INFLATABLE AIR MATTRESS SNORING DETECTION AND RESPONSE

• US 20140259417A1
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
• Original Assignee: SleepIQ Labs Inc. (Sleep Number Corporation)
• Inventors: Palashewski, Wade Daniel, Tilstra, Matthew Wayne, Stusynski, Stacy, Nunn, Rob, Young, Steven, Hewitt, Carl
• Granted Patent: US 9,370,457 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 5/614
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/025 Direct mattress support frames, Cross-bars
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/04 with adjustable inclination A47C20/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/003 Lighting, radio, telephone or the like connected to the bedstead
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/006 Oscillating, balancing or vibrating mechanisms connected to the bedstead for children's beds A47D9/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/04 Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/082 with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/083 with pressure control, e.g. with pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/00 Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4836 Diagnosis combined with treatment in closed-loop systems or methods A61B5/0036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/56 Devices for preventing snoring by influencing the respiratory system by gas treatment A61M16/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position

Abstract

A method can be provided that includes measuring sound waves using a sound measuring device, determining, at a central controller of an air mattress system, one or more parameter values of the sound waves, comparing the one or more parameter values with values, ranges, or patterns indicative of snoring, identifying a snoring state of a user, and initiating, with the central controller, a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

measuring sound waves using a sound measuring device;

determining, at a central controller of an air mattress system, one or more parameter values of the sound waves;

comparing the one or more parameter values with values, ranges, or patterns indicative of snoring;

identifying a snoring state of a user; and

initiating, with the central controller, a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system comprises transmitting, from the central controller, at least one instruction to the one or more adjustable features.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein initiating a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system comprises adjusting a head position of an adjustable foundation.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein initiating a change to one or more adjustable features of the air mattress system further comprises adjusting a pressure of an air mattress.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sound measuring device comprises a microphone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameter values includes a decibel level of the sound waves.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameter values includes a wave pattern of the sound waves.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more parameter values includes a frequency of the sound waves.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a sleep profile report, the sleep profile report including a snoring analysis.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the snoring analysis indicates an amount of time that the user was snoring during a sleep period.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the snoring analysis indicates a percentage of time that the user was snoring during a sleep period.

12. A method comprising:

determining, at a central controller of a mattress system, whether a user is snoring; and

in response to determining that the user is snoring, adjusting a head position of an adjustable foundation of the mattress system.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the mattress system includes an air mattress supported by the adjustable foundation.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising adjusting a pressure of the air mattress, in response to determining that the user is snoring.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein determining whether a user is snoring comprises measuring sound waves using a sound measuring device.

16. A bed system comprising:

an inflatable air mattress;

an adjustable foundation; and

a central controller comprising;

a pump; and

a processor configured to;

determine whether a user on the air mattress is snoring; and

transmit, in response to determining that the user is snoring, at least one instruction to adjust a head position of the adjustable foundation.

17. The bed system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to adjust a pressure of the air mattress, in response to determining that the user is snoring.

18. The bed system of claim 16, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether a user on the air mattress is snoring based on sound waves generated by the user.

19. The bed system of claim 16, further comprising a pressure sensor for sensing pressure of the air mattress.

20. The bed system of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether a user on the air mattress is snoring based on pressure signals obtained from the pressure sensor.