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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Daniel P. Craggs, Montreal, CA;

Ian G. Craggs, Salisbury, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 16/638 (2019.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 16/639 (2019.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01); H04L 67/18 (2013.01); H04L 67/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach for utilizing a motivational effect value for music on a computing device, the approach involves determining a performance indicator for a first segment of distance traveled, retrieving one or more performance factors associated with the first segment, calculating a first motivational effect value for one or more songs associated with the first segment, wherein the calculating is based on the performance indicator and the one or more performance factors, developing a playlist of music based on a plurality of motivational effect values, wherein the developing comprises at least one of generating a new playlist and modifying an existing playlist, and developing a playlist of suggested music based on receiving one or more motivational effect values associated with one or more groups of users.


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