data for each tempo described later.

  Of these guidance voices G1 to G3, for example, as exemplified for each type of guidance in FIG. 4B, the user should listen between the songs for each tempo corresponding to each type. Guidance voice is recorded as WAV data.

  The DJ audio WAV parts data 104 is WAV data in which audio of DJ (Disc Jockey) that is played between songs is recorded.

  In the following description, the music main body WAV parts data 101 is simply referred to as “music main data”, and the jogging arrangement inter-music connection WAV parts data 102 is simply referred to as “inter-music connection data”. The jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV part data 103 and the DJ voice WAV part data 104 are collectively referred to simply as “voice data”.

  The parts WAV data database program 201 is a program for the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 to manage the parts WAV data database. In response to a request for registration of each part data, the parts data is registered in the database. This is a program for acquiring part data requested from the server system program 202 from the database and passing it to the server system program 202.

  The server system program 202 is a program for the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 to create jogging music data using part data acquired from the parts WAV data database.

  The web site program 203 transmits a web page, jogging music data, etc. in response to a request from the user PC 2 as a web site where the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 delivers the created jogging music data. It is a program for.

  The parts WAV data database program 201, the server system program 202, the WEB site program 203, and the like may be acquired from other server devices via a network (not shown), or may be a CD (Compact Disc )-It may be recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM and read from a drive device or the like.

  Next, before describing the contents of the jogging music data, the configuration of a menu for selecting a training course that determines the specifications of the jogging music data will be described.

  The selection of the training course is performed by the user operating the user PC 2 based on the course selection WEB page transmitted from the music distribution server 1 to the user PC 2.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the menu structure for selecting a training course has, for example, a hierarchical structure from the highest first hierarchy to the lowest fourth hierarchy. In each hierarchy, menu items are defined according to the user's goals, etc., and in the upper hierarchy, menu items are defined according to the general objective, and as the lower hierarchy, the specific items are specified. Menu items are defined according to specific goals.

First, when “Course selection” is selected, menu items corresponding to the user's goals such as “Health maintenance”, “Diet”, “Marathon race entry”, “Time up”, etc. are displayed as menu items in the first layer. Is displayed on the screen of the user PC 2. Then, for example, when “Marathon race entry” is selected, menu items such as “Honolulu Marathon”, “Tokyo Marathon”, “Half Marathon”, “10 Km Marathon”, etc. are displayed on the user PC 2 as the second-level menu items. Displayed on the screen.

  Here, for example, when “Honolulu Marathon” is selected, course menus such as “Aim for time” and “Complete” are displayed on the screen of the user PC 2 as menu items in the third layer. Further, for example, when “Aim for time” is selected, course menus such as “beginner”, “intermediate”, “advanced”, etc. are displayed on the screen of the user PC 2 as menu items in the fourth layer.

  When one menu item is selected from the menu items in the fourth hierarchy, a training course uniquely corresponding to the menu item is determined by the control unit 1 of the music distribution server 1. For example, when “Marathon race entry” to “Honolulu Marathon” to “Aim for time” to “Beginner” is selected, “Training course A” is determined. Similarly, when “intermediate” is selected, “training course B” is determined. Similarly, when “advanced” is selected, “training course C” is determined.

  The storage unit 12 of the music distribution server 1 stores menu data that defines the menu configuration. The storage unit 12 stores course information for each final training course. In this course information, all steps of the training course are defined, and the specifications of the training are defined for each step. Specifically, for each step, the corresponding training period, jogging time (user running time) as an example of exercise time, jogging distance (user running distance), number of songs in the music body, initial tempo (music for jogging) The tempo of the first song in the data), the end tempo (the tempo of the last song in the jogging song data), and the like are defined. Here, the jogging time is a time indicating the performance time of the music data for jogging, excluding the performance time of warm-up music and cool-down music described later.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of the specification of music data for jogging at each step of a certain training course. This training course starts from Step 1 and basically increases in steps every month.

  The training period of step 1 is set to the first month. That is, Step 1 is intended for jogging from the start of this training course until one month has passed. The jogging time is set to 30 minutes, and the jogging distance is set to about 5 km. The initial tempo and the final tempo are both set to 160 BPM.

  These pieces of information indicate that in step 1, the performance time of the jogging music data excluding the warm-up music and the cool-down music is 30 minutes, and the tempo is constant at 160 BPM. Then, it is assumed that the user runs a distance of about 5 km when the user runs for 30 minutes at a pace corresponding to this tempo.

  Here, although the number of music pieces to be played is set to eight songs, this is only a guide, and the number of songs changes depending on the performance time of the selected music piece.

In FIG. 6, the contents of the medley music in step 1, that is, the contents of the music body to be played are “XX medley” (“XXX” is, for example, the name of an album or the name of an artist). Although this is also shown in other steps, this shows an example of the selected album, artist, or genre. For example, “XXX medley” is not necessarily included in step 1. It is not selected.

  Next, the training period of step 2 is set to the second month. In other words, Step 1 is intended for jogging from the start of this training course until one month has passed and one month has passed. The jogging time is set to 30 minutes, the jogging distance is set to about 5.5 km, and the number of songs is set to eight. The initial tempo is set to 160 BPM, and the final tempo is set to 165 BPM.

  These pieces of information indicate that in step 2, the performance time of the jogging music data excluding the warm-up music and the cool-down music is 30 minutes, and the tempo gradually increases from 160 BPM to 165 BPM. Then, it is assumed that the user runs a distance of about 5.5 km by running for 30 minutes at a pace corresponding to this tempo.

  In Step 2, the jogging distance is the same as that in Step 1, but it is assumed that the user runs a distance approximately 0.5 km longer than Step 1 as the tempo increases.

  Similarly, the training period of step 3 is set to the third month, the jogging time is set to 45 minutes, the jogging distance is set to about 8 km, and the number of songs is set to 12. The initial tempo and final tempo are both set to 165 BPM.

  The training period in step 4 is set to the fourth month, the jogging time is set to 45 minutes, the jogging distance is set to about 8.5 km, and the number of songs is set to 12. The initial tempo is set to 165 BPM, and the final tempo is set to 170 BPM.

  The training period in step 5 is set to the fifth month, the jogging time is set to 60 minutes, the jogging distance is set to about 11 km, and the number of songs is set to 16 songs. The initial tempo and the final tempo are both set to 170 BPM.

  The training period of step 6 is set to the sixth month, the jogging time is set to 60 minutes, the jogging distance is set to about 12 km, and the number of songs is set to 16 songs. The initial tempo is set to 170 BPM and the final tempo is set to 175 BPM.

  As shown in FIG. 7, jogging music in each step includes a jogging main part composed of a music main body, a prelude, a subsequent part, an inter-musical part, guide voices, and DJ voices, and a warm reproduced before the jogging main part. It consists of an up song and a cool down song played after the main jogging.

  In the figure, (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) correspond to Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Step 5, and Step 6, respectively. is doing.

  A warm-up song is a song that is supposed to be played when warming up such as a preparatory exercise before the user starts jogging. For example, the tempo gradually increases and the user's mood gradually increases. A song that excites is selected.

The cool-down song is a song that is supposed to be played when the user finishes jogging and then performs cooling-down to return the mind and body to calm. For example, the tempo gradually decreases and gradually settles down. The music with the atmosphere that suits you is selected.

  The music data of the warm-up music and the cool-down music are stored in the storage unit 12 in the MP3 format.

  As the warm-up music and the cool-down music, it is possible to use the same music throughout all the steps. For example, when the user PC 2 downloads music data for jogging from the music distribution server 1 for the first time, The jogging music data including all the music data of the warm-up music and the cool-down music is downloaded, but the music data for jogging only of the music data of the main jogging is downloaded at the second and subsequent downloads.

  In the second and subsequent downloads, a warm-up song and a cool-down song different from the first downloaded warm-up song and cool-down song may be downloaded according to the user's selection.

  Further, the warm-up music and the cool-down music can be selected from those belonging to the theme according to the embodiment described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the jogging distance, that is, the performance time of the jogging main part increases every two steps. On the other hand, the tempo of the jogging main part is constant from the start to the end of the performance in the odd steps and gradually increases in the even steps. In addition, the final tempo in each step matches the tempo in the next step.

  As the step goes up (the training period is in the future in time), the jogging ability of the user is considered to improve, so the jogging time and tempo increase accordingly. Moreover, although it is a standard, the number of songs increases as the steps go up. The jogging time and tempo are determined for each training course, and further for each step in the training course. Specifically, for example, the jogging time and tempo are determined by experts such as marathons. Based on the exercise theory, policy, etc. set for each training course in advance.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of music data for jogging at each jogging time.

  In the present embodiment, one or more jogging main parts of the jogging music data are created according to the jogging time. This is for the following reason.

  That is, the longer the jogging time, the larger the data size of the main part of the jogging, and the longer the time required for downloading the data. The longer the download time, the higher the possibility that the download will fail for some reason (for example, disconnection of connection). If the download fails, you will have to download from the beginning again, and the download time will be longer. Therefore, when the jogging time is long, the data of the main part of the jogging is created in a plurality of parts, so that the downloading is performed in a plurality of times. Therefore, even if the download fails in the middle, there is no need to download the already downloaded portion again.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, when the jogging time is 15 minutes, the main part of the jogging is composed of one 15-minute file (FIG. 8A). When the jogging time is 30 minutes, the main part of the jogging is composed of one 30-minute file (FIG. 8B). If the jogging time is 45 minutes, the main part of the jogging is composed of a total of three files, one 30-minute file and one 15-minute file (FIG. 8C).

  If the jogging time is 60 minutes, the main part of the jogging is composed of two 30-minute files (FIG. 8D). When the jogging time is 90 minutes, the main part of the jogging is composed of three 30-minute files (FIG. 8 (e)). When the jogging time is 120 minutes, the jogging main part is composed of four 30-minute files (FIG. 8 (f)).

  Here, if the main part of jogging is composed of multiple files and the initial tempo and final tempo are different, the first song of the first file in the playback order is played at the initial tempo, Each file is configured so that the tempo gradually rises across and the last song of the last file is played at the final tempo.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of one file of the jogging main part of the music data for jogging.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the jogging main part of the jogging music data, first, the sound corresponding to the previous explanation is reproduced, and then, after the prelude is reproduced, the first music body is reproduced. Then, after the inter-music part is reproduced, the second music body is reproduced. In the same manner, after all the music pieces are reproduced, the later performance is reproduced, and then the sound corresponding to the later explanation is reproduced. In other words, the main part of jogging is WAV data corresponding to the guidance voice described above, inter-song continuation data, first tune body data, inter-song continuation data, second tune main body data, song part The music piece connection data of the music distribution server 1 is configured so as to be reproduced in the order of the song main body data of the Nth music piece, the subsequent piece of music piece connection data, and WAV data corresponding to the guidance voice described later. The

  At this time, the part other than the previous explanation and the later explanation of the jogging main part is configured so that each piece of music data is reproduced at a constant tempo of 160 BPM, for example, in the case of step 1 of the training course shown in FIG. For example, in the case of step 2, music data is configured to be reproduced so that the tempo gradually increases from 160 BPM to 165 BPM.

  Then, jogging is performed so that the voice data of the guidance voice excluding the previous explanation and the later explanation is reproduced while the inter-music connection data of the inter-music part in the predetermined order according to the number of music is reproduced. The main part is composed. Also, every time a specified time elapses after the performance of the main jogging starts (for example, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes,...), The elapsed time at that time and the calorie consumption so far are given to the user. The jogging main part is configured so that the voice data to be notified is reproduced.

  Note that the final training course may be determined when the third layer menu item is selected, and the step of starting the training may be determined when the fourth layer menu item is selected. For example, when “beginner” is selected, step 1 of training course A is determined as the start step, and when “intermediate” is selected, step 3 of training course A is determined as the start step. When “advanced” is selected, step 5 of training course A may be determined as the start step.

(2.3) Method of Creating Jogging Main Part of Jogging Music Data Next, a method of creating a jogging main part of jogging music data by the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. To do.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating various setting values according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a method for creating a jogging main part of music data for jogging.

  First, various setting values for creating the jogging main part will be described.

  FIG. 10A is a table showing the minimum value and the maximum value of the number of music pieces that can be included in one file of the main part of jogging. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), one file includes a song body of 3 to 10 songs. The minimum value and the maximum value are determined according to, for example, the ease of adjusting the length of the jogging main part and the copyright fee.

  FIG. 10B is a table showing the number of bars included in one file of the main part of jogging at each running tempo.

  The running tempo is a tempo that serves as a reference for calculating the number of measures included in one file of the jogging main part. Specifically, when the initial tempo and the final tempo are the same value, the running tempo = the initial tempo = the final tempo, and when the initial tempo and the final tempo are different values, the running tempo = (the initial tempo). + Final tempo) / 2. In this embodiment, the minimum value of the running tempo is 100 BPM and the maximum value is 220 BPM.

  In FIG. 10B, the file time is the playback time of one file in the main part of jogging, and there are 15 minutes and 30 minutes of file time for each tempo.

  The total number of bars in the file (an example of the number of bars corresponding to the set exercise time) is the number of bars included in one file of the main part of jogging. The number of bars is calculated with 1 bar being 4 BPM. Therefore, the total number of measures in the file = running tempo × file time / 4. When the main jogging is composed of a plurality of files, the total number of bars in each file is equal to the total number of bars in the main jogging.

  In this embodiment, the length of the main part of the jogging is adjusted in units of bars in order to match the total playback time of the music body, prelude, postlude and inter-music part included in one file of the main part of the jogging to the file time. To do. This is because no matter how the running tempo changes, the number of measures in each song does not change, and this makes it easy to match the length of the main jogging to the jogging time.

  FIG.10 (c) is a table | surface which shows the number of measures of the connection data between music used for a prelude, a music part, and a back music.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of inter-music connection data having different measures are prepared as inter-music connection data in the inter-music part. By inserting an inter-music part with an appropriate number of measures between the music, the playback time of one file in the main part of the jogging can be easily adjusted to the file time. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10C, the minimum is 12 bars and the maximum is 144 bars. Then, twelve types of connecting data between songs having different lengths are prepared at intervals of twelve bars from twelve bars to 144 bars. The 12 bars between songs are the number of bars in which the guidance sound can be temporally accommodated between songs even if the running tempo is 220 BPM.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of connecting data between songs having different numbers of measures are prepared as connecting data between the prelude and the follower. Depending on the number of files that make up the main part of the jogging and the playback order of the files when the main part of the jogging is made up of a plurality of files, a prelude and a prelude of a predetermined length are assigned to each file. It is for putting.

  FIG. 10D is a table showing the maximum allowable number of music bars for each tempo when the file time is 15 minutes.

  The allowable maximum number of music bars (an example of the number of bars corresponding to at least one of the set exercise time and tempo) is the longest number of bars of one music body that can be included in the main part of the jogging. In this embodiment, an upper limit is set for the number of measures in one song. One reason for doing this is to make it easy to match the length of the created jogging main part to the file time.

Specifically, if the file time is set to the shortest 15 minutes and the music body is long and only 3 music pieces can be inserted into one file, the inter-song part must be inserted between songs. Don't be. Therefore,
Allowable maximum number of music bars ≤ (total number of bars of file-maximum value of total number of bars of prelude and follower-minimum value of the number of bars between music pieces x 2) / 3 + 1
It is necessary to satisfy. Here, the combination in which the total number of measures of the prelude and the prelude is the maximum is 8 for the prelude and 20 for the follower. In addition, the minimum value of the number of bars in the inter-music part is 12. In addition, the last “+1” indicates that the first bar of the music body and the last bar of the music played before the music body or the last bar of the prelude are overlapped and played. It is added to the maximum allowable number of music bars.

  In this way, by setting the allowable maximum number of music bars, the number of music pieces constituting the main part of the jogging is prevented from falling below the lower limit (three music pieces). This is because the number of songs is better from the user's standpoint.

  For example, when the running tempo is 100 BPM, the maximum allowable number of music bars is 108 (3.09 minutes). Similarly, in the case of 110 BPM, 121 bars (3.46 minutes), in the case of 120 BPM, 133 bars (3.80 minutes), in the case of 130 BPM, 146 bars (4.17 minutes), in the case of 155 BPM, 177 bars (5) 0.06 minutes), 196 bars (5.60 minutes) for 170 BPM, and 210 bars for 190 BPM and 220 BPM (6.00 minutes). Note that the reproduction time in FIG. 10C is the reproduction time at 140 BPM. Here, since the allowable maximum value of the playback time of one song at 140 BPM is 6 minutes, the maximum allowable number of music bars is 210 bars at the maximum.

  In addition, when the file time is 30 minutes, the maximum allowable number of music bars is 210 bars at any tempo.

  In the following, a specific method of creating the jogging main part will be described by dividing into a case where the tempo is constant and a case where the tempo is increased.

(2.3.1) When the tempo is constant In the example shown in FIG. 11, all the music data of tempo 140 BPM is converted into music data of 160 BPM, and the main part of jogging with a file time of 30 minutes (total number of bars of file 1200) is performed. It is an example in the case of making, and as music main body data, ten music main body data of the music A-the music J shall be selected in this music selection order. As inter-music connection data, 12 inter-music connection data from the inter-music part a of 12 bars to the inter-music part 1 of 144 bars are prepared in addition to the inter-music data of the prelude and the follower. Yes.

  The control unit 11 converts the music main body data and the inter-music connection data into music main body data and inter-music connection data having a tempo of 160 BPM. Here, the performance time of each music is the original 7/8 (140 BPM / 160 BPM).

  Then, the control unit 11 inserts the pre-music connection data at the beginning of the jogging main part, and inserts the subsequent music connection data at the end of the jogging main part. Moreover, the control part 11 inserts the music main body data of the music A to the music J in the order of this music between the connection data between the prelude songs and the connection data between the succeeding songs.

  The number of measures in the main part of the jogging at this time, that is, the total number of measures of the prelude, the song A to the song J, and the follower is less than 1200 measures, which is the number of measures corresponding to a file time of 30 minutes at 160 BPM. And the control part 11 inserts between the music piece part data of the appropriate length among each music main body data between the music part a-music part l, respectively, and the final number of measures of a jogging main part is carried out. Is adjusted to be 1200 bars which is the total number of bars in the file. Inter-song connecting data in the inter-song part is prepared at intervals of 12 bars, so the difference between the number of bars corresponding to the file time and the actual number of bars in the main part of jogging to be created must be at most ± 6 bars. Can do. In this way, it is not always necessary to create the main jogging so as to be exactly 1200 bars, and there may be some deviation.

  In addition, the control unit 11 adjusts the number of bars in each inter-music part so that the number of bars in the inter-music part located at the center is as large as possible. This is because by concentrating long music pieces in one place, the other music pieces are shortened, and the impression that the music pieces are extended is not given to the user. Moreover, sharpness is born by inserting a long inter-music part between the music located in the center. In other positions, inter-musical portions are inserted so that the number of measures is as small as possible and the lengths are uniform. In the example shown in FIG. 11, since 10 songs in total are selected, a 144-bar inter-music portion is inserted between the fifth song E and the sixth song F. Between the songs, a 12-bar or 24-bar inter-music part is inserted.

  In addition, it is not always necessary to insert an inter-music portion having a large number of measures between music pieces located at the center, and it is not necessary to insert it only at one place. For example, an inter-music part having a large number of measures may be inserted after the entire one-third music has been completed, and an inter-music part having a large number of measures may be inserted after one-third of the music has been completed. However, in order not to give the impression of being extended, it is desirable that the number of places where the number of measures is inserted is made as small as possible (for example, at most half or less between all songs).

  Inter-song inter-song data is the music used to connect each music body in a musically (hearingly) natural way by connecting the songs of each music body between the songs. It is data.

  Here, the music body data is created by synthesizing the jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 106 with the WAV data of the music body converted from the music body MIDI data 105 as described in FIG. At this time, jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 106 having a rhythm pattern matching the tone of the music body is selected.

If the rhythm patterns of the music pieces constituting the jogging music data are all the same, as the linking data between the tunes in the tune part, if only the data of the same rhythm pattern is prepared, Since the rhythm pattern does not change before and after connection, you can continue playing in a natural way. However, in the case where the rhythm pattern of the music body differs from song to song, with one pattern, the rhythm pattern changes abruptly before and after connection of each song, making it unnatural musically.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when there are two or more rhythm patterns of a plurality of music main bodies constituting the music data for jogging, in accordance with this, the connection data between the songs in the inter-music part of the plurality of rhythm patterns Prepare.

  For example, if the rhythm pattern of one music body is different from the rhythm pattern of the next music body, the performance starts with the same (or close) rhythm pattern as that of the music body at the part connected to the previous music body In the part connected to the next song body, the performance ends with the same (or close) rhythm pattern as the song body, and the rhythm pattern gradually changes as the performance progresses. Prepare a part.

  For example, when two patterns of X and Y are mixed as rhythm patterns of a plurality of music main bodies constituting the music data for jogging, the rhythm pattern is a constant X portion, a constant Y portion. There are four inter-music parts, inter-music part changing from X to Y, and inter-music part changing from Y to X. In this case, the rhythm pattern has an X constant music interval portion a1, a Y constant music interval portion a2, an inter song portion a3 that changes from X to Y, and an inter song portion a4 that changes from Y to X).

  The control unit 11 recognizes the rhythm pattern of the music body by referring to the music information of the music body data before and after the music between which the music part is inserted, and between the music of the music part which becomes the rhythm pattern corresponding to this Insert splice data.

  Here, when the control unit 11 connects the music main body data and the inter-music piece connection data, the first measure of the music main body and the inter-music piece portion (when the music main body is the first song of the file) Is connected with the last bar of the prelude) overlapping. This is to naturally connect the main body start portion of the music beginning with the syncopation and the end portion of the inter-music portion.

  In other words, in syncopation across measures, actual performance may start at the end of the first measure. For example, assume that the performance starts at the fourth beat of the first measure. Then, no melody will be played for the first three beats of the first measure, so it is musically unnatural at the connection between the last part of the inter-music part and the first part of the music body. A part is made. Therefore, the first one bar of the music body and the last one bar between the music pieces are overlapped. In the music body that does not start with syncopation, the first bar is created with no sound. Then, the control unit 11 uniformly overlaps the music main body and the music interval part by one bar.

  For this reason, when calculating the number of measures, it is necessary to subtract one measure from the number of measures of each music body.

  Note that the tune pattern data of the prelude inserted before the first song body of the jogging main part uses the same (or close) rhythm pattern data as that of the main part of the jogging main part. It is desirable to use rhythm pattern data that is the same as (or close to) the rhythm pattern of the music body as the inter-song tune connection data to be inserted later.

(2.3.2) When the tempo rises When the tempo rises, that is, when the initial tempo <the final tempo, except for the tempo adjustment, it is basically the same as when the tempo is constant. In other words, if the tempo changes during playback, the number of measures in each song does not change, so if the total number of measures in the file is fixed, the number of measures in the main part of the jogging to be created can be easily adjusted be able to.

  For example, if it is attempted to adjust this not by the number of measures but by the performance time, it becomes complicated. Because, in order to obtain the performance time of each song, first, the tempo of each must be obtained. However, if the playback position of each song (elapsed time since the start of playback of the jogging main part) is not known, an appropriate tempo cannot be obtained for each song. Therefore, the performance time and tempo are set temporarily, and the overall performance time is adjusted. However, the processing is obviously complicated as compared with the case of adjusting the number of measures. In addition, the processing must be changed between a case where the tempo is constant and a case where the tempo increases. Furthermore, since the tempo that has been set may deviate from the actual tempo, the error between the calculated overall performance time and file time may increase due to this. Such an inconvenience does not occur if the number of measures is adjusted.

  Next, the tempo is adjusted in units of measures. Specifically, the tempo of the first measure of the main jogging is set as the initial tempo, the tempo of the last measure is set as the final tempo, and the measures in the meantime are adjusted so that the tempo changes gently from the initial tempo to the final tempo. For example, if the initial tempo is 160 BPM, the final tempo is 170 BPM, and the total number of bars in the file is 1200 bars, the first bar is 160 BPM, and each bar has a tempo that increases by 1/120 BPM after each bar. Adjust the tempo.

  Next, the music version according to the embodiment, in which the content of the music itself (song name, etc.), the content of the sound effect, the content of the guidance voice, and the content of the previous explanation and the later explanation are unified, will be described.

  The contents of the tempo and the like in the exercise music according to the embodiment are as described above, but in the embodiment, in addition to the above, the above-mentioned song name, the contents of the sound effect, the contents of the guidance sound, and the previous explanation and the later explanation. For each content, a theme having a unified content associated with each tempo is defined.

  Then, WAV data corresponding to the guidance voice described above, inter-song continuation data, first tune main data, inter-song continuation data, second tune main data, inter-song tune Linking data: Each of the Nth song body data, the following song connecting data and the WAV data corresponding to the guidance voice described later is stored in the storage unit 12 so as to be identifiable as a version for each theme to which the song belongs. Yes.

  At this time, in the embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 12, for example, a healing version with a healing theme (for tempo 120 BPM), a Hawaii version with a Hawaii theme (for tempo 120 BPM and 160 BPM), normal, Version (for tempo 120 BPM and 160 BPM and 165 BPM), criminal version with criminal theme (for tempo 165 BPM and 170 BPM to 180 BPM and 175 BPM to 190 BPM) and boxing version with boxing theme (tempo 170 BPM to 180 BPM) And 175 BPM to 190 BPM). The contents and attributes of the music body data and the like belonging to each of these versions include, for example, the following.

(A) Healing version・ Songs; ballads with sad lyrics ・ Sound effects; sound of waves, chirping birds, rustling sounds of forest trees, sounds of threatening lions ・ Guidance; Contents spoken in words ・ Previous explanation; content of comfort words such as “I'm tired of work”, and content that starts with encouragement words such as “Let's do my best even if something is difficult” ・ After explanation; Ending in the words of healing, such as

(B) Hawaii version・ Songs; Hawaii songs, songs with a calm sea theme ・ Sound effects; sound of waves, seagull voice, ship whistle, etc. ・ Guidance; Jogging with Hawaii's local name・ Pre-explanation; Content of Hula Dance in BGM, starting with “Aroha”, starting with “Welcome to Hawaii”, etc. ・ Post-explanation; Narration praising refreshing sweat

(C) Criminal version / Song: Highly tensioned theme song of criminal dramas and songs that flow in the scene of chasing the criminal etc. Sound effect: Pistol sound, car sudden start sound, siren sound, helicopter sound, etc. Guidance ; Guidance in which the chief detective gives instructions to his subordinates. Guidance in the order tone. · Pre-explanation; Contents starting with the situation toward arresting the criminal from now. · Post-explanation; Contents that end with the situation

  Here, when a specific example is shown about the contents (sentences) of the above-mentioned explanation, sound effects, and guidance included in the criminal version, the contents having continuity along the time series as follows are preferable. . In the following specific examples, the portion corresponding to the sound effect is indicated by “”, and the description of the sound effect itself is indicated by ().

・ Previous explanation "Rin Rin Rin ... Katya (Ring and answering tone of landline)
"What? A shooting case?"
“Everyone listened and the incident occurred. There was a report that a gunshot was heard from a nearby residential area. The criminal situation seems to be the same criminal as the serial robbery murder that occurred in the jurisdiction. It seems that they are still lurking in the victims' homes. Now all of you are going to arrest the criminals. Be careful because you have a handgun.

・ Guidance 1
“Pururururu Pi (cell phone ringtone and answering tone)”
"Where is it now?"
"The information of the culprit has been entered. He is a thief with three convictions of robbery. The victim's life is dangerous. Please arrive at the scene as soon as possible. Run! Fight!"

・ Guidance 2
“Pururururu Pi (cell phone ringtone and answering tone)”
"The criminal has run away. The criminal is currently running away toward the city hall. Immediately head to the city hall. Run! Run! Run!"

・ Guidance 3
"Keep! (Sound of sudden start of car)
"According to the information from the site, it seems to have been missed a little more. The criminal is taking a car and running north. If you run to the intersection, the car that the criminal will drive will pass. Your car is a red light truck! Ask, run fast! "

・ Guidance 4
"Patter patter (Helicopter sound)"
"The helicopter is also tracking a red light truck from the sky. Apparently the car turned around to the port. Not far away. How can you still run? Do your best!"

・ Guidance 5
"Burn, Burn, Burn"
"Careful! It seems that the criminal is firing. The road ahead of the criminal's car is a dead end. You can arrest the criminal there. A little more. Run more!"

・ Guidance 6
“Dawn, Gachaan, Bari Bali (the sound of a car colliding with a wall)”
“The criminal threw away the car and fled. The criminal was chased. Another breath, the last effort. Chase! Chase! Chase! And arrested!”

-Later explanation "Woo Woo Woo (siren sound), crap! (Sound to catch the criminal), Katya! (The sound of handcuffs)
"I did it well. It's a hand. Thanks to you for being able to arrest the violent crime. Your feet realized the arrest of the criminal. I ran really well. This solved the case of serial robbery. I'm going to rest well and prepare for the next criminal arrest.

(D) Boxing version and song; specific boxing movie theme or high tension song used in the movie, etc. ・ Sound effect; Gong that indicates the beginning and end of each round is the beginning and end of each song・ Guidance: Guidance; Guidance instructing in a tone that encourages the boxer ・ Previous explanation; Content of the gong that starts the game with encouragement from the coach ・ After explanation; Content that ends with the situation where the gong rang and won the knockout

  Here, when a specific example is shown about the contents (sentences) of the above-mentioned explanation, sound effects, and guidance included in the boxing version, contents having continuity in time series as follows are preferable. . In the following specific examples, the portion corresponding to the sound effect is indicated by “”, and the description of the sound effect itself is indicated by ().

・ Previous explanation “Now, the game will start soon. The opponent of today's ○○○ [name of a specific boxer] is a strong enemy. I want XXX to work hard.The time of the match is finally approaching.The venue is surrounded by cheers cheering for XX. The tension has grown, and it ’s finally the gong that started the game. ”
“Khan! (The sound of the gong starting the first round)

・ Guidance 1
“Khan! (The sound of the gong at the end of the first round)
“The first round is over. Both are still in the early stages and both are still feeling good. Next is the second round. Instructions from the second half of ○○○ are not too much.
“Khan! (2nd round start gong sound)

・ Guidance 2
“Khan! (2nd round end gong sound)
"The second round is over. So far, it's a match between the two. There was a punch shot on the way, but both XX and the challengers are not decisive. Next, the third round begins. The ○○○ second tells you to relax by relaxing your shoulders.
“Khan! (3rd round start gong sound)

・ Guidance 3
"(Light cheer on the back) Khan! (3rd round gong sound)
“The third round is over. Both seem to have started to breathe. The challenger's punch was decided on the right flank of ○○○, but he seemed to be fine. This is the fourth round, and you are instructed not to drop your gaze too much from the second of ○○○.
“Khan! (Sound of gong starting 4th round)

・ Guidance 4
"(Light cheer on the back) Khan! (Gong sound at the end of round 4)
“The fourth round is over. Both teams are starting to see a lot of fatigue in the second half of the game. From here, it seems that XXX will have a tough battle. The 5th round begins, and it seems that advice from the ○○○ second to stretch out and pay attention to the form appears.
“Khan! (Sound of gong starting 5th round)

・ Guidance 5
“Khan! (The sound of the gong at the end of the fifth round)
“The fifth round is over. So far, both sides have not given up, but they are playing in the same direction, but both are already in a state of fluttering. It feels like they are fighting with energy. I'm pretty tired.
“The 6th round follows. Instructions from the ○○○ second to get the breathing right.”
“Khan! (Sound of gong starting 6th round)

・ Guidance 6
“(The cheer of war on the back)”
“Oops, the challenger is down just before the end of the sixth round!”
“Khan! (The sound of the gong at the end of the sixth round)
“The right punch of ○○○ caught the face of the challenger. The challenger was helped by the gong. It is finally the final round. The opportunity of ○○○. Extend the back from the second ○○○ form. Instructions are flying in order to make it easier.
“Khan! (Sound of gong starting 7th round)

-Later explanation "(War cheer back)"
“Oh, the challenger is down again! This time, the left punch of ○○○ burst into the face of the challenger.”
“Khan! Khan! Khan! Khan! Khan! (Sound of gong at the end of round 7)
“It ’s a knockout for the challenger in the final round. ○○○, we ’ve succeeded in defending the title. I ’ve done ○○○! Now, ○○○ 's hand is raised. Thank you, ○○○!

  The normal version does not have a specific theme, and is a general jogging music, guidance sound, pre-explanation, and post-explanation.

  The music body data and the like are stored for each theme (version) unified as described above, and when the user selects this version, the music body data and the like unified with the selected version of the theme will be described later. Selected and downloaded.

(3) Operation of Music Distribution Server (3.1) Main Process Next, the operation of the music distribution server 1 will be described. First, the main process will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the main processing of the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  First, when the user PC 2 accesses the music distribution server 1 by a user operation, as shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 executes a login process (step S1). Specifically, the control unit 11 receives a user ID, a password, and the like from the user PC 2 and performs an authentication process to specify a user.

  Subsequently, the control part 11 performs a course selection process (step S2). Specifically, the control unit 11 transmits a predetermined course selection WEB page to the user PC 2 to cause the user to select a training course as described in FIG. 5, and information on the selected training course is stored in the user PC 2. Receive from.

  Next, the control unit 11 transmits a predetermined WEB page to the user PC 2, causes the user to input his / her weight and sex, and a desired music version, and receives these pieces of information from the user PC 2 (step S3). This user's weight is used to calculate the user's calorie consumption during jogging, and gender is used to determine the final training course. Because there is a difference in athletic ability depending on gender, the content (specifically, jogging time and tempo) varies slightly depending on gender even in the same training course. The music version data corresponding to the input music version is used for setting the music version (theme) to which each music data belongs as described above.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines a final training course based on the training course information and gender information received from the user PC 2 (step S4).

  In step S2, if the identified user does not change the training course selected by the previous time, the processing of step S3 may be omitted, and the training course information may be acquired from the user training information.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines a step (step S5). Specifically, the control unit 11 first transmits a WEB page presenting recommended steps on the system side to the user PC 2. For example, when a new training course is selected this time, Step 1 is recommended, and when the previous training course is not changed, the current step and music data for jogging of the training course are downloaded first. An appropriate step is recommended depending on the number of days since the day. Here, when the user accepts the presented step by operating the user PC 2, a request to that effect is transmitted from the user PC 2 to the music distribution server 1, while the user changes the step. The request to that effect is transmitted from the user PC 2 to the music distribution server 1. And the control part 11 determines a step based on this request.

  Next, the control unit 11 acquires the jogging time, the initial tempo, and the end tempo corresponding to the determined training course and step from the course information, and sets them in a predetermined area on the RAM (step S6).

Next, the control unit 11 sets the file times FT (1) to FT (N) based on the jogging time as described in FIG. For example, the controller 11 sets N = 1 and FT (1) = 15 when the jogging time is 15 minutes, and N = 2 and FT (1 when the jogging time is 45 minutes. ) = 30 and FT (2) = 15.

  Next, the control unit 11 sets the file name of the warm-up song (step S8). Specifically, the control unit 11 sets a file name including the course number and today's date and including “1” as the serial number (for example, “001-20080701-1.MP3” etc., where “001” "Is the course number," 2008701 "is the date, and" 1 "is the serial number).

  As will be described later, the control unit 11 sets the file name while increasing the serial number for the jogging main part and the cool down song according to the above naming rule. This is because when playing music data for jogging on the portable music player 3, the files are played in the prescribed order (warming up music, first file of the main jogging, second file of the main jogging ... cool down music). This is to make it happen. In the MP3 format data, an ID tag can be set, and the track number can also be included in this ID tag. There is no problem if the portable music player 3 determines the playback order of the file by referring to the ID tag, but there is a model that does not support the ID tag. Many of these models perform reproduction in the order of file names (for example, ascending order of ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) codes (an example of character codes)). Therefore, the control unit 11 sets the file name as described above.

  Next, the control unit 11 sets 1 to the file number i (step S9).

  Next, the control unit 11 executes music composition determination processing to be described later, thereby performing music data, inter-music connection data used for creating music data for jogging corresponding to the i-th jogging main part 1 file, and the performance order thereof. Is determined (step S10).

  Next, the control unit 11 executes jogging song data creation processing to create jogging song data corresponding to the i-th jogging main part 1 file (step S11).

  Next, the control unit 11 adds 1 to the file number i (step S12), and determines whether the file number i is greater than the number N of files (step S13). At this time, when the file number i is not larger than the number N of files (step S13: NO), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S10.

  On the other hand, when the file number i is greater than the number N of files (step S13: YES), the control unit 11 sets the file name of the cool down song (step S14). Specifically, the control unit 11 sets a file name including the course number and today's date and including N + 1 as the serial number.

  Next, the control unit 11 transmits the created jogging music data to the user PC 2 (step S15). Specifically, the control unit 11 transmits a download WEB page including links to the warm-up song file, the jogging main file, and the cool-down song file to the user PC 2 and selects the file to be downloaded to the user. Let And the control part 11 receives the information of URL (Uniform Resource Locator) set to the link selected by the user from PC2, and transmits the file corresponding to this URL to user PC2.

  And the control part 11 will complete | finish a main process, if a user transmits as many files as needed.

(3.2) Used Music Determination Process Next, the used music determination process will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 14 to FIG. 17 are flowcharts showing a processing example in the used music determination process of the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  When the use song determination process is started, the control unit 11 initializes the performance list as shown in FIG. 14 (step S101).

  Next, the control unit 11 sets the travel tempo TMP in subsequent steps S102 to S105.

  Specifically, first, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the initial tempo and the end tempo match (step S102). At this time, if the initial tempo and the end tempo match (step S102: YES), the control unit 11 sets the initial tempo to the running tempo TMP (step S103), and proceeds to step S106.

  On the other hand, when the initial tempo and the end tempo do not match (step S102: NO), the control unit 11 calculates the file initial tempo and the file end tempo (step S104).

  Here, the file initial tempo is the tempo of the first song in the i-th file of the main part of jogging, and the file end tempo is the tempo of the last song in the i-th file of the main part of jogging. Specifically, the control unit 11

File initial tempo = (initial tempo−end tempo) × (total of FT (1) to FT (i−1)) / jogging time

File end tempo = (initial tempo−end tempo) × (total of FT (1) to FT (i)) / jogging time is calculated.

Next, the control unit 11
(File initial tempo + file end tempo) / 2
And the calculation result is set as the running tempo TMP (step S105). After completing this process, the control unit 11 proceeds to step S106.

When the control unit 11 sets the travel tempo TMP,
TMP x FT (i) / 4
And the calculation result is set as the total number of bars FM (step S106).

  Next, the control unit 11 sets the number of measures for the prelude and the number of measures for the follower in subsequent steps S107 to S117.

  First, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number N of files is 1 (step S107). At this time, when the number N of files is 1 (step S107: YES), the control unit 11 sets a predecessor of 4 measures at the beginning of the performance list, and adds a follower of 20 measures to the end of the performance list. Set (step S108).

Next, when the controller 11 sets 4 for the number of prelude bars and 20 for the number of follower bars E (step S109), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S151.

  On the other hand, when the number N of files is not 1 (step S107: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether the file number i is 1 (step S110). That is, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the file that is currently being processed is the first file. At this time, if the file number i is 1 (step S110: YES), the control unit 11 sets a predecessor of four measures at the beginning of the performance list and adds a follower of four measures to the end of the performance list. Set (step S111).

  Next, the control unit 11 sets 4 to the number of prelude bars P and sets 4 to the number of follower bars E (step S112), the process proceeds to step S151.

  On the other hand, when the file number i is not 1 (step S110: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the file number i matches the number of files N (step S113). That is, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the file that is currently being processed is the last file. At this time, if the file number i matches the number of files N (step S113: YES), the control unit 11 sets an 8 bar prelude at the beginning of the performance list and 20 bars at the end of the performance list. A follower is set (step S114).

  Next, when the controller 11 sets 8 for the prelude bar number P and 20 for the follower bar number E (step S115), the control unit 11 proceeds to step S151.

  On the other hand, if the file number i does not match the number N of files (step S113: NO), the control unit 11 sets an 8 bar prelude at the beginning of the performance list and after the 4 bars at the end of the performance list. A performance is set (step S116).

  Next, the control unit 11 sets 8 to the number of predecessor measures P and sets 4 to the number of follower measures E (step S117), and then proceeds to step S151.

  When the controller 11 sets the number of measures for the prelude and the number of measures for the follower, the controller 11 sets the allowable longest music measure number MPM in subsequent steps S151 to S165.

  First, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the file time FT (i) is 30 minutes (step S151). At this time, if the file time FT (i) is 30 minutes (step S151: YES), the control unit 11 sets 210 as the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S152), and proceeds to step S166. To do.

  On the other hand, when the file time FT (i) is 15 minutes (step S151: NO), the controller 11 determines whether or not the running tempo TMP is 190 BPM or more (step S153). At this time, when the running tempo TMP is 190 BPM or more (step S153: YES), the control unit 11 sets 210 as the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S154), and proceeds to step S166.

  On the other hand, when the travel tempo TMP is less than 190 BPM (step S153: NO), the controller 11 determines whether the travel tempo TMP is 170 BPM or more (step S155). At this time, if the running tempo TMP is 170 BPM or more (step S155: YES), the control unit 11 sets 196 as the allowable maximum music measure number MPM (step S156), and proceeds to step S166.

On the other hand, when the travel tempo TMP is less than 170 BPM (step S155: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the travel tempo TMP is 155 BPM or more (step S157). At this time, if the running tempo TMP is equal to or greater than 155 BPM (step S157: YES), the control unit 11 sets 177 as the allowable maximum music measure number MPM (step S158), and proceeds to step S166.

  On the other hand, when the travel tempo TMP is less than 155 BPM (step S157: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the travel tempo TMP is 130 BPM or more (step S159). At this time, if the running tempo TMP is 130 BPM or more (step S159: YES), the control unit 11 sets 146 as the allowable maximum music measure number MPM (step S160), and proceeds to step S166.

  On the other hand, when the travel tempo TMP is less than 130 BPM (step S159: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the travel tempo TMP is 120 BPM or more (step S161). At this time, when the running tempo TMP is 120 BPM or more (step S161: YES), the control unit 11 sets 133 as the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S162), and proceeds to step S166.

  On the other hand, when the travel tempo TMP is less than 120 BPM (step S161: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether the travel tempo TMP is 110 BPM or more (step S163). At this time, if the running tempo TMP is 110 BPM or more (step S163: YES), the control unit 11 sets 121 as the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S164), and proceeds to step S166.

  On the other hand, when the running tempo TMP is less than 110 BPM (step S163: NO), the control unit 11 sets 108 as the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S165), and proceeds to step S166.

  When setting the allowable maximum music measure number MPM, the control unit 11 selects a plurality of music pieces constituting the jogging main part in subsequent steps S166 to S176.

  First, the control unit 11 sets 0 for the selected music number S and sets 0 for the total music bar number M (step S166). Here, the selected music number S is the number of music pieces selected so far, and the total music bar number M is the total number of music bars selected so far.

  Next, the control unit 11 performs a music selection process for selecting the first music (step S167).

  In the music selection process, the control unit 11 first refers to the history information of the identified user, the album, artist or genre (hereinafter simply referred to as “album etc.”) selected by the user up to the previous time, A WEB page presenting a list of songs included in an album or the like is transmitted to the user PC 2. At this time, when any music version is input in the process of step S3, the control unit 11 transmits the WEB page presenting the list including the music belonging to the input music version to the user PC 2. To do.

  Here, when the user selects a song belonging to a desired song version from the list without changing the presented album or the like to another album or the like by operating the user PC 2, the song of the song A selection request is transmitted from the user PC 2 to the music distribution server 1.

On the other hand, when the user changes the presented album or the like to another album or the like belonging to the desired music version, an album selection request such as the selected album is transmitted from the user PC 2 to the music distribution server 1, In response to this, the control unit 11 transmits to the user PC 2 WEB page data that presents a list of albums belonging to the music version and a search menu for albums. When the user selects an album or the like and selects a desired song from a plurality of songs included in the album or the like, a song selection request for the song is transmitted from the user PC 2 to the song distribution server 1.

  Note that, in the music selection described above, if a music version that cannot be used for the tempo set by the process of step S6 (see FIG. 12) has been input in the process of step S3, the control unit 11 Then, a warning message indicating that is sent to the user PC 2 to select another music version or no music version is selected (in other words, music selection is automatic in the music distribution server 1). A message for performing the following processing is displayed on the user PC 2.

  The control part 11 specifies and selects the music data of the 1st music by receiving this selection request. And the control part 11 sets the selected music to the 1st music of a performance list.

  Here, when the control unit 11 causes the user to select a song, the control unit 11 restricts the number of measures of the selectable music to be equal to or less than the allowable longest music bar number MPM. For example, when the control unit 11 transmits a WEB page that presents a list of songs to the user PC 2, the control unit 11 excludes songs from which the number of measures is greater than the maximum allowable number of music measures MPM.

  In addition, after the album or the like is selected at the time of selecting the first song, when the user selects, for example, “Random selection”, the control unit 11 side selects a plurality of songs included in the selected album or the like. A predetermined music piece may be automatically selected in the order of performance, or a music piece may be selected at random. Even in such a case, the control unit 11 selects only the music whose number of bars is equal to or less than the allowable longest music bar number MPM.

  Next, the control unit 11 sets 1 to the selected song number S, calculates M + (the number of measures of the first song minus 1), and sets the calculation result to the total number of song measures M (step S168).

  Next, the control unit 11 executes a music selection process for selecting the second music (step S169), and then sets 2 as the number of selected music S and M + (the number of measures of the second music minus 1). And the calculation result is set as the total number of music bars M (step S170).

  Next, the control unit 11 executes a music selection process for selecting the third music (step S171), and then sets 3 to the selected music number S and M + (the number of measures of the third music minus 1). And the calculation result is set to the total number of music bars M (step S172).

  Next, the control unit 11 determines whether FM− (P + E + M + S × 6) is equal to or greater than the value of the allowable longest music measure number MPM (step S173). In other words, the control unit 11 determines that the remaining number of measures at the current time, excluding the prelude, the postlude, the number of measures for the S songs selected so far and the number of measures for the S songs between the songs, is S + 1. It is determined whether or not the number of measures is selectable.

  At this time, if FM− (P + E + M + S × 6) is equal to or larger than the value of the allowable longest music bar number MPM (step S173: YES), the control unit 11 performs a music selection process for selecting the S + 1 music. Execute (Step S174).

Next, the control unit 11
M + ((S + 1) number of measures in the song-1)
And the calculation result is set to the total number of music bars M (step S175).

  Next, the control unit 11 adds 1 to the number of selected songs S (step S176), and proceeds to step S173.

  In this way, the control unit 11 selects music one after another, and when the music cannot be entered, that is, when FM− (P + E + M + S × 6) becomes less than the allowable longest music bar number MPM. (Step S173: NO), the process proceeds to Step S201.

  When the selection of the music piece is completed, the control unit 11 sets the inter-music part having as many bars as possible between the music pieces located at the center in the subsequent steps S201 to S228. At this time, even when the control unit 11 selects the jogging arrangement inter-music connection WAV part data 102 and the jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV part data 103 that constitute the inter-music part, the above-described steps are performed as in the case of the music. A person who belongs to the music version input in the process of S3 is preferentially selected.

  First, the control unit 11 sets 0 for the total number of measures K between songs and sets S-1 for the number Z of unset songs (step S201). Here, the total number of measures between songs K is the total number of measures between songs whose number of measures is determined at the present time, and the number of unset songs Z is the number of measures between songs that are not currently set in the performance list. It is a number.

  Next, the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + 144)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S202). That is, even if the control unit 11 sets 144 inter-music parts between the songs located in the center, whether or not it can set at least 12 inter-music parts between the remaining music pieces. Judgment is made. At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 144)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S202: YES), the control unit 11 sets 144 as the set measure number J (step S203). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 144)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S202: NO), the control unit 11 sets (FM− (P + E + M + 132)) / (S−2) to 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S204). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 132)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S204: YES), the control unit 11 sets 132 as the set measure number J (step S205). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 132)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S204: NO), the control unit 11 determines that (FM− (P + E + M + 120)) / (S−2) is 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S206). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 120)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S206: YES), the control unit 11 sets 120 as the set measure number J (step S207). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 120)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S206: NO), the control unit 11 sets (FM− (P + E + M + 108)) / (S−2) to 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S208). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 108)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S208: YES), the control unit 11 sets 108 as the set measure number J (step S209). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 108)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S208: NO), the control unit 11 sets (FM− (P + E + M + 96)) / (S−2) to 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S210). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 96)) / (S−2) is equal to or greater than 12 (step S210: YES), the control unit 11 sets 96 as the set measure number J (step S211). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 96)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S210: NO), the control unit 11 determines that (FM− (P + E + M + 84)) / (S−2) is 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S212). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 84)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S212: YES), the control unit 11 sets 84 as the set measure number J (step S213). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 84)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S212: NO), the control unit 11 sets (FM− (P + E + M + 72)) / (S−2) to 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S214). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 72)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S214: YES), the control unit 11 sets 72 as the set measure number J (step S215). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 72)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S214: NO), the control unit 11 determines that (FM− (P + E + M + 60)) / (S−2) is 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S216). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 60)) / (S−2) is equal to or greater than 12 (step S216: YES), the control unit 11 sets the set measure number J to 60 (step S217). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 60)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S216: NO), the control unit 11 determines that (FM− (P + E + M + 48)) / (S−2) is 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S218). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 48)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S218: YES), the control unit 11 sets 48 as the set measure number J (step S219). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 48)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S218: NO), the control unit 11 determines that (FM− (P + E + M + 36)) / (S−2) is 12. It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S220). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 36)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S220: YES), the control unit 11 sets 36 as the set measure number J (step S221). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 36)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S220: NO), the controller 11 (FM− (P + E + M + 24)) / (S−2) is 12 It is determined whether or not this is the case (step S222). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + 24)) / (S−2) is 12 or more (step S222: YES), the control unit 11 sets 24 as the set measure number J (step S223). Then, the process proceeds to step S225.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + 24)) / (S−2) is less than 12 (step S222: NO), the controller 11 sets the set measure number J to 12 (step S224), The process proceeds to step S225.

  After setting the set measure number J, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the selected song number S is an even number (step S225). At this time, if the selected song number S is an even number (step S225: YES), the control unit 11 sets the inter-song portion of the number of measures set in the set measure number J after the S / 2th song. (Step S226), the process proceeds to Step S228.

  On the other hand, when the selected song number S is an odd number (step S225: NO), the control unit 11 sets the number of measures between the measures set in the set measure number J after (S + 1) / 2 songs. (Step S227), the process proceeds to step S228.

  When the control unit sets the number of measures between the set number of measures J, the control unit adds the number of set measures J to the total number of measures K between songs and subtracts 1 from the unset song function Z (step). S228).

  Subsequently, the control part 11 sets an inter-music part between the remaining music in subsequent steps S251 to S278.

  First, as shown in FIG. 17, the control unit 11 subtracts 1 from the number of selected songs S (step S251), and determines whether or not the unset song function Z is 0 (step S252). That is, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the inter-music part is set between all the music.

  At this time, if the unset music function Z is not 0 (step S252: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 132 (step S253). . In other words, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the total number of measures is less than the total number of measures in the file even if the 132-measure interval part is set for all remaining intervals. At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z> 132 is greater than (FM− (P + E + M + K)) (step S253: YES), the control unit 11 sets 144 as the set measure number J (step S254), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is equal to or less than 132 (step S253: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 120. (Step S255). At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 120 (step S255: YES), the control unit 11 sets 132 to the set measure number J (step S256), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 120 or less (step S255: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 108. (Step S257). At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 108 (step S257: YES), the control unit 11 sets 120 as the set measure number J (step S258), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 108 or less (step S257: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 96. (Step S259). At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 96 (step S259: YES), the control unit 11 sets 108 to the set measure number J (step S260), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 96 or less (step S259: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 84. (Step S261). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 84 (step S261: YES), the control unit 11 sets 96 to the set measure number J (step S262), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 84 or less (step S261: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 72. (Step S263). At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 72 (step S263: YES), the control unit 11 sets 84 to the set measure number J (step S264), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is equal to or less than 72 (step S263: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 60. (Step S265). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 60 (step S265: YES), the control unit 11 sets 72 to the set measure number J (step S266), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 60 or less (step S265: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 48. (Step S267). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 48 (step S267: YES), the control unit 11 sets the set bar number J to 60 (step S268), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is equal to or less than 48 (step S267: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 36. (Step S269). At this time, if (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 36 (step S269: YES), the control unit 11 sets 48 to the set measure number J (step S270), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 36 or less (step S269: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 24. (Step S271). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is larger than 24 (step S271: YES), the control unit 11 sets 36 to the set measure number J (step S272), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 24 or less (step S271: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 12. (Step S273). At this time, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is greater than 12 (step S273: YES), the control unit 11 sets 24 as the set measure number J (step S274), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

  On the other hand, when (FM− (P + E + M + K)) / Z is 12 or less (step S273: NO), the control unit 11 sets the set measure number J to 12 (step S275), and proceeds to step S276. To do.

When setting the set measure number J, the control unit 11 refers to the performance list and determines whether or not the inter-song portion has already been set after the S-th song (step S276). At this time, if the inter-music part is already set after the S-th music, the control unit 11 (step S276: YE)
S), the process proceeds to step S251.

  On the other hand, if the inter-song portion has not yet been set after the S-th song (step S276: NO), the control unit 11 changes the inter-song portion of the number of measures set to the set measure number J after the S-th song. set.

  Next, the control unit 11 adds the set measure number J to the total number of measures K between songs and subtracts 1 from the unset song function Z (step S228), and proceeds to step S251.

  In this way, the control unit 11 sets the inter-music part between all the songs by repeatedly executing the processes of steps S251 to S278, and when the inter-music part is set, the unset music function is set in step S252. When it is determined that Z is 0 (step S252: YES), the song used determination process is terminated.

(3.3) Jogging Music Data Creation Processing Next, jogging music data creation processing will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a processing example in the jogging music data creation process of the control unit 11 of the music distribution server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  When the jogging music data creation process is started, as shown in FIG. 18, the control unit 11 acquires the music body data of the music set in the performance list from the parts WAV data database and sets it in the performance list. The inter-song connection data of the prelude, the post-play, and the inter-song portion that is being used is acquired from the part WAV data database (step S301). At this time, the connection data between the pieces of music is acquired according to the rhythm pattern of the music main body data connected before that and the rhythm pattern of the music main body data connected thereafter.

  Next, the control unit 11 connects the acquired music body data and inter-music connection data in the order set in the performance list, and creates WAV data of the jogging main part (step S302). At this time, the control unit 11 connects the first one bar of each music piece and the last one bar of the previous inter-music part in an overlapping manner.

  Next, the control unit 11 converts the WAV data of the main part of jogging while adjusting the tempo in units of measures so that the tempo smoothly changes from the initial tempo to the final tempo of the file. (Step S303). As a result, when initial tempo = final tempo, all measures become the same tempo, and when initial tempo <final tempo, the tempo slightly increases for each measure.

  Next, the control unit 11 synthesizes the voice data of the guidance voice with the inter-music connection data of the inter-music part set between the music at the corresponding positions (step S304).

  Next, the control unit 11 preferentially selects the audio data corresponding to the previous explanation and the later explanation from the data belonging to the selected song version, and synthesizes it with the song body data at the corresponding position (step S305).

  Next, the control unit 11 uses the encoder unit 14 to convert the format of the jogging main part to the MP3 format, thereby creating a file of music data for i-th jogging, and stores the file in the storage unit 12. (Step S306).

Next, the control unit 11 sets the file name of the i-th song data for jogging (step S307). Specifically, the control unit 11 sets a file name including the course number and today's date and including i + 1 as the serial number.

  In this way, the control unit 11 stores the jogging music data so that it can be downloaded by the user PC 2. That is, the control unit 11 performs jogging so that the jogging music data corresponding to the URL transmitted from the user PC 2 based on the user's selection from the download WEB page can be acquired from the storage unit 12 and transmitted. The musical composition data is stored by setting the path and file name indicating the storage position.

  When this process is finished, the controller 11 ends the jogging music data creation process.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the inter-sound sound selected based on at least one of the tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise or the theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise, Inserting guidance voices etc. to generate jogging music and distributing it to the user to listen to it. By reducing the psychological burden on the user due to the exercise, the effect of the exercise on the user can be reduced. Can be increased.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the inter-sound sound or the guidance voice corresponding to the tempo of exercise has a content that stimulates the user as the tempo is faster, so the tempo is faster for the user. The more physically or physically intensive the exercise is, the more the user can be inspired to complete the exercise.

  Furthermore, since the guidance voice corresponding to the tempo of the exercise includes more contents explaining the corresponding exercise method as the tempo is slower, the novice or elderly person of the exercise, etc., may experience the exercise due to the slower tempo. The higher the possibility of performing the exercise, it can contribute to the prevention of accidents and injuries related to the user who performs the exercise.

  Furthermore, since the content of each theme is a content that reminds the user performing the exercise at least one of other exercises or actions other than the exercise related to the theme, By recalling, the user's psychological burden due to the exercise can be more effectively reduced.

  In addition, when the user's exercise is at least one of jogging or marathon, the content of the related theme is the content corresponding to the scene where the main character of the criminal drama is running. By having the psychological state of the criminal chasing the criminal, the psychological burden on the user can be reduced more effectively.

  Furthermore, when the user's exercise is at least one of jogging and marathon, the content of the related theme is the content corresponding to the flow of the boxing game. The psychological burden can be reduced more effectively by holding the state.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the interlude song connection data and the follower song connection data are inserted into the jogging song data. However, only one of them may be inserted. It is good that none of them are inserted.

Furthermore, the music distribution server 1 in the above embodiment creates jogging music data to be listened to while jogging as exercise music. For example, marathon or walking is performed. It may be configured to create athletic music that is heard at the time, or create athletic music that is heard when performing aerobics, yoga, Pilates method, martial arts, boot camp, dance, etc. You may comprise so that it may do.

  Furthermore, when the user selects each version before downloading the music body data or the like (see step S10), the user PC2 is delivered by delivering voices and sounds corresponding to, for example, a brand logo having different contents according to the tempo. You may comprise so that it may present. According to this configuration, the user can immediately recognize what tempo of music can be acquired.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the communication system S which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the music delivery server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of data registered in a parts WAV data database and software in a music distribution server 1. FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the content of the jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV parts data 103 which concerns on embodiment, (a) is a figure which illustrates the relationship between the content, and a tempo, (b) illustrates the content concretely. It is a figure to do. It is a figure which shows an example of the menu structure for selecting a training course. It is a figure which shows an example of the specification of the music data for jogging of each step in a certain training course. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline structure of the music data for jogging in each step, (a) is the music data for jogging of step 1, (b) is the music data for jogging of step 2, (c ) Is the song data for jogging in step 3, (d) is the song data for jogging in step 4, (e) is the song data for jogging in step 5, and (f) is the song data in step 6. This is music data for jogging. It is a figure which shows an example of the outline structure of the music data for jogging in each jogging time, (a) is a case of 15 minutes, (b) is a case of 30 minutes, (c) is 45 minutes. (D) is for 60 minutes, (e) is for 90 minutes, and (f) is for 120 minutes. It is a figure which shows the example of an outline | summary of the data structure of 1 file of the music data for jogging. It is a figure showing various setting values according to an embodiment, (a) is a table showing the minimum value and the maximum value of the number of songs of the song body that can be included in one file of the jogging main part, (B) is a table showing the number of bars included in one file of the main part of jogging at each running tempo. (D) is a table showing the maximum allowable number of music bars for each tempo when the file time is 15 minutes. It is a figure which shows an example of the production method of the jogging main part of the music data for jogging. It is a figure which illustrates the relationship between the tempo and version which concern on embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the main process of the control part 11 of the music distribution server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the use music determination process of the control part 11 of the music delivery server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the use music determination process of the control part 11 of the music delivery server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the use music determination process of the control part 11 of the music delivery server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the use music determination process of the control part 11 of the music delivery server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process example in the music data creation process for jogging of the control part 11 of the music distribution server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Music distribution server 2 User PC
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Portable music player 11 Control part 12 Memory | storage part 13 Communication part 14 Encoder part 15 System bus 101 Music main body WAV part data 102 Jogging arrangement connection between song WAV part data 103 Jogging arrangement voice guidance WAV part data 104 DJ voice WAV part data 105 Music Main body MIDI data 106 Jogging arrangement drum base WAV data 201 Parts WAV data database program 202 Server system program 203 WEB site program 204 Music body WAV part data writing program NW network S Communication system

Claims (8)

A distribution device configured to generate and distribute to a user's terminal device an exercise song composed of a plurality of original songs and inter-sound sounds reproduced between the original songs. And
A storage means for storing the tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise and the theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise, the inter-sound sounds set in advance in association with the tempo and the theme; ,
Receiving means for receiving selection information transmitted from the terminal device;
Extraction means for extracting the inter-sound sound that should constitute the exercise music from the storage means based on at least one of the tempo and the theme corresponding to the received selection information;
Generating means for generating the exercise music by inserting the extracted inter-sound sounds between the original music selected corresponding to the received selection information;
Transmitting means for transmitting exercise music information corresponding to the generated exercise music to the terminal device;
A distribution apparatus comprising: The distribution apparatus according to claim 1,
The distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo has a content that stimulates the user as the tempo increases. The distribution apparatus according to claim 1,
The inter-sound sound corresponding to the tempo includes more content that describes the corresponding exercise method as the tempo is slower. The distribution apparatus according to claim 1,
The content of each said theme is the content which reminds the said user who performs the said exercise | movement of at least any one other exercise | movement other than the said exercise | movement relevant to each said theme, or action. The distribution device according to claim 4,
When the exercise is at least one of jogging and marathon, the content of the theme related to the one is content corresponding to a scene where the main character of a criminal drama is running . The distribution device according to claim 4,
When the exercise is at least one of jogging and marathon, the content of the theme related to the one is content corresponding to the flow of a boxing game. Executed in a distribution device configured to generate and distribute to a user's terminal device a piece of exercise music that is composed of a plurality of original music pieces and inter-sound sounds reproduced between the original music pieces. Delivery method,
The distribution apparatus associates the inter-sound sound preset based on a tempo corresponding to the speed of the exercise and a theme preset in relation to the content of the exercise with the tempo and the theme. It has storage means to store,
A receiving step of receiving selection information transmitted from the terminal device;
An extraction step for extracting the inter-sound sound that should constitute the exercise music based on at least one of the tempo and the theme corresponding to the received selection information;
Generating the music for exercise by inserting the extracted inter-sound sounds between the original music selected corresponding to the received selection information;
A transmission step of transmitting to the terminal device the exercise music information corresponding to the generated exercise music;
Including a distribution method.   A distribution program for causing a computer to function as the distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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