Facilitating restful sleep using reminders

US10271784B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Roy J. Raymann · Campbell, US
• Wren N. Dougherty · San Francisco, US
• Divya Nag · San Jose, US
• Deborah M. Lambert · San Francisco, US
• Stephanie Greer · San Francisco, US
• Thomas R. Gruber · Santa Cruz, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2015
• Grant date: Apr 30, 2019
• Expiry date: May 25, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08B23/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In some implementations, a computing device can remind a user to perform sleep ritual activities. The computing device can automatically determine the user's sleep ritual. The users sleep ritual can include various activities performed before going to sleep. The computing device can detect when the user performs the various sleep ritual activities. The computing device can remind the user about specific sleep ritual activities when the user forgets to perform the sleep ritual activities before going to sleep. In some implementation, the computing device can perform sleep ritual activities (e.g., turning off devices, locking doors, setting the air conditioning, etc.) on behalf of the user in response to user input. In some implementation, the computing device can perform sleep ritual activities on behalf of the user automatically and without user input.