Apparatuses and methods for measured sleep alarm signaling
US9566031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/505
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Measured sleep alarm signaling is provided which activates an alarm in a manner that allows a user to get a predetermined amount of measured sleep, rather than just awakening the person at a specific time, or when the person has been in the bed for a certain amount of time. A method for awakening a person includes: setting a desired amount of actual sleep time; receiving measurement signals relating to the person's state of sleep over time; determining, using the received measurement signals, an actual sleep time indicating an amount of time that the person has actually slept; determining whether the actual sleep time is greater than or equal to the desired amount of actual sleep time, as a first determination result; and initiating an alarm for awakening the person using the first determination result.
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