JP5652419B2 - Exercise support device, exercise support method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an exercise support apparatus. Specifically, the present invention relates to a technique for supporting exercise by outputting music, an exercise video, and a narration that supports exercise with voice.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, exercise support devices that support exercise by outputting music and exercise video together are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for reducing the volume of music when exercise content is received.

JP 2010-227173 A

  In order to perform exercise support more effectively, it may be possible to output a narration that supports exercise motion with voice in addition to music and motion video. Specifically, depending on the exercise support system, when exercise is performed based on the setting of an instructor who provides exercise, narration is output as exercise content in accordance with an image of exercise and music. The user can exercise while listening to the narration in addition to watching the exercise video. However, the prior art only discloses a technique for lowering the volume of music, and the volume of both music and narration output as exercise content cannot be automatically adjusted, and the instructor intends I couldn't give exercise guidance.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above. An object of the present invention is to provide an exercise support apparatus, an exercise support method, and a program capable of automatically adjusting the volume of music and narration in accordance with the exercise operation of a displayed exercise image.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating exercise motion, and the exercise information included in the lesson information indicates according to lesson information stored in the storage means Display control means for displaying an exercise video, and when the exercise video is displayed by the display control means, according to the exercise information indicating the exercise video to be displayed, the music output in accordance with the exercise video, and the Sound control means for controlling the volume of the narration output in accordance with the motion video, wherein the sound control means has the motion information indicating the motion video displayed by the display control means from the latter half of the lesson. The exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control means by increasing the volume of the narration in the first half is the first half of the lesson. An exercise support apparatus characterized by increasing the volume of the music of the latter part than.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, the storage means stores the exercise information and the exercise tempo for performing the exercise information in association with each other as the lesson information, and the display control means is the storage means. According to the lesson information stored in the lesson information, an exercise video representing the exercise motion indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information is displayed according to the exercise tempo, and the sound control means outputs a volume of MIDI data output according to the exercise tempo The sound source is controlled by a first control command for controlling the volume as a volume of music, and the software sound source that outputs the voice of narration is controlled by a second control command for controlling the volume of narration. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, when the motion video is displayed by the display control means, the sound control means is output in accordance with the motion video according to the motion information indicating the displayed motion video. The sound control means further controls the volume of the sound effect of the exercise motion in the second half of the lesson to be greater than the sound effect of the motion motion in the first half of the lesson. .

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an acquisition unit that acquires identification information indicating whether a user who performs a lesson is an elderly person and whether the acquired identification information is information indicating an elderly person is determined. And when the determination means determines that the elderly person is an elderly person, the sound control means increases the volume of the narration output in accordance with the exercise image displayed according to the lesson information to be larger than a predetermined value. It is characterized by doing.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the exercise image indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information is displayed in accordance with the lesson information stored in the storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating the exercise operation. When an exercise video is displayed by the display control step and the display control step, according to the exercise information indicating the exercise video to be displayed, the music output in accordance with the exercise video, and the exercise video A sound control step for controlling the volume of the narration to be output, wherein the sound control step includes a narration in which the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control step is in a first half portion of the lesson portion. The exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control step is reduced. Is an exercise support method is characterized in that to increase the volume of the music of the second half than the first half of.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the exercise video indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information is displayed in accordance with the lesson information stored in the storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating exercise operation. When an exercise video is displayed by the display control step and the display control step, according to the exercise information indicating the exercise video to be displayed, the music output in accordance with the exercise video, and the exercise video And a sound control step for controlling the volume of the narration that is output. The sound control step includes a second half of a lesson in which the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control step is a second half of the lesson. The volume of the narration of the first half part is made larger than the part, and is displayed by the display control step. It said movement information indicating a serial motion image is a program characterized by increasing the volume of the music of the latter part than the first half of the lesson.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the sound control means increases the volume of narration in the first half of the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control means than in the second half of the lesson. Further, the sound control means increases the volume of the music in the latter half of the exercise information indicating the exercise video displayed by the display control means than in the first half of the lesson. Therefore, the volume of the narration is increased in the first half of the lesson that is not familiar with exercise, so that the exercise operation can be understood in detail by both video and audio. In addition, by increasing the volume of the music in the second half of the lesson where the body gets used to the exercise and gets excited, the user can exercise with good rhythm to the music. As a result, the volume of music and narration can be automatically adjusted in accordance with the exercise motion of the displayed exercise video.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display control means displays an exercise video representing the exercise motion indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information according to the exercise tempo according to the lesson information stored in the storage means. The sound control means controls the MIDI sound source by a first control command for controlling the volume of the MIDI data output according to the exercise tempo as the volume of the music, and a second control command for controlling the volume of the narration. To control the software sound source that outputs the voice of the narration. As a result, even if exercise video and MIDI data are output in accordance with the exercise tempo, the volume of music and narration is automatically adjusted by independently controlling the MIDI sound source and the software sound source. be able to.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the sound control means increases the volume of the sound effect of the exercise motion in the second half of the lesson than the sound effect of the motion motion in the first half of the lesson. As a result, by increasing the volume of the sound effect in the second half of the lesson where the body gets used to the exercise and gets excited, the user can exercise according to the sound effect.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the determination means determines that the person is an elderly person, the sound control means sets the volume of the narration output in accordance with the exercise image displayed according to the lesson information from a predetermined value. Also make it bigger. As a result, it is possible to provide exercise support for an elderly user by automatically increasing the volume of the narration so that an appropriate exercise operation suitable for the body can be performed.

According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the invention, in the sound control step, the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed in the display control step increases the volume of the narration in the first half portion of the lesson portion. In the sound control step, the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed in the display control step increases the volume of the music in the latter half of the lesson in the first half. Therefore, the volume of the narration is increased in the first half of the lesson that is not familiar with exercise, so that the exercise operation can be understood in detail by both video and audio. In addition, by increasing the volume of the music in the second half of the lesson where the body gets used to the exercise and gets excited, the user can exercise with good rhythm to the music. As a result, the volume of music and narration can be automatically adjusted in accordance with the exercise motion of the displayed exercise video.

It is a figure explaining the outline | summary of the exercise assistance apparatus. It is a figure explaining the electrical structure of the exercise assistance apparatus. FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which lesson information is temporarily stored in a lesson information temporary storage area 81. It is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which motion information and exercise type information are stored in the exercise content storage area 74 as exercise content. FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which a volume setting table is stored in a volume setting table storage area 75. It is a flowchart which shows the main operation | movement of this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the initial setting process of this embodiment. It is an example of the function setting screen displayed on the display 4 of this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the description which elderly person setting is performed about a volume setting table. It is a flowchart which shows the volume optimization process of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, the exercise support apparatus 1 will be described as an example with reference to the drawings.

<External configuration of the exercise support device 1>
FIG. 1 is an external view of an exercise support apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. The exercise support device 1 includes a speaker 2, a speaker 3, a display 4, and an information input unit 5. The display 4 displays an exercise image 160. When the motion video 160 is displayed on the display 4, the music output together with the motion video 160 is output by the speakers 2 and 3. Using the information input unit 5, the user 150 inputs information for selecting exercise and information for selecting music. For example, the information input unit 5 is a keyboard or a mouse. As shown in FIG. 1, the user 150 can exercise by watching the exercise image 160 displayed on the display 4. The exercise support device 1 can provide exercise content composed of exercise images, 160, and music.

<Electrical configuration of the exercise support device 1>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the exercise support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the exercise support device 1 of the present embodiment includes a CPU 6 that controls the exercise support device 1. A speaker 2, a speaker 3, a display 4, an information input unit 5, an HDD 7, a RAM 8, and a network connection unit 9 are electrically connected to the CPU 6. The CPU 6 constitutes a computer that controls the operation of the exercise support apparatus 1 together with storage means such as the HDD 7 and the RAM 8. The network connection unit 9 communicates with a server on the network via the Internet.

  The RAM 8 includes a lesson information temporary storage area 81, a first setting information temporary storage area 82, a second setting information temporary storage area 83, an optimization flag temporary storage area 84, and an optimum volume information temporary storage area 85. .

  The lesson information temporary storage area 81 temporarily stores lesson information. FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which lesson information is temporarily stored in the lesson information temporary storage area 81. As shown in FIG. 3, the lesson information includes motion information, exercise type information, exercise tempo, number of repetitions, and music identification information. The motion information is information that can identify the motion movement. In the exercise support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, “march”, “knee up”, “side step”, etc. can be executed as exercise operations. Therefore, the motion support apparatus 1 can set motion information that can identify “march”, “knee-up”, “side step”,... In the present embodiment, first, motion information is selected. The lesson information temporary storage area 81 of this embodiment is an example of the storage means of the present invention.

  The exercise type information is information indicating the type of exercise of each motion information. The exercise type information includes, for example, “aerobic exercise”, “barbell exercise”, etc., as shown in FIG. Details of the exercise type information will be described later. Then, the exercise tempo and the number of repetitions are determined. The exercise tempo is a tempo at which an exercise operation corresponding to the selected motion information is executed. The exercise tempo is, for example, BPM (BeatPer Minutes: BPM). Video information is output according to the set value of exercise tempo. For each selected motion information, an exercise tempo is set as shown in FIG.

  The number of repetitions is the number of times that the exercise operation is repeated. For each selected motion information, the number of repetitions is set as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, music identification information is assigned to motion information. The music identification information is information that can identify the music. For example, the music identification information includes a music name, an artist name, an ID number, and the like that can identify the music. Based on the music identification information included in the lesson information, a predetermined music is read from the HDD 7. FIG. 3 is an example in which one piece of music identification information is assigned to a plurality of pieces of motion information. For example, in FIG. 3, the music information “TT” is associated with motion information “March” and “Knee Up”. Music information may be assigned for each piece of motion information.

  Video information and music information are output based on the lesson information generated by the above-described processing. Specifically, the motion information shown in FIG. 3 is “march”, “knee-up”, “side step”, “first barbell exercise”, “punch”, “kick”, “back stretch”, “thigh stretch”. Are executed in the order. First, video information corresponding to the motion information “March” is output by the display 4. Video information corresponding to the motion information “March” is output from the display 4, and music information corresponding to the music identification information “TT” corresponding to the motion information “March” is output from the speakers 2 and 3. . In addition to the music information, narration information and sound effect information corresponding to the motion information “March” are output by the speaker 2 and the speaker 3. In this case, the video information and the music information are output according to the exercise tempo “120” BPM associated with the motion information “March”. Also, the video information corresponding to the motion information “March” is repeatedly output “4” times corresponding to the motion information “March”. After that, videos associated with each motion information in the order of “Knee Up”, “Side Step”, “First Barbell Exercise”, “Punch”, “Kick”, “Back Stretch”, “Thigh Stretch” Information, music information, narration information, and sound effect information are output. In this way, the exercise support apparatus 1 outputs exercise content in which video information, music information, narration information, and sound effect information are output together. Note that details of the video information and music information output method are well known in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-107817 and the like, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The first setting information temporary storage area 82 temporarily stores the first setting information. The first setting information is information related to the setting in the case where the optimization process is performed on the volume of any one of narration, music, and sound effects. Details of the first setting information will be described later with reference to FIG. The second setting information temporary storage area 83 temporarily stores the second setting information. The second setting information is information related to the setting when performing settings for the elderly with respect to the volume of the narration. Details of the second setting information will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The optimization flag temporary storage area 84 temporarily stores an optimization flag. The optimization flag is a flag indicating whether or not to optimize at least one of music, narration, and sound effects output by the exercise support device 1.

  The optimal volume information temporary storage area 85 temporarily stores the volume parameter optimized based on the volume setting table. The sound volume is optimized based on the temporarily stored parameters.

  The HDD 7 includes a program information storage area 71, a video information storage area 72, a music information storage area 73, an exercise content storage area 74, and a volume setting table storage area 75. The program information storage area 71 stores a main operation program for controlling the exercise support apparatus 1. The program may be downloaded from a predetermined server on the network, for example, or may be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and read via the recording medium. good.

  The video information storage area 72 stores video information. In the present embodiment, a three-dimensional computer graphic (hereinafter referred to as 3DCG) video is stored in the video information storage area 72 as the video information. Specifically, video information corresponding to each motion is stored in the video information storage area 72.

  The music information storage area 73 stores music information. The music information is information for outputting music by the speaker 2 and the speaker 3. In the present embodiment, for example, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data is stored in the music information storage area 73. Specifically, music information and music identification information are associated with each other and stored in the music information storage area 73. In the present embodiment, MIDI data is output by software. Specifically, a software synthesizer capable of outputting MIDI data by software is stored in a predetermined storage area of the HDD 7. In accordance with the MIDI data, the CPU 6 generates a predetermined sound by a soft synthesizer. Then, the CPU 6 causes the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 to output the generated sound. The CPU 6 transmits a sound output command to the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 so as to output the uttered sound. In addition to the soft synthesizer, the exercise support apparatus 1 may be provided with a dedicated sound source board that can output sound according to MIDI data. Further, narration or sound effects described later in the present embodiment generate sound signals so that the CPU 6 emits predetermined sounds to the speakers 2 and 3 according to the narration information and sound effect information. According to the generated sound signal, the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 output narration and sound effects.

  The exercise content storage area 74 stores the motion information constituting the lesson information and the exercise type information in association with each other as exercise content. The motion information is information that can identify each movement. The exercise type information is information indicating the type of exercise of each motion information. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which motion information and exercise type information are stored in the exercise content storage area 74 as exercise content. In FIG. 4, as the motion information, motion information for identifying each motion operation of “march”, “back lunge”, “first barbell exercise”, “punch”, and “neck stretch” is stored. Then, video information corresponding to the motion information is read from the video information storage area 72. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, exercise information indicating the type of exercise of each motion information is stored. For example, the exercise type information corresponding to the motion information “back lunge” is “aerobic exercise”. This indicates that the exercise type of the motion information “back lunge” is “aerobic exercise”. The narration information and sound effect information are stored in the exercise content storage area 74 in association with the motion information. The narration information is information that causes the speakers 2 and 3 to output narration. The sound effect information is information that causes the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 to output a sound effect.

  Specifically, aerobic exercise includes step exercise. The step exercise can be executed as an effective aerobic exercise by being executed at an appropriate exercise tempo for each user. The step exercise is an exercise mainly using the legs and repeating the same pattern for a certain period. Effective aerobic exercise is exercise that can continue without undue fatigue while taking oxygen into the body (eg, step exercise and jogging). Aerobic exercise is exercise that exceeds the minimum exercise intensity at which fat is easily combusted. When the tempo is below an appropriate tempo, for example, when the tempo is slow, the exercise intensity is weak, and the effect as an aerobic exercise may not be obtained. Further, even when the tempo is higher than the appropriate tempo, for example, when the tempo is fast, there is a possibility that the exercise intensity is strong and the effect as an aerobic exercise does not appear and an anaerobic exercise is caused. In this case, the user feels excessive fatigue, and not only cannot continue the exercise for a long time, but also may not obtain the effect as an aerobic exercise. In the present embodiment, an exercise tempo (Beat Per Minutes: BPM) can be set for each piece of motion information. Therefore, it is possible to cause each user to execute a step exercise at an appropriate exercise tempo. Therefore, the step exercise can be executed as an aerobic exercise at an appropriate exercise tempo for each user.

  The barbell exercise is a kind of strength training exercise using a barbell. In addition, the fight is an exercise using a fighting action. Barbell exercise and fighting are one type of anaerobic exercise. The warm-up exercise is an exercise operation in which preparation is performed before the main exercise which is the main exercise lesson. The cool-down exercise is an exercise operation that cools the body down after the main exercise that is the main exercise lesson. In addition to the exercise type information described in FIG. 4 of the present embodiment, “yoga” may be used. Yoga is an exercise that holds a human body part in a predetermined posture. Yoga is an exercise that moves the body by holding a variety of poses by the human body.

  The volume setting table storage area 75 stores a volume setting table. In the present embodiment, a volume setting table is registered for each type of exercise information and stored in the volume setting table storage area 75. FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a storage state in which the volume setting table is stored in the volume setting table storage area 75. FIG. 5A is a volume setting table in which the exercise type information is “stretch” or “yoga”. FIG. 5B is a volume setting table whose exercise type information is “aerobic exercise”. FIG. 5C is a volume setting table in which the exercise type information is “barbell exercise”. FIG. 5D is a volume setting table in which the exercise type information is “fight”. Details will be described below with reference to the volume setting table of FIG.

  The volume setting table is composed of music volume, narration volume, and sound effect volume. The music volume indicates the volume of music output by MIDI data or the like. The narration volume is a volume of sound that explains the motion video displayed by the video information by voice. The narration volume is a volume of sound that supports the motion video displayed by the video information by voice. The sound effect volume is the volume of the sound effect that is pronounced in accordance with the motion video displayed by the video information. In this embodiment, the sound volume suitable for each of the first half, the middle board, and the second half of the lesson is set based on the volume setting table.

  Specifically, in this embodiment, an exercise operation within a predetermined time from the start of a lesson is determined as a warm-up exercise. For example, in the lesson information of FIG. 3, the motion information “March” is determined to be a warm-up exercise. Further, in the lesson information of FIG. 3, an exercise operation a predetermined time before the end of the lesson is determined as a cool-down exercise. For example, in the lesson information of FIG. 3, the motion information “thigh stretch” is determined as a cool-down exercise.

  The “first half of lesson” indicates the first half of the motion information constituting the lesson information. Specifically, the warm-up exercise and the cool-down exercise are excluded from the motion information included in the lesson information. Of the motion information from which the warm-up exercise and the cool-down exercise are removed, the motion information included in 1/3 of the first half is determined as “the first half of the lesson”. For example, in the lesson information of FIG. 3, the motion information from which the warm-up exercise and the cool-down exercise are removed includes “knee up”, “side step”, “first barbell exercise”, “punch”, “kick”, “ 6 pieces of motion information of “back stretch”. For this reason, two (6 × 1/3 = 2) pieces of motion information included in 1/3 of the first half are determined as “the first half of the lesson”. For this reason, in the example of FIG. 3, the motion information “knee up” and the motion information “side step” are determined as “the first half of the lesson”.

  Also, in the motion excluding the warm-up and cool-down exercises, 2 (6 x 1/3 = 2) motion information from the motion information after "the first half of the lesson" Determined as “midfield”. In the example of FIG. 3, the motion information “first barbell exercise” and the motion information “punch” are determined as “the middle of the lesson”. In addition, in the motions excluding the warm-up exercise and the cool-down exercise, 2 (6 × 1/3 = 2) motion information from the motion information after “the middle of the lesson” It is determined as “the second half”. In the example of FIG. 3, motion information “kick” and motion information “back stretch” are determined as “second half of lesson”. In this embodiment, “lesson first half”, “mid-lesson lesson”, and “second half of lesson” are determined from the lesson information and the motion information obtained by removing the warm-up exercise and the cool-down exercise. From the entire lesson information including the cool-down exercise, “the first half of the lesson”, “the middle of the lesson”, and “the second half of the lesson” may be determined. In this embodiment, “lesson first half”, “lesson middle” and “lesson second half” are determined based on the number of motion information included in the lesson information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. For example, the execution time for executing each motion may be determined. In this case, the execution time of the lesson may be determined based on the execution time of each motion. Based on the determined lesson execution time, “first half of lesson”, “middle of lesson”, and “second half of lesson” may be determined.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 3, the motion information “knee up” that is “the first half of the lesson” is “aerobic exercise”. For this reason, first, the volume setting table shown in FIG. 5B is determined from the volume setting table shown in FIG. Then, the music volume, narration volume, and sound effect volume registered as “first half” in FIG. 5B are determined as the volume of the motion information “knee up”. The determined volume is temporarily stored in the optimal volume information temporary storage area 85. In the example of FIG. 5B, the music volume, narration volume, and sound effect volume for “first half” are all registered as “6”. This indicates that the volume can be adjusted in 10 steps in the present embodiment, and the volume is the “6th” highest. As for the other motion information included in the lesson information, the music volume, the narration volume, and the sound effect volume are determined as in the above-described process. The determined volume is temporarily stored in the optimal volume information temporary storage area 85. Note that the volume may be adjusted by a method other than the present embodiment. A specific volume value may be registered in the volume setting table instead of the 10-step evaluation. Further, parameters other than the 10-level evaluation may be registered in the volume setting table.

  In the volume setting table shown in FIG. 5, the volume setting tables in FIGS. 5B, 5C, and 5D have a song volume of “middle” rather than the song volume of “first half”. Is getting bigger. Furthermore, in the volume setting tables of FIGS. 5B, 5C, and 5D, the “second half” music volume is larger than the “middle” music volume. This is because for the aerobic exercise, the barbell exercise, and the fight, the body becomes easier to move as the lesson progresses, so that the user can easily exercise according to the music. As for aerobic exercise, barbell exercise, and fighting, as the lesson progresses, the body tends to learn exercise. For this reason, it is for making it easy to exercise according to a music by making the volume of a music larger than another sound. On the other hand, for all of the volume setting tables shown in FIG. 5, the narration volume for “warm-up” is larger than the narration volumes for “first half”, “middle”, and “second half”. 5A, the “first half” narration volume is larger than the “middle” and “second half” narration volumes. This is because the body becomes easier to move as the lesson progresses, and it is easier to exercise according to the music than narration. In addition to this embodiment, the narration volume may decrease as the lesson progresses. Also, the music volume may increase as the lesson progresses.

  Further, in FIG. 5D, the sound effect volumes of “middle board” and “second half” are larger than the sound effect volumes of “first half” and “warm-up”. This is because the body becomes easier to move as the lesson progresses, and it is easier to exercise according to the sound effect. In addition to the present embodiment, the sound effect volume may increase as the lesson progresses. Thus, in this embodiment, the volume of the music, narration, and sound effect is adjusted in accordance with the motion operation of the video displayed on the display 4. Can be adjusted automatically.

<Main operation of the exercise support device 1>
The operation and action of the exercise support apparatus 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the main operation in the exercise support apparatus 1. The main operation is performed by the CPU 6 executing the main operation program by connecting the external power source such as a commercial power source and the exercise support apparatus 1 via a power source or an outlet. The processing shown below is processed by the CPU 6.

  In step S100, an initial setting process is executed. Details of the initial setting process will be described later with reference to FIG. Note that step S100 may be executed by the user of the exercise support apparatus 1 at an arbitrary timing.

  In step S101, the exercise support apparatus 1 determines whether or not a lesson start request has been made. Specifically, the information input unit 5 determines whether or not a lesson start request is input. If it is determined that a lesson start request has been made (step S101: YES), step S102 is executed. If it is not determined that there has been a lesson start request (step S101: NO), step S110 is executed.

  In step S102, it is determined whether an optimization setting is set. Specifically, it is determined whether or not “true” is stored in the optimization flag temporary storage area 84 as a flag indicating that the optimization is to be executed. When “true” is stored as a flag indicating that the optimization is to be executed, it is determined that the optimization setting is set. On the other hand, when the flag indicating that the optimization is to be executed is not stored, in other words, when “false” is stored in the optimization flag temporary storage area 84, it is determined that the optimization setting is not set. . If it is determined that the optimization setting is set (step S102: YES), step S103 is executed. If it is not determined that the optimization setting is set (step S102: NO), step S108 is executed. In step S103, the lesson information requested to be started in step S101 is determined. The determined lesson information is read from the lesson information temporary storage area 81.

  In step S104, the execution time of the lesson information read in step S103 is determined. Specifically, the execution time of each motion information included in the lesson information is determined. Then, the execution time of the lesson information is determined based on the execution time for each determined motion information.

  In step S105, it is determined whether or not the lesson time determined in step S104 is a predetermined time or more. If it is determined that the lesson time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (step S105: YES), step S106 is executed. When it is not determined that the lesson time is equal to or longer than the predetermined time (step S105: NO), step S108 is executed.

  In step S106, a volume optimization process is executed. Details of the sound volume optimization processing will be described later with reference to FIG.

  In step S107, the volume is set based on the optimum volume information determined in step S106. The volume is set based on the optimum volume information stored in the optimum volume information temporary storage area 85.

  In step S108, exercise content is output based on the lesson information. Specifically, the lesson is started according to the lesson information stored in the lesson information temporary storage area 81. Based on the lesson information, video information corresponding to the motion information is read from the video information storage area 72 and output from the display 4. Further, based on the lesson information, narration information and sound effect information corresponding to the motion information are output from the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 according to the volume set in step S107. Also, music identification information corresponding to the motion information is determined based on the lesson information. The music corresponding to the determined music identification information is output from the speaker 2 and the speaker 3 according to the volume set in step S107. Note that the computer of this embodiment and step S108 are examples of the display control means and the sound control means of the present invention. Moreover, step S108 of this embodiment is an example of the display control step and the sound control step of the present invention.

  In step S109, it is determined whether or not the lesson is completed. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the lesson to be executed has been completed based on the lesson information whose output has been started in step S108. If it is determined that the lesson has been completed (step S109: YES), step S110 is executed. If it is not determined that the lesson has been completed (step S109: NO), step S108 is repeatedly executed.

  In step S110, it is determined whether or not the exercise support apparatus 1 has been powered off. When it is determined that the power is turned off (step S110: YES), the main operation process is terminated. If it is not determined that the power has been turned off (step S110: NO), step S101 is executed again.

<Initial setting process>
Hereinafter, an initial setting process according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S201, it is determined whether the first setting has been input. Details of the first setting will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is an example of a function setting screen displayed on the display 4 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, the first setting and the second setting can be set for the exercise support device 1. The first setting is a setting as to whether or not to optimize the volume based on the volume setting table. In addition, the second setting is a setting for whether or not to optimize the sound volume for supporting the elderly. Specifically, in the first setting, it is set whether or not to perform narration optimization, music optimization, or sound effect optimization. When “ON” shown in FIG. 8 is instructed by the information input unit 5, the volume of the sound corresponding to “ON” is optimized based on the volume setting table. When at least one of “ON” or “OFF” of narration optimization, music optimization, or sound effect optimization is instructed by the information input unit 5, it is determined that the first setting has been input. . On the other hand, if neither “ON” or “OFF” of narration optimization, music optimization, or sound effect optimization is instructed by the information input unit 5, the first setting is not input. Determined. If it is determined that the first setting has been input (step S201: YES), step S202 is executed. If it is not determined that the first setting has been input (step S201: NO), step S203 is executed. Note that immediately after the power is turned on, the first setting and the second setting are all set to “OFF”. Therefore, information indicating that the setting is “OFF” for each of “narration optimization”, “music optimization”, “sound effect optimization”, and “elderly person support” is the first setting information temporary storage area 82 is temporarily stored.

  In step S202, the first setting is executed based on the input of the first setting in step S201. Specifically, the contents set in step S201 are temporarily stored in the first setting information temporary storage area 82. When “narration optimization” shown in FIG. 8 is set to “ON”, information indicating that “narration optimization” is set to “ON” is temporarily stored in the first setting information temporary storage area 82. Further, when “music optimization” shown in FIG. 8 is set to “OFF”, information indicating that “music optimization” is set to “OFF” is temporarily stored in the first setting information temporary storage area 82. The

  In step S203, it is determined whether the second setting has been input. Details of the second setting will be described below with reference to FIG. The second setting is a setting as to whether or not to optimize the volume for supporting the elderly. When “ON” or “OFF” for elderly support shown in FIG. 8 is instructed by the information input unit 5, it is determined that the second setting has been input. When “ON” or “OFF” of elderly support shown in FIG. 8 is not instructed by the information input unit 5, it is determined that the second setting has not been input. If it is determined that the second setting has been input (step S203: YES), step S204 is executed. If it is not determined that the second setting has been input (step S203: NO), step S205 is executed. In the present embodiment, it is determined whether or not the item for assisting the elderly is an elderly person depending on whether or not the information input unit 5 indicates that, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the age may be input by the information input unit 5. In this case, when the input age is equal to or greater than a predetermined age, it is determined that the person is an elderly person.

  In step S204, the second setting is executed based on the input of the second setting in step S203. Specifically, the contents set in step S 203 are temporarily stored in the second setting information temporary storage area 83. When “elderly person support” shown in FIG. 8 is set to “ON”, information indicating that “elderly person support” is set to “ON” is temporarily stored in the second setting information temporary storage area 83. When “elderly person support” shown in FIG. 8 is set to “OFF”, information indicating that “elderly person support” is set to “OFF” is temporarily stored in the second setting information temporary storage area 83. The Note that the computer of this embodiment and step S204 are an example of an acquisition unit of the present invention.

  In step S205, it is determined whether or not elderly support is set to “ON”. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the setting for assisting the elderly is set to “ON” in the second setting information temporary storage area 83. If it is determined that the elderly support setting is set to “ON” (step S205: YES), step S206 is executed. If it is not determined that the elderly support setting is set to “ON” (step S205: NO), step S207 is executed. Note that the computer of this embodiment and step S205 are examples of the determination unit of the present invention.

  In step S206, the narration volume is set higher by a predetermined value. Hereinafter, the details of the elderly support setting of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an example in which the elderly person setting is executed for the volume setting table of “stretch” or “yoga”. In the example of FIG. 9, the narration volume is increased by “1” based on the setting for assisting the elderly. Specifically, the volume of narration of “warm-up”, “first half”, “middle stage”, “end stage”, and “cool-down” is increased by “1”, respectively. As an example, as shown in FIG. 9, the volume of “narration volume” in “first half” is increased from “6” to “7”. Note that at least one of the music volume, the narration volume, and the sound effect volume shown in FIG. 9 may be set larger by a predetermined value. Further, the volume of at least one narration of “warm-up”, “first half”, “middle stage”, “end stage”, and “cool-down” may be set higher by a predetermined value.

  In step S207, it is determined whether or not to perform volume optimization. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the sound volume optimization is instructed by the information input unit 5. If it is determined that the sound volume optimization is to be executed (step S207: YES), step S208 is executed. If it is determined not to execute the sound volume optimization (step S207: NO), step S209 is executed.

  In step S208, the optimization flag is set to “true”. The optimization flag set to “true” is temporarily stored in the optimization flag temporary storage area 84.

  In step S209, the optimization flag is set to “false”. The optimization flag set to “false” is temporarily stored in the optimization flag temporary storage area 84.

<Volume optimization processing>
Hereinafter, the sound volume optimization process of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step S301, exercise type information is determined. Specifically, the exercise type information of the motion information included in the lesson information read in step S103 is determined.

  In step S302, a volume setting table corresponding to the exercise type information determined in step S301 is read from the volume setting table storage area 75.

  In step S303, the volume is set based on the volume setting table read in step S302 and the first setting information. For example, when “ON” is set for all of narration optimization, music optimization, and sound effect optimization in the first setting information, the volume setting table corresponding to the exercise type information determined in step S301 is determined. Is done. Then, based on the determined volume setting table, the narration volume, the music volume, and the sound effect volume are determined. In addition, when “ON” is set for some of the narration optimization, music optimization, and sound effect optimization in the first setting information, the volume setting is set for some items set to “ON”. The volume is determined based on the table. If “ON” is not set for the narration optimization, music optimization, and sound effect optimization in the first setting information, the basic setting volume is determined.

  In step S304, it is determined whether or not narration information is registered for the motion information included in the lesson information read in step S103. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the narration information about the motion information included in the lesson information is stored in the exercise content storage area 74. If it is determined that narration information is registered (step S304: YES), step S305 is executed. If it is not determined that the narration information is registered (step S304: NO), step S308 is executed.

  In step S 305, the second setting information is read from the second setting information temporary storage area 83.

  In step S306, it is determined whether or not the second setting information read in step S305 is a setting for supporting the elderly. If it is determined that the elderly support is set (step S306: YES), step S307 is executed. If it is not determined that the elderly support setting is set (step S306: NO), step S308 is executed.

  In step S307, as shown in FIG. 9, the volume of the narration is increased by a predetermined value. Based on the volume setting table raised by a predetermined value, the narration volume is determined again.

  In step S308, the volume determined in step S303 or step S307 is temporarily stored in the volume optimal information temporary storage area 85 as volume optimal information.

  In the present embodiment, the exercise support device 1 has been described using the configuration including the speaker 2, the speaker 3, and the display 4 shown in FIG. 1, but is not limited thereto. For example, a computer that can be connected to a de-speaker and a display may be used as the exercise support apparatus. In this case, various processes of the present embodiment are executed by the main operation program stored in the HDD 2 of the exercise support apparatus. Further, the main operation program of the present embodiment may be installed in an electronic device such as a general computer, a tablet PC, or a smartphone and used as the exercise support apparatus 1. Also in this case, an electronic device such as a computer, a tablet PC, or a smartphone executes various processes of the present embodiment by the installed main operation program.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Exercise support apparatus 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Display 5 Information input part 6 CPU
7 HDD
8 RAM
9 Network connection section 71 Program storage area 72 Video information storage area 73 Music information storage area 74 Exercise content storage area 75 Volume setting table storage area 81 Exercise lesson information temporary storage area 82 First setting information temporary storage area 83 Second setting information temporarily Storage area 84 Optimization flag temporary storage area 85 Optimal volume information temporary storage area 150 User 160 Exercise video

Claims (6)

Storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating exercise movement;
Display control means for displaying an exercise image indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information according to lesson information stored in the storage means;
When an exercise image is displayed by the display control means, according to the exercise information indicating the displayed exercise image, music output in accordance with the exercise image and narration output in accordance with the exercise image Sound control means for controlling the volume,
The sound control means increases the volume of the narration in the first half portion of the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control means than the latter half part of the lesson,
The exercise support apparatus, wherein the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control means increases the volume of the music in the latter half of the lesson in the first half. The storage means stores the exercise information and the exercise tempo for performing the exercise information in association with each other as the lesson information,
The display control means, according to the lesson information stored in the storage means, displays an exercise video representing the exercise motion indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information according to the exercise tempo,
The sound control means controls a MIDI sound source according to a first control command for controlling the volume of MIDI data output according to the exercise tempo as the volume of music, and a second control command for controlling the volume of narration. The exercise support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a software sound source that outputs voice of narration is controlled. The sound control means further controls the volume of the effect that is output in accordance with the exercise video according to the exercise information indicating the exercise video displayed when the exercise video is displayed by the display control means,
The exercise according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sound control means increases the volume of the sound effect of the exercise action in the second half of the lesson than the sound effect of the exercise action in the first half of the lesson. Support device. An acquisition means for acquiring identification information indicating whether the user performing the lesson is an elderly person;
Determination means for determining whether the acquired identification information is information indicating an elderly person;
When the determination means determines that the person is an elderly person, the sound control means increases the volume of the narration that is output in accordance with the exercise image displayed according to the lesson information above a predetermined value. The exercise support device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. A display control step for displaying an exercise image indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information in accordance with lesson information stored in a storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating exercise operation;
When an exercise image is displayed by the display control step, according to the exercise information indicating the displayed exercise image, music output in accordance with the exercise image and narration output in accordance with the exercise image A sound control step for controlling the volume,
In the sound control step, the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control step increases the volume of the narration in the first half part of the second half part of the lesson,
An exercise support method, wherein the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed in the display control step increases the volume of the music in the latter half of the lesson in the first half. A display control step for displaying an exercise image indicated by the exercise information included in the lesson information in accordance with lesson information stored in a storage means for storing lesson information including a plurality of exercise information indicating exercise operation;
When an exercise image is displayed by the display control step, according to the exercise information indicating the displayed exercise image, music output in accordance with the exercise image and narration output in accordance with the exercise image A program for causing a computer to execute a sound control step for controlling a volume;
In the sound control step, the exercise information indicating the exercise image displayed by the display control step increases the volume of the narration in the first half part of the second half part of the lesson,
The program characterized in that the exercise information indicating the exercise video displayed in the display control step increases the volume of the music in the latter half of the lesson in the first half.