Monitoring Sleep Stages to Determine Optimal Arousal Times and to Alert an Individual to Negative States of Wakefulness
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a device to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage to be used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device to send an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring sleep stages to determine optimal arousal times and to alert an individual to negative states of wakefulness. In an embodiment, a device receives pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, where the pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep. The device uses the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual. The sleep stage is used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual. The device sends an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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22 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a device to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage to be used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device to send an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system, comprising:
a device to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage to be used to determine whether the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness when the individual wakes from sleep, wherein the device to cause a warning to the individual when the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness and is approaching a dangerous situation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, comprising:
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receiving pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; determining whether the sleep stage is an optimal arousal time for the individual; and sending an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; using the determined sleep stage to determine whether the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness when the individual wakes from sleep; and causing a warning to the individual when the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness and is approaching a dangerous situation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; determining whether the sleep stage is an optimal arousal time for the individual; and sending an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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