Sleep and environment control method and system
US7524279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3584
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sleep system includes sensors capable of gathering sleep data from a person and environmental data during a sleep by the person. A processor executes instructions that analyze this data and control the sleep of the person and the environment surrounding the person. Typically, the instructions are loaded in a memory where they execute to generate an objective measure of sleep quality from the sleep data from the person and gather environmental data during the sleep by the person. Upon execution, the instructions receive a subjective measure of sleep quality from the person after the sleep, create a sleep quality index from the objective measure of sleep quality and subjective measure of sleep quality, correlate the sleep quality index and a current sleep system settings with a historical sleep quality index and corresponding historical sleep system settings. The instructions then may modify the current set of sleep system settings depending on the correlation between the sleep quality index and the historic sleep quality index. These sleep system settings control and potentially change one or more different elements of an environment associated with the sleep system.
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