Well-being of an infant by monitoring and responding to non-nutritive sucking
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1. ) A method of modifying the environment of an infant, comprising:
- monitoring non-nutritive sucking of the infant;
determining a baseline of the non-nutritive sucking;
detecting a deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; and
adjusting a first component of the environment upon detecting the deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking.
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Abstract
Caregivers such as parent and day care providers desire to keep the infants under their care as happy as possible. One way that caregivers try to accomplish this is by modifying the environment of the infants as they analyze signals of their happiness, alertness and/or agitation. This analysis requires the caregiver to have enough time and opportunity to observe the infant'"'"'s signals, and remember the behavior to detect patterns. This becomes additionally difficult when multiple caregivers provide care such as with day cares. Further, at times the caregiver may not wish to be in the same room as the infant, such as during naps, or during the night.
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1. ) A method of modifying the environment of an infant, comprising:
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monitoring non-nutritive sucking of the infant; determining a baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; detecting a deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; and adjusting a first component of the environment upon detecting the deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. ) A method of modifying the environment of an infant, comprising:
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monitoring non-nutritive sucking of the infant; determining a baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; detecting deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; adjusting a first component of the environment upon detecting the deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking if the deviation is of a first type; and adjusting a second component of the environment upon detecting the deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking if the deviation is of a second type of deviation;
wherein the first component of the environment is different from the second component of the environment, and the first type of deviation is different from the second type of deviation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. ) A pacifier adapted to detect non-nutritive sucking events, the pacifier comprising:
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a nipple; a base attached to the nipple; a sensor attached to the base, the sensor adapted to detect non-nutritive sucking events produced by an infant sucking on the nipple; and an information device attached to the base and operatively connected to the sensor, the information device adapted to; monitor the non-nutritive sucking of the infant; determine a baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; detect a deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking; and adjust a first component of the environment upon detecting the deviation from the baseline of the non-nutritive sucking.
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