JP5397394B2 - Exercise support device, exercise support method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an exercise support apparatus, an exercise support method, and a program for supporting exercise for operating a specific body part.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an exercise support apparatus that supports exercise of a user by displaying an exercise image for operating a predetermined body part on, for example, a monitor or a screen is known. The displayed motion image includes, for example, a video that is shot by causing an instructor to perform a model motion. Further, for example, an image generated by causing a character generated by computer graphics (CG) to perform an exemplary motion of movement is also used. The exercise support apparatus combines a plurality of exercises according to the user's exercise purpose and provides them to the user as exercise lessons.

  In addition, there is known an apparatus that can allocate music according to the content of exercise for each exercise included in an exercise lesson (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The content of exercise is, for example, squat or jogging. By assigning music by such a device, the user can easily grasp the tempo of exercise. Note that the tempo of exercise refers to a timing that becomes a movement node in exercise. In Patent Document 1, an appropriate piece of music is determined and assigned to each exercise based on the tempo of each exercise. The music is reproduced along with the display of the motion video, and the user performs the exercise according to the motion video while taking a timing in accordance with the music.

JP 2010-107817 A

  By the way, there has been a demand for an instructor who teaches the user's exercise to change the music allocated to the exercise as appropriate according to the user's layer participating in the exercise lesson. In addition, the instructor has been requested to change the music assigned to the exercise as appropriate even in accordance with the execution frequency of the same exercise lesson for the same user. In order to set the music to be assigned to the exercise, it is necessary to search and select a music suitable for the exercise from among a large number of existing songs. However, each time a song is changed, it takes time to set a search condition.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an exercise support apparatus, an exercise support method, and an exercise support method that can easily and appropriately search for music when changing the music assigned to exercise. The purpose is to provide a program.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an exercise support apparatus for assisting exercise for moving a predetermined body part, the first storage means for storing lesson information including at least one motion information indicating the exercise operation; The second storage means for storing the music information representing the music and the attribute information indicating the attribute of the music associated with the music information, and the information for searching the music information using the attribute information. First search means for searching for the music information that matches a predetermined attribute indicated by certain first search information as first music information from the music information stored in the second storage means; and determining means for determining an the music information selected from among the retrieved first music information as the second music information assigned to the motion information by the search means, by said determining means First control means for performing control to store the determined second music information in association with the motion information in the first storage means, and the first music information searched by the first search means, or The search history information indicating the history of the search when the first music information is searched by the first search means is further associated with the motion information associated with the second music information by the first control means. When the search is performed again by the second control unit that performs control to be stored in the third storage unit and the first search unit, the first music information stored in the third storage unit or the search There is provided an exercise support apparatus comprising: third control means for presenting background information.

  According to the first aspect, when the second music information is assigned to the motion information included in the lesson information, the search for the first music information as a candidate is performed. In this case, the first mode is to present to the user the music history information currently assigned to the motion information, the search history information when the previous search was performed, or the first music information as the search result. Can do. For this reason, the user can make the 1st search means search the 1st music information used as the candidate of 2nd music information in the process similar to the time of the last search. In other words, the first search means can be made to search for the first music information in a state where the concept in which the music information is selected in the lesson information is taken over. Therefore, the user can select the second music information suitable for the motion information from the first music information.

  In the first aspect, the third storage means may store a plurality of the first search information in association with the motion information. The search history information stored in the third storage unit may include information indicating an order in which the plurality of first search information is used in the first search unit. The search history information can include information on the process of searching by narrowing down in order. That is, the search history information is not simple information obtained by simply AND-searching a plurality of first search information. Therefore, by performing a search based on the search history information, the user can cause the first search means to search for the first music information that is more suitable for the motion information as a candidate for the second music information. In addition, for example, new music information may be a search target after the previous search. By holding the search history information, the user can cause the first search means to perform a search taking over the concept of music information selection. Thus, the first music information can include new music information that matches the above concept of music information selection.

  The first aspect may further include a setting unit that sets the first search information. In the first aspect, the third control means may cause the setting unit to present the search history information. In the first aspect, the search history information can be presented to the setting unit. For this reason, the user can easily know how the previous search was performed in searching for the first music information that is a candidate for the second music information. Therefore, when it is desired to change the search condition, the user can search for the first music information with reference to the previous process.

In the first aspect, when the search history information presented to the setting unit by the third control means is changed and new first search information is set, the set first search information is deleted. A deletion instructing unit for instructing to perform the search, and a search instructing unit for instructing the first searching unit to search for the first music information again based on the set first search information. Wherein when the deletion of the first search information is instructed by the deletion instruction unit, by the third control means, the search history information stored in said third storage means is presented to the setting unit, before Symbol If the search of the music information by search instruction unit is instructed, the control to store the search history information including a new first search information to the third storing means is performed by said second control means May be.

  After the presented search history information is changed and new first search information is set, the deletion instruction unit may delete the first search information. In this case, the third control means can present the search history information again. For this reason, even if the user sets the first search information different from the aim by mistake, the user can set new first search information again after returning to the initial state. On the other hand, the first music information reflecting the new first search information can be obtained by giving an instruction from the search instruction unit.

In the first aspect, the first search information associated with each motion information included in the lesson information is collected and weighted according to the overlapping state, and the weighting means weighted by the weighting means. 1 search information, fourth control means and may further include a performing control to be stored in the fourth storage means in association with the lesson information. The user can obtain desired lesson information by using the lesson information associated with the weighted first search information as a candidate.

  In the first aspect, the attribute information is used as second search information for searching for the lesson information, and the lesson information stored in the first storage means is associated with the second search information. In addition, it may further comprise second search means for searching for lesson information in which the weight of the first search information corresponding to the second search information is set higher. The user searches for lesson information associated with the second search information. Further, upper lesson information based on the weight of the first search information is searched. As a result, the user can obtain lesson information more suitable for the second search information.

  The first aspect may further include an acquisition unit that acquires the desired motion information as third search information for searching for the lesson information including the desired motion information. In the first aspect, the second search means includes the third search information acquired by the acquisition means from the lesson information stored in the first storage means, and the second search information includes the second search information. You may search the lesson information which was matched and the weighting of the said 1st search information corresponding to the said 2nd search information was set high. The user searches for lesson information including the third search information and associated with the second search information. Further, upper lesson information based on the weight of the first search information is searched. Thereby, the user can obtain lesson information more suitable for the third search information and the second search information.

  The first aspect may further include a music selection unit that presents the first music information and makes it possible to determine one piece of the music information selected from the first music information as the second music information. Good. The third control means may cause the music selection unit to present the first music information. In the first aspect, when the second music information is selected, the candidate first music information can be presented to the music selection unit. Therefore, the user can easily search for desired second music information.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first storage means for storing lesson information including at least one piece of motion information indicating athletic motion, the music information representing the music, and the music associated with the music information And a second storage means for storing attribute information indicating the attribute of the exercise, and an exercise support method executed in a computer for supporting an exercise for operating a predetermined body part, wherein the music information is obtained using the attribute information. A first search that searches the music information stored in the second storage means as first music information for the music information that matches a predetermined attribute indicated by the first search information that is information for searching. steps and, the second music information for allocating one of the music information selected in the motion information from among the first search the first music information retrieved in step Determination steps and, a first control step for controlling to be stored in said first storage means in association with the second music information determined by said determination step to said motion information, the first search step of determining by The first music information retrieved by the above or the retrieval history information indicating the history of the retrieval when the first music information is retrieved by the first retrieval step, the second music information by the first control step. When the search is performed again by the second control step for performing the control to be stored in the third storage unit in association with the motion information associated with the third storage unit, the third storage unit And a third control step for presenting the first music information or the search history information stored in the exercise support method.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first storage means for storing lesson information including at least one or more motion information indicating exercise motion, the music information representing the music, and the music associated with the music information A program comprising: a second storage means for storing attribute information indicating an attribute of a computer; and a program for causing a computer to function as an exercise support device for supporting an exercise for operating a predetermined body part. The music information that matches the predetermined attribute indicated by the first search information that is information for searching the music information using the first music information from the music information stored in the second storage means a first search step, an the music information selected from among the first music information retrieved by the first search step before retrieving the information A determining step of determining as a second music information to be assigned to the motion information, a first control step for controlling to store the second music information determined in the first storage means in association with the motion information by said decision step Search history information indicating the history of the search when the first music information searched by the first search step or the first music information is searched by the first search step. When the search is performed again by the second control step in which the second music information is further correlated with the motion information associated with the second music information and stored in the third storage means, and the first search step. A third control step for causing the first music information or the search history information stored in the third storage means to be presented; Program for execution is provided.

  When the process according to the exercise support method according to the second aspect is executed by the computer, the user can obtain the same effect as that of the first aspect. Moreover, the user can acquire the effect similar to a 1st aspect by running the program which concerns on a 3rd aspect, and making a computer function as an exercise assistance apparatus.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the exercise assistance apparatus 5 connected to the music management apparatus 2 via the network 10. FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing a music management table 71 created in a predetermined storage area of the HDD 7. FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the lesson management table 72 produced in the predetermined storage area of HDD7. It is a figure which shows the music setting screen 80 displayed according to execution of a music setting program. It is a flowchart of a music setting program. It is a flowchart of a lesson search program. It is a figure which shows typically the lesson management table 72 which added search information and weighting information.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking as an example an exercise support apparatus 5 in which a music setting program is executed. The drawings to be referred to are used to explain technical features that can be adopted by the present invention. The configuration of the apparatus, the flowcharts of various processes, and the like described in this specification are merely illustrative examples, not a limitation to that.

  With reference to FIGS. 1-3, the schematic structure of the exercise assistance apparatus 5 and the music management apparatus 2 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the exercise support device 5 is electrically connected to the music management device 2 via a network 10 such as the Internet. The music management device 2 is a device that manages music data for a computer to play music. The music data refers to data in a format such as MIDI, WAV, or MP3. The music management device 2 can distribute music data to a plurality of exercise support devices 5 connected via the network 10 periodically or in response to a request. The music management apparatus 2 can further distribute music information and attribute information (described later) related to the music data together with the music data. The exercise support device 5 stores the distributed music data, music information, and attribute information in a hard disk drive (HDD) 7 described later. The exercise support apparatus 5 reproduces the music assigned to the exercise (motion information described later) by the music setting program described later in accordance with the display of the exercise video.

  Next, detailed configurations of the exercise support device 5 and the music management device 2 will be described. First, the music management device 2 will be described. The music management device 2 is, for example, a well-known personal computer (PC). The music management apparatus 2 includes a CPU 21 that performs control. A ROM 22, a RAM 23, and an input / output (I / O) interface 25 are connected to the CPU 21 via a bus 24. The ROM 22 is a read-only storage device that stores programs such as BIOS executed by the CPU 21. The RAM 23 is a readable / writable storage device that temporarily stores data.

  The database 3, HDD 37, disk drive 28, network communication unit 30, display control unit 26, keyboard 31 and mouse 32 are connected to the input / output interface 25. The database 3 is a storage device that stores music data, music information, and attribute information in association with each other. Information stored in the database 3 is read and written by the CPU 21. The music information is information related to the music represented by the music data, and is, for example, a music name or a code number. The attribute information is information that is set so that music can be searched and classified. The attribute information includes, for example, information such as the artist name, genre name, release time, tempo (BPM: Beats Per Minute) of the music. Further, the attribute information may include information such as an arbitrary keyword representing the characteristics of the music.

  The disk drive 28 is a device that reads data, programs, and the like from the disk ROM 29. The disk ROM 29 is a storage medium that stores data, such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. An OS, a program, and the like for operating the PC as the music management device 2 are stored in the disk ROM 29 and provided.

  An OS, a program, and the like read from the disk ROM 29 are installed in the HDD 37 that is a storage device. Note that the OS, the program, and the like may be provided by being stored in another storage medium such as a flash ROM. Alternatively, it may be provided by downloading from a terminal (not shown) on the network 10 connected via the network communication unit 30. The display control unit 26 performs a drawing process for displaying on the monitor 27 an operation screen such as an OS or a program operated in the music management apparatus 2. The keyboard 31 and the mouse 32 are used when an operation on an operation screen such as an OS or a program operated in the music management apparatus 2 is performed.

  Next, the exercise support device 5 will be described. The exercise support device 5 is a device configured using a well-known personal computer (PC) similarly to the music management device 2. The exercise support device 5 is a device that supports an exercise in which the user 41 operates a predetermined body part. The exercise support device 5 is installed in, for example, a sports facility 4 and displays an exercise image on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57. The exercise support device 5 generates an exercise image in which a character 68 performing an exercise operation according to motion data (described later) is displayed in accordance with execution of a program (not shown). The generated exercise video is displayed on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57 connected to the exercise support device 5. At that time, the exercise support device 5 reproduces the music set for each exercise in accordance with the display of the exercise video. The music is set for each exercise by executing a music setting program described later. The user 41 of the sports facility 4 performs an exercise to move his / her body part in accordance with the tempo of the music, using the video displayed on the display unit 67 as a model.

  The electrical configuration of the exercise support device 5 is the same as that of the music management device 2. The exercise support device 5 includes a CPU 51 that performs control. A ROM 52, a RAM 53, and an input / output interface 55 are connected to the CPU 51 via a bus 54. The ROM 52 is a read-only storage device that stores programs such as BIOS executed by the CPU 51. The RAM 53 is a readable / writable storage device that temporarily stores data.

  HDD 7, disk drive 58, network communication unit 60, display control unit 56, audio output unit 63, signal reception unit 65, keyboard 61 and mouse 62 are connected to the input / output interface 55. The disk drive 58 is a device that reads data, programs, and the like from the disk ROM 59 as described above. A music setting program to be described later is provided by being stored in the disk ROM 59. The music setting program may be provided by being stored in another storage medium such as a flash ROM. Alternatively, the music setting program may be provided by downloading via the network 10.

  Various programs and data are installed in the HDD 7 serving as a storage device. The various programs include, for example, an OS for operating the exercise support device 5 and a music setting program read from the disk ROM 59. The HDD 7 stores motion data, which will be described later, associated with the motion information in advance. Note that the motion data and motion information may be distributed from a server (not shown) via the network 10 and stored in the HDD 7.

  A music management table 71 shown in FIG. 2 is created in a predetermined storage area of the HDD 7. The music management table 71 is a table that stores music data and music information and attribute information related to the music data in a state of being associated with each other. As described above, the music data, the music information, and the attribute information are distributed from the music management device 2 periodically or in response to a request. In the music information search performed in accordance with the execution of a music setting program to be described later, music information search based on the search information is performed. The search information is a keyword for searching. The attribute information in the music management table 71 is referred to as a search target for search information when searching. Then, music information corresponding to the attribute information including the search information is presented to the user as a search result.

  Further, a lesson management table 72 shown in FIG. 3 is created in a predetermined storage area of the HDD 7. The lesson management table 72 is a table for managing a plurality of lesson information. The lesson management table 72 stores music information and search history information in association with each of a plurality of pieces of motion information included in each lesson information. The lesson information is composed of one or more exercises. The lesson information includes one or more exercise movements that are effective to achieve a predetermined exercise goal. Specifically, the lesson information represents lesson information in which exercise motions included in the lesson information are performed in the execution order. That is, the lesson information is a list of motion information arranged in order of execution. The motion information is information representing individual movements. The motion information includes, for example, “March”, “Side Step”, “V Step”, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, music information is assigned to each piece of motion information included in lesson information. Motion information and music information are managed in association with each other in the lesson management table 72. In the music setting program described later, a process for searching for music information is performed. In the search process, a plurality of pieces of search information (keywords and the like) are sequentially used for searching music information, and music information candidates are extracted. The search history information is information that represents the search information together with information indicating the order in which the search information was used. The lesson management table 72 stores information indicating the order in which the search information is used when the search history information is stored. In this embodiment, a line feed code is used as information indicating the order. The lesson management table 72 stores, as search history information, a plurality of pieces of search information arranged in the search order, with a line break code inserted between them. The information indicating the order in which the search information is used is not limited to the above-described line feed code, and a delimiter by a specific character or symbol such as a comma may be used. Alternatively, as the information indicating the order, a number indicating the search order may be used and associated with the search information. Although details of the search information will be described later, the search information includes classification information and item information.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of types of lesson information are created in advance. Plural types of lesson information are composed of combinations of various motion information. It is assumed that the created lesson information is stored as a lesson management table 72 in the HDD 7 when the music setting program is installed. The music information allocated to each motion information may be associated with recommended music information in advance, or may not be allocated. Similarly, the search history information may be associated in advance with search history information based on the history of searching for recommended music information, or may not be set. The lesson management table 72 may be distributed from a server (not shown) via the network 10 and stored in the HDD 7. Alternatively, the instructor 42 may create lesson information by combining arbitrary motion information and store the lesson information in the lesson management table 72.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the display control unit 56 performs a drawing process for displaying the motion video showing the character 68 on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57. The keyboard 61, mouse 62, and remote controller 66 are used when the instructor 42 operates the exercise support device 5. The mouse 62 and the like are used when the instructor 42 performs operations such as selection of lesson information composed of one or more pieces of motion information and a change of viewpoint. The mouse 62 and the like are also used when the music setting screen 80 displayed on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57 is operated by executing a music setting program to be described later. The signal receiving unit 65 receives a signal output from the remote controller 66 using a known means such as radio waves or light. The audio output unit 63 performs control to output from the speaker 64 music that is played back in accordance with the motion video on which the character 68 is projected.

  The motion data is data used when a character 68 arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space (not shown) performs a specific motion motion. The motion data is associated with the motion information. The motion data also includes coordinate data of each body part of the character 68, similarly detailed coordinate data corresponding to each body part, texture data corresponding to the details, and the like.

  In addition, the motion video is generated as follows. A character 68 is arranged in a three-dimensional virtual space (not shown). The character 68 performs an exercise based on the motion data. A character 68 performing an exercise motion is photographed every predetermined time by a virtual camera (not shown). The photographed image is converted into a two-dimensional image by a known affine transformation. The motion video is a video in which images taken of the character 68 performing the motion are thus continuously displayed in time series. The motion video is generated according to lesson information selected by the instructor 42.

  Next, a music setting screen 80 displayed on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57 when a music setting program described later is executed will be described with reference to FIG. In the exercise support device 5, an exercise image for supporting the exercise of the user 41 is displayed on the display unit 67 of the monitor 57 by executing a main program (not shown). The instructor 42 selects an exercise lesson that the user 41 wants to perform, that is, lesson information, on an operation screen (not shown) displayed on the display unit 67. The operation screen is displayed as the main program is executed. When the instructor 42 wants to change the music assigned to the motion information included in the lesson information, an operation with the mouse 62 or the like is performed on the operation screen. Alternatively, when it is desired to assign a piece of music to motion information to which no piece of music is assigned, the operation screen is operated using the mouse 62 or the like. Then, a music setting program to be described later is executed, and a music setting screen 80 is displayed on the display unit 67.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the music setting screen 80 includes a lesson display area 81, a search setting area 82, a music selection area 83, and an instruction input area 84. In the lesson display area 81, lesson information, motion information, and music information are displayed. The displayed lesson information is the lesson information selected by the instructor 42 on the operation screen (not shown). The displayed motion information is motion information included in the lesson information. The displayed music information is music information assigned to each motion information. The display example of the lesson display area 81 shown in FIG. 4 is a display example when “Lesson A” is selected as lesson information. In the lesson display area 81, “Lesson A” is displayed as lesson information. As motion information included in lesson A, “March”, “Side Step”, “V Step”, “Exercise X”, and the like are displayed. Furthermore, “Song A”, “Song B”, “Song C”, and “Song X” are displayed in association with each motion information as the music information assigned to each motion information.

  The search setting area 82 is an area for setting search information (keywords and the like) for searching for music information candidates. The music information candidate is music information that is a music information candidate to be assigned to the motion information designated in the lesson display area 81. The music information candidates are searched from a large number of music information stored in the HDD 7. In the present embodiment, the attribute information associated with the music information is set as the search target, and the music information is searched by extracting the music information including the search information in the attribute information. The search setting area 82 is divided into left and right columns. Classification information is set in the classification information column 91 on the left side by selection from a pull-down menu or direct input. The classification information is information indicating the classification of attribute information. Examples of the classification information include “genre” and “artist”. When selection is made from the pull-down menu, the classification information included in the attribute information of all songs stored in the HDD 7 is displayed in a selectable manner in the pull-down menu. In the item information column 92 on the right side of the search setting area 82, item information is set by selection from a pull-down menu or direct input. The item information is information indicating specific contents corresponding to the classification information. Examples of item information include “ballad” and “euro beat” for the genre, for example. When selection is performed using the pull-down menu, item information corresponding to the classification information set in the classification information column 91 among the item information included in the attribute information of all the songs stored in the HDD 7 is displayed in the pull-down menu. Is displayed in a selectable manner.

  Furthermore, by setting a plurality of sets of search information in the search setting area 82, the instructor 42 can extract desired music information candidates. The set of search information is a set of classification information and item information set in the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 arranged side by side. A set of the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 can be provided in the search setting area 82 in several stages above and below. When searching for music information, in the search setting area 82, the music information candidates are extracted in order from the search information set in the upper set in order from the search information set. The search history information in the present embodiment represents the search information set in the search setting area 82 together with information (line feed code) indicating the order in which the search information is used. The search history information is stored in the lesson management table 72 in association with the motion information. The search history information is used when the music information is searched again.

  The display example of the search setting area 82 shown in FIG. 4 is a display example when “genre” is set in the classification information column 91 and “euro beat” is set in the item information column 92 as the first-stage search information. is there. The search information set at the first level is used as the first condition for the search. In the display example, “artist” is set in the classification information column 91 and “artist A” is set in the item information column 92 as the second-stage search information. The search information set in the second row is used as a condition for further narrowing down the candidates extracted by the first search condition.

  The music selection area 83 is an area for selectively displaying a list of music information candidates searched based on the search information set in the search setting area 82. The display example of the music selection area 83 shown in FIG. 4 is an example in which music information obtained by a search based on the search information set in the search setting area 82 is displayed as a list. That is, in this example, the music information searched for “genre: euro beat” is further extracted by “artist: artist A”. In the music selection area 83, the extracted music information “Song B”, “Song D”, “Song E”, “Song F”, “Song G”, and “Song H” are displayed. The instructor 42 can select a desired music displayed in the music selection area 83 by operating the mouse 62 or the like.

  The instruction input area 84 is an area for inputting an instruction when searching for music information. The display example of the instruction input area 84 shown in FIG. 4 is a display example when two operation buttons, a “music search” button 97 and a “reset” button 98 are arranged in the instruction input area 84. The music search button 97 is a button operated when searching for music information candidates based on the search information set in the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 of the search setting area 82. In this embodiment, when motion information is specified in the lesson display area 81, the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 in the search setting area 82 are displayed in a state where the search information is set. The search information set at this time is search information based on the search history information of the music information assigned to the designated motion information. The reset button 98 is a button operated when returning the search information to the initial state when the search information set in the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 is further changed.

  In the music setting screen 80 having such a configuration, when the instructor 42 changes the music information assigned to the motion information, search information based on the search history information is presented in the search setting area 82. As described above, the search history information is the search information when the music information assigned to the currently selected motion information is previously searched in the lesson display area 81 and the order in which the search information is used. Along with information to represent. In this embodiment, this search history information is associated with each piece of motion information included in the lesson information. Thereby, the instructor 42 can search the target music information more efficiently when changing the music information.

  In the first place, in the sports facility 4, the user 41 may repeatedly perform the same exercise lesson. However, there are cases where the user 41 gets bored due to repeated exercise lessons with the same content. Therefore, the instructor 42 desires to arbitrarily change the music information associated with the motion information included in the lesson information in order to suppress the tiredness of the user 41.

  However, the instructor 42 needs to select music information suitable for the motion information for which the music information is desired to be changed from a large number of music information. At that time, the instructor 42 may have forgotten what intention was searched based on the previous search for music information assigned to the current motion information. Alternatively, the instructor 42 that changes the music information this time may be different from the instructor 42 that previously set the music information. As an example of a suitable music, for example, a music whose tempo and rhythm match the timing of the movement can be cited. In addition, for example, music that matches the taste of the user 41 associated with the age and sex of the user 41 can be listed. In addition, for example, music that is close to the idea that the user 41 is supposed to have for the motion and the idea that the user 41 is supposed to have for the music can be cited.

  Therefore, in the exercise support device 5 of the present embodiment, when changing the music information, the CPU 51 sets search information based on the search history information in the search setting area 82 according to the music setting program described later. Further, the CPU 51 extracts music information candidates based on the search information set in the search setting area 82. Then, the CPU 51 displays a list of music information candidates in the music selection area 83 so as to be selectable. That is, the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83 are music information candidates searched by the same process as the search performed when the instructor 42 previously selected the music information. In other words, the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83 are music information candidates searched in the state in which the concept when the instructor 42 selected the music information was last taken over.

  By doing in this way, the instructor 42 can select the music information suitable for the motion information desired to change the music information from the music information searched according to the concept of the search performed by the previous time. . Moreover, even if the instructor 42 has not forgotten the concept of the previous search, the exercise support device 5 of the present embodiment also has an effect that the instructor 42 itself can save the trouble of resetting the search information. . Alternatively, even when an instructor 42 different from the previous one selects the music information, the instructor 42 selects the music information to be newly set in a state in which the concept at the time when the music information was previously set is inherited. Can do. In this way, the music information associated with the motion information included in the lesson information is further associated with the search history information, so that the instructor 42 can change the music information appropriate for the change when the music information is changed. Can be obtained as a candidate. In addition, since the search history information is managed for each motion information, the instructor 42 can also change the music information finely.

  Hereinafter, a process in which music information is assigned to each motion information included in the lesson information in the exercise support device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, each step of the flowchart is abbreviated as “S”. In addition, the exercise | movement image | video produced | generated in the exercise assistance apparatus 5 shall be produced | generated by execution of the other program different from the music setting program demonstrated below. In addition, the generated motion video is displayed on the display unit 67 in the same manner by executing another program. Therefore, the music setting program performs a process of assigning music information to the motion information included in the lesson information. The music setting program performs processing for changing the music information currently assigned to the motion information. Further, the music management program also performs processing for storing the allocated or changed music information in the lesson management table 72. Other programs use the lesson management table 72 created by the music setting program.

  In starting the lesson, the instructor 42 operates the exercise support apparatus 5. On the display unit 67, an operation screen (not shown) for inputting a lesson is displayed. On the operation screen, the instructor 42 selects an exercise lesson that the user 41 wants to perform. That is, lesson information is selected by the instructor 42. The operation screen displays lesson information, motion information, and music information. The displayed lesson information is the selected lesson information. The displayed motion information is motion information included in the lesson information. The displayed music information is the music information assigned to each motion information. If the music information is not assigned, a blank is displayed. When it is desired to assign desired music information to motion information to which music information is not assigned, the instructor 42 instructs execution of the music setting program by an operation on the operation screen. The same applies when it is desired to change the music information already assigned.

  When the music setting program shown in FIG. 5 is executed, a storage area corresponding to each process of the music setting program is secured in the RAM 53 and the HDD 7 in the initial setting. Also, variables, flags, counters, etc. used in the program are initialized. The following processing is executed by the CPU 51.

  In the lesson display area 81 (see FIG. 4) of the music setting screen 80, the selected lesson information and motion information and the music information assigned to each motion information are displayed. The instructor 42 operates the mouse 62 and the like when music information is not assigned to the displayed motion information. Then, the instructor 42 selects motion information to be allocated (S10). Similarly, the instructor 42 operates the mouse 62 and the like when it is desired to change the assigned music information. Then, the instructor 42 selects the motion information to be changed. The lesson management table 72 of the HDD 7 is referred to. Search history information is read into the RAM 53. The search history information read at this time is search history information corresponding to the motion information being selected in the displayed lesson information. The search information is displayed in the search setting area 82 in a state set in the search order (S12). If the search history information is not set when the lesson management table 72 is referred to, the search information is not set in the search setting area 82.

  Further, the music management table 71 is referred to. Then, music information search based on the search information is performed. When the music information is searched, the attribute information column is the search target. Then, music information in which the attribute included in the attribute information matches the search information set in the search setting area 82 is extracted. The music information is extracted in the search information search order set in the search setting area 82. As a search result, music information corresponding to attribute information including the search information is obtained. The obtained music information is displayed as a candidate in the music selection area 83 (S14).

  In S16 to S24, an operation input waiting by the instructor 42 is performed. If the setting content of the search setting area 82 is not changed in S16, the CPU 51 proceeds to S22 (S16: NO). If the reset button 98 is not operated in S22, the process proceeds to S24 (S22: NO). In S24, if the desired music information is not selected from the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83, the process returns to S16 (S24: NO).

  If there is no music information desired by the instructor 42 in the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83 in S14, the music information is searched again. In S16, when the pull-down menu of the classification information column 91 or the item information column 92 in the search setting area 82 is operated (S16: YES), the CPU 51 proceeds to S18. In S18, search information is input or changed in the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 (S18). When the music search button 97 is operated, the music information is searched by referring to the music management table 71 based on the input or changed search information as described above. The music information obtained as a search result is displayed as a candidate in the music selection area 83 (S20), and the process proceeds to S22.

  If the reset button 98 is operated in S22 (S22: YES), the CPU 51 returns to S12. In S12, the retrieval history information is read from the lesson management table 72 again. In S14, the music information search based on the search information is performed again. That is, when the search information set in the search setting area 82 in S18 to S20 is changed, the search information is returned to the search information before the change, that is, the initial state.

  If the desired music information is selected from the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83 in S24, the CPU 51 proceeds to S26 (S24: YES). The music information selected in the music selection area 83 is music information corresponding to the motion information being selected in the lesson information displayed in the lesson display area 81. The selected music information is stored in the lesson management table 72 (S26).

  If the search information set in the search setting area 82 is not changed from the search information in the initial state set in S12 (S28: NO), the CPU 51 ends the music setting program. If there is a change in the search information in the search setting area 82 (S28: YES), search history information is generated. In S28, the search history information is generated in the same manner when there is a new input in the search information in the search setting area 82 (S28: YES). The search history information is generated by reading a set of the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 set in the search setting area 82 in order from the top. The generated search history information is stored in the lesson management table 72 (S30). At that time, the search history information is associated with the motion information being selected in the lesson information being displayed in the lesson display area 81. Then, the CPU 51 ends the music setting program.

  As described above, when desired music information is assigned to the motion information included in the lesson information, the music information as a candidate is searched. At that time, the CPU 51 displays, in the search setting area 82, search history information when the music information currently assigned to the motion information is searched last time. In this way, the search history information is presented to the instructor 42. Therefore, the instructor 42 can search for music information that is a candidate for desired music information in the same manner as in the previous search. In other words, it is possible to cause the CPU 51 to search for music information that is a candidate for desired music information in a state where the concept in which music information is selected in the lesson information is taken over. Therefore, the instructor 42 can select music information suitable for motion information from candidate music information.

  In addition, the search history information can include information on the process of searching by narrowing down in order. That is, the search history information is not simple information obtained by simply AND-searching a plurality of search information. Therefore, by performing a search based on the search history information, the instructor 42 can cause the CPU 51 to search for candidates for music information more suitable for the motion information. In addition, for example, new music information may be a search target after the previous search. By holding the search history information, the instructor 42 can cause the CPU 51 to perform a search taking over the concept of music information selection. Thereby, the music information which becomes a candidate of desired music information can contain the new music information which matches the said concept of selection of music information.

  Further, the CPU 51 can set and display search history information in the search setting area 82. Therefore, the instructor 42 can easily know how the previous search was performed in searching for music information candidates. Therefore, when it is desired to change the search conditions, the instructor 42 can search for music information candidates with reference to the previous process.

  In addition, after the search history information presented in the search setting area 82 is changed and new search information is set, the reset button 98 is operated to delete the search information. In this case, the CPU 51 can present the search history information in the search setting area 82 again. Therefore, the instructor 42 can set new search information again after returning to the initial state even when search information different from the target is set in the search setting area 82 by mistake. On the other hand, by performing a search instruction using the music search button 97, music information candidates reflecting the newly set search information can be presented in the music selection area 83.

  Further, when music information is selected, the CPU 51 can present candidate music information in the music selection area 83. Therefore, the instructor 42 can easily search for desired music information.

  The configuration of the exercise support device 5 shown in the above embodiment is an exemplification, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be variously modified. For example, the music information search may be performed in the music management device 2. In the present embodiment, the song management table 71 of the HDD 7 of the exercise support device 5 stores (accumulates) the song data and attribute information related to the song data together with the song data distributed from the song management device 2. For this reason, when the music information is searched, the music management table 71 is referred to and the attribute information is set as a search target, so that the music information corresponding to the attribute information including the search information is searched. Therefore, the exercise support device 5 transmits the set search information to the music management device 2. The music management device 2 refers to the database 3 and searches for music information corresponding to the attribute information including the search information. In this case, the lesson management table 72 may be created in the HDD 37 of the music management device 2. In this way, the music management device 2 can hold the search history information. Therefore, the exercise support device 5 can share search history information with other exercise support devices 5 and use them mutually. Further, the CPU 21 of the music management device 2 can bear the load for searching for music information. Therefore, the exercise support device 5 can reduce the load on the CPU 51.

  Further, the exercise support device 5 may use search information included in the search history information as a search target. Then, lesson information related to desired search information may be searched. The music information is associated with the motion information included in the lesson information. Search history information is associated with the music information. Lesson information whose desired search information matches the search information included in the search history information may be searched as lesson information related to the desired search information. For example, on the operation screen (not shown) of the main program executed by the exercise support device 5, the instructor 42 performs an operation for searching for an exercise lesson (lesson information) that the user 41 wants to perform. In this case, the lesson search program shown in FIG. 6 is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the lesson search program is executed, a search screen (not shown) is displayed. The search information input area similar to the search setting area 82 of the music setting screen 80 is displayed on the search screen. As in S18, the instructor 42 inputs search information in the classification information field and the item information field. A search for lesson information is instructed by operating the mouse 62 or the like (S40). The CPU 51 refers to the search history information in the lesson management table 72. For each lesson information, all search information is extracted from the search history information of each motion information included in the lesson information. As shown in FIG. 7, the read search information is collected for each lesson information. The collected search information is stored in the lesson management table 72 (S42). The lesson management table 72 shown in FIG. 7 is a table in which the search information extracted in S42 and the weighting information are associated with the lesson information in the lesson management table 72 of FIG. Illustration of motion information, music information, and search history information is omitted. Further, duplicate search information is collected in the same lesson information. For the collected search information, the search information is weighted using the number of times of duplication as the weight information. The weighted search information is stored in the lesson management table 72 (S44).

  Next, the lesson management table 72 is referred to. Lesson information including the search information input in S40 is extracted by the search. At this time, the extracted lesson information is arranged and displayed on the search screen (not shown) in the descending order corresponding to the search information input in S40 (S46). The order in which the number of times of duplication is large means the order of weighting. The instructor 42 selects desired lesson information from the displayed lesson information (S48). The selected lesson information is displayed on the operation screen (not shown) of the main program. Execution of the lesson search program is terminated. As described above, the exercise support device 5 sets the search information stored as the search history information in the lesson management table 72 as a search target. In this way, lesson information related to desired search information can be searched.

  In S40 of the lesson search program described above, a field for inputting or selecting desired motion information may be further provided in the search information input area on the search screen (not shown). In S46 of the lesson search program, lesson information including desired search information is extracted. Therefore, the CPU 51 further extracts lesson information including the input motion information from the extracted lesson information. Then, similarly to the above, the lesson information extracted in S46 may be displayed side by side on the search screen (not shown) in descending order of the number of overlaps corresponding to the search information input in S40. The “desired motion information” corresponds to “third search information” of the present invention. In S <b> 40, the CPU 51 that acquires desired motion information corresponds to “acquisition means”. The lesson management table 72 that stores search information weighted by the number of times of duplication corresponds to the “fourth storage unit”.

  Further, the database 3 connected to the music management device 2 may be directly connected to the exercise support device 5. Then, the exercise support device 5 may be operated as a single terminal device separated from the network 10. In this case, the HDD 7 of the exercise support device 5 may function as the database 3.

  In the music setting program, the CPU 51 sets the attribute information of the music management table 71 as a search target, but may further include music information as a search target. In this way, the instructor 42 can search for desired music information by directly inputting the music name and code number. In S <b> 24, the instructor 42 selects desired music information from the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83. Not limited to this, as music information to be allocated to motion information, arbitrary music information may be determined from random music information candidates by, for example, random numbers. Alternatively, if there is one music information candidate, the music information may be determined as music information to be assigned to motion information.

  Further, instead of the search history information in the lesson management table 72, music information candidates obtained by the search may be stored in association with the motion information. In this case, in S14 of the music setting program, the CPU 51 may display the search result in the music selection area 83 without searching for music information. By doing in this way, the exercise support device 5 can eliminate the load on the CPU 51 caused by searching for music information.

  The music management table 71 and the lesson management table 72 are created in a predetermined storage area of the HDD 7. Not only the HDD 7 but also a predetermined storage area of the RAM 53 may be created. Further, when the music management program is executed, it may be read from the HDD 7 into the RAM 53 and used for searching.

  In the music selection area 83 of the music setting screen 80, for example, an option “free word” may be prepared in the classification information column 91. If a free word is selected, an arbitrary keyword may be input to the item information field 92. FIG. 4 shows an example in which search information up to the third level can be set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and search information for the fourth and subsequent stages may be set. That is, the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 may be further added.

  In the present embodiment, the lesson management table 72 stores a plurality of pieces of motion information included in the lesson information, music information, and search history information in association with each other. These pieces of information may be stored in different management tables, and the management information may be associated with each other, thereby associating motion information, music information, and search history information.

  In the present embodiment, the lesson management table 72 corresponds to “first storage means” and “third storage means”, and the music management table 71 corresponds to “second storage means”. In S20, the CPU 51 that refers to the music management table 71 and searches for music information in which the attribute information includes the search information set in the search setting area 82 as music information candidates to be assigned to the motion information is “first search”. It corresponds to “means”. The search information set in the search setting area 82 corresponds to “first search information”. The music information including the search information corresponds to “first music information”. The music information assigned to the motion information corresponds to “second music information”. In S24, when desired music information is selected from the music information candidates displayed in the music selection area 83, the CPU 51 proceeds to S26 in order to use the music information as music information to be assigned to the motion information. It corresponds to. In S26, the CPU 51 that stores the music information selected in S24 in the lesson management table 72 as music information corresponding to the motion information corresponds to the “first control unit”.

  In S30, the CPU 51 that reads the set of the classification information column 91 and the item information column 92 set in the search setting area 82 in order from the top and stores them in the lesson management table 72 as the search history information is “second control means”. It corresponds to. In S12, when the music information assigned to the motion information is changed, the CPU 51 that reads the search history information from the lesson management table 72 and sets the search information in the search setting area 82 in the search order is set as the “third control means”. Equivalent to. In the music setting screen 80, the search setting area 82 corresponds to a “setting unit”. The music selection area 83 corresponds to a “music selection unit”. The reset button 98 corresponds to a “deletion instruction unit”. The music search button 97 corresponds to a “search instruction unit”. In S44, the CPU 51 that collects duplicate search information in the same lesson information and uses the number of times of duplication as weighting information corresponds to the “weighting means”. In S44, the CPU 51 that stores the weighting information in association with the lesson information in the lesson management table 72 corresponds to the “fourth control unit”. In S46, the CPU 51 that refers to the lesson management table 72 and searches for lesson information including the search information input in S40 corresponds to “second search means”. The search information input in S40 corresponds to “second search information”.

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Claims (10)

An exercise support device for supporting an exercise for moving a predetermined body part,
First storage means for storing lesson information including at least one motion information indicating athletic movement;
Second storage means for storing song information representing a song and attribute information indicating the attribute of the song associated with the song information;
The music information that matches the predetermined attribute indicated by the first search information that is information for searching the music information using the attribute information is selected from the music information stored in the second storage means. First search means for searching as first music information;
Determining means for determining one piece of music information selected from the first music information searched by the first search means as second music information to be assigned to the motion information;
First control means for controlling the second music information determined by the determination means to be stored in the first storage means in association with the motion information;
The first control means obtains the first music information searched by the first search means or the search history information indicating the search history when the first music information is searched by the first search means. Second control means for performing control for further storing in the third storage means in association with the motion information associated with the second music information;
Third search means for presenting the first music information or the search history information stored in the third storage means when the first search means performs a search again;
An exercise support apparatus comprising: The third storage means stores a plurality of the first search information in association with the motion information,
2. The exercise support according to claim 1, wherein the search history information stored in the third storage unit includes information indicating an order in which a plurality of the first search information is used in the first search unit. apparatus. A setting unit for setting the first search information;
The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third control unit causes the setting unit to present the search history information. When the search history information presented to the setting unit by the third control unit is changed and new first search information is set,
A deletion instructing unit for instructing to delete the set first search information;
Based on the set first search information, a search instruction unit that instructs the first search means to search for the first music information again,
Further comprising
When deletion of the first search information is instructed by the deletion instruction unit, the search history information stored in the third storage unit is presented to the setting unit by the third control unit,
If the search of the music information is instructed by the front dangerous search instructing unit, control for storing the search history information including a new first search information by said second control means to said third storage means The exercise support device according to claim 3, wherein the exercise support device is performed. Weighting means for collecting the first search information associated with each of the motion information included in the lesson information and weighting according to the overlapping state;
Fourth control means for performing control for storing the first search information weighted by the weighting means in the fourth storage means in association with the lesson information;
The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:   Using the attribute information as second search information for searching for the lesson information, the lesson information stored in the first storage means is associated with the second search information, and the second search information is used. 6. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising second search means for searching lesson information in which the weight of the first search information corresponding to two search information is set higher. An acquisition means for acquiring the desired motion information as third search information for searching for the lesson information including the desired motion information;
The second search means includes the third search information acquired by the acquisition means from the lesson information stored in the first storage means, and is associated with the second search information. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 6, wherein lesson information in which the weight of the first search information corresponding to the second search information is set higher is searched. A music selection unit that presents the first music information and makes it possible to determine one piece of the music information selected from the first music information as the second music information;
The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third control unit causes the music selection unit to present the first music information. First storage means for storing lesson information including at least one motion information indicating athletic movement; music information indicating music; and attribute information indicating attributes of the music associated with the music information. An exercise support method executed in a computer for supporting an exercise for operating a predetermined body part, comprising:
The music information that matches the predetermined attribute indicated by the first search information that is information for searching the music information using the attribute information is selected from the music information stored in the second storage means. A first search step for searching as first music information;
A determination step of determining one piece of music information selected from the first piece of music information searched in the first search step as second music information to be assigned to the motion information;
A first control step for performing control to store the second music information determined in the determination step in the first storage unit in association with the motion information;
The first music information retrieved by the first retrieval step or the retrieval history information indicating the history of the retrieval when the first music information is retrieved by the first retrieval step are obtained by the first control step. A second control step for performing a control of further storing the second music information in association with the motion information associated with the second music information, and storing the third music information in a third storage unit;
A third control step for presenting the first music information or the search history information stored in the third storage means when the search is performed again by the first search step;
Exercise support method including. First storage means for storing lesson information including at least one motion information indicating athletic movement; music information indicating music; and attribute information indicating attributes of the music associated with the music information. A program for causing a computer having two storage means to function as an exercise support device for supporting an exercise for operating a predetermined body part,
In the computer,
The music information that matches the predetermined attribute indicated by the first search information that is information for searching the music information using the attribute information is selected from the music information stored in the second storage means. A first search step for searching as first music information;
A determination step of determining one piece of music information selected from the first piece of music information searched in the first search step as second music information to be assigned to the motion information;
A first control step for performing control to store the second music information determined in the determination step in the first storage unit in association with the motion information;
The first music information retrieved by the first retrieval step or the retrieval history information indicating the history of the retrieval when the first music information is retrieved by the first retrieval step are obtained by the first control step. A second control step for performing a control of further storing the second music information in association with the motion information associated with the second music information, and storing the third music information in a third storage unit;
A third control step for presenting the first music information or the search history information stored in the third storage means when the search is performed again by the first search step;
A program that executes

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