GENERATING A CIRCADIAN TIME DIFFERENCE
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1. A method of generating information about a person'"'"'s circadian time cycle for presentation in a graphical user-interface, the method comprising:
- determining a specific circadian time of the person that is representative of a specific circadian phase of the circadian time cycle;
determining a specific wall-clock time coinciding with an occurrence of the specific circadian time;
using a memory that stores one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more data items is representative of a respective past circadian time of the person and is representative of a respective past wall-clock time coinciding with a respective past occurrence of the respective past circadian time; and
performing at least one of;
a first series of steps that comprises;
selecting from the memory one or more particular ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more particular data items being representative of a respective particular past wall-clock time that is compatible with the specific wall-clock time;
for each respective one of the one or more particular data items, determining a respective particular past circadian time;
determining a reference circadian time from the one or more particular past circadian times; and
generating a first contribution to the information under control of a difference between the specific circadian time and the reference circadian time;
a second series of steps that comprises;
selecting from the memory one or more special ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more special data items being representative of a respective special past circadian time that is compatible with the specific circadian time;
for each respective one of the one or more special data items, determining the respective special past wall-clock time; and
generating a second contribution to the information under control of a respective difference between the respective special wall-clock time and the specific wall-clock time.
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Abstract
Information about a person'"'"'s circadian rhythm is generated in terms of a difference between a reference and a specific circadian time for a specific wall-clock time or in terms of a difference between a special and a specific wall-clock time for a specific circadian time event.
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1. A method of generating information about a person'"'"'s circadian time cycle for presentation in a graphical user-interface, the method comprising:
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determining a specific circadian time of the person that is representative of a specific circadian phase of the circadian time cycle; determining a specific wall-clock time coinciding with an occurrence of the specific circadian time; using a memory that stores one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more data items is representative of a respective past circadian time of the person and is representative of a respective past wall-clock time coinciding with a respective past occurrence of the respective past circadian time; and
performing at least one of;a first series of steps that comprises; selecting from the memory one or more particular ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more particular data items being representative of a respective particular past wall-clock time that is compatible with the specific wall-clock time; for each respective one of the one or more particular data items, determining a respective particular past circadian time; determining a reference circadian time from the one or more particular past circadian times; and generating a first contribution to the information under control of a difference between the specific circadian time and the reference circadian time; a second series of steps that comprises; selecting from the memory one or more special ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more special data items being representative of a respective special past circadian time that is compatible with the specific circadian time; for each respective one of the one or more special data items, determining the respective special past wall-clock time; and generating a second contribution to the information under control of a respective difference between the respective special wall-clock time and the specific wall-clock time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system configured for generating information about a person'"'"'s circadian time cycle for presentation in a graphical user-interface, the system comprising:
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a circadian engine configured for determining a specific circadian time of the person that is representative of a specific circadian phase of the circadian time cycle; a clock configured for determining a specific wall-clock time coinciding with an occurrence of the specific circadian time; a memory for storing one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more data items is representative of a respective past circadian time of the person and is representative of a respective past wall-clock time coinciding with a respective past occurrence of the respective past circadian time; and
a data processor configured for performing at least one of;a first series of steps that comprises; selecting from the memory one or more particular ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more particular data items being representative of a respective particular past wall-clock time that is compatible with the specific wall-clock time;
for each respective one of the one or more particular data items, determining a respective particular past circadian time;determining a reference circadian time from the one or more particular past circadian times; and generating a first contribution to the information under control of a difference between the specific circadian time and the reference circadian time; a second series of steps that comprises; selecting from the memory one or more special ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more special data items being representative of a respective special past circadian time that is compatible with the specific circadian time; for each respective one of the one or more special data items, determining the respective special past wall-clock time; and generating a second contribution to the information under control of a respective difference between the respective special wall-clock time and the specific wall-clock time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Control software for configuring a computer to generate information about a person'"'"'s circadian time cycle for presentation in a graphical user-interface, the control software comprising:
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first instructions for determining a specific circadian time of the person that is representative of a specific circadian phase of the circadian time cycle; second instructions for determining a specific wall-clock time coinciding with an occurrence of the specific circadian time; third instructions for using a memory that stores one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more data items is representative of a respective past circadian time of the person and is representative of a respective past wall-clock time coinciding with a respective past occurrence of the respective past circadian time; and at least one of;
fourth instructions for performing a first series of steps and fifth instructions for performing a second series of steps;the fourth instructions comprise; sixth instructions for selecting from the memory one or more particular ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more particular data items being representative of a respective particular past wall-clock time that is compatible with the specific wall-clock time; seventh instructions for determining, for each respective one of the one or more particular data items, a respective particular past circadian time; eighth instructions for determining a reference circadian time from the one or more particular past circadian times; and ninth instructions for generating a first contribution to the information under control of a difference between the specific circadian time and the reference circadian time; the fifth instructions comprise; tenth instructions for selecting from the memory one or more special ones of the one or more data items, each respective one of the one or more special data items being representative of a respective special past circadian time that is compatible with the specific circadian time; eleventh instructions for determining, for each respective one of the one or more special data items, the respective special past wall-clock time; and twelfth instructions for generating a second contribution to the information under control of a respective difference between the respective special wall-clock time and the specific wall-clock time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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