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Wearable device for sleep assistance

US10478589B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 21, 2016
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2230/63
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wearable device (105) for sleep assistance includes at least one sensor (115) to detect one or several vital signs of a user of the wearable device, a memory (155) to store a set of sleep aid techniques, and an interface to receive a selection of a sleep aid technique from the set of sleep aid techniques. Each aid sleep technique includes instructions facilitating the user to fall asleep and is associated with a doze-off time estimated for the sleep aid technique to affect the user following the instructions. The wearable device also includes a processor to update the doze-off time based on the vital signs of the user, to determine, based on the updated doze-off time, a schedule for executing at least one predetermined action, and to execute the predetermined action according to the schedule.

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