APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HEATING OR COOLING A BED BASED ON HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS
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1. A method for automatically heating or cooling a mattress based on a biological signal associated with a user:
- obtaining, by a processor, said biological signal associated with said user, wherein said biological signal comprises a respiration rate associated with said user, a heart rate associated with said user, a motion associated with said user, or a temperature associated with said user;
identifying, by said processor, said user based on at least one of;
said heart rate associated with said user, said respiration rate associated with said user, said motion associated with said user, or said temperature associated with said user;
based on said user identification, obtaining, by said processor, from a database a normal biological signal range associated with a sleep phase in a plurality of sleep phases associated with said user, wherein said normal biological signal range comprises a normal temperature range associated with said user;
based on said normal biological signal range and said biological signal, identifying, by said processor, said sleep phase in said plurality of sleep phases associated with said user; and
when said temperature associated with said sleep phase is outside of said normal temperature range associated with said sleep phase, sending, by said processor, a control signal to a temperature control device coupled to said mattress, said control signal comprising an instruction to heat or cool said mattress to a temperature within said normal temperature range.
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Abstract
Introduced are methods and systems for an adjustable bed device configured to: gather biological signals associated with multiple users, such as heart rate, respiration rate, or temperature; analyze the gathered human biological signals; and heat or cool a bed based on the analysis.
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1. A method for automatically heating or cooling a mattress based on a biological signal associated with a user:
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obtaining, by a processor, said biological signal associated with said user, wherein said biological signal comprises a respiration rate associated with said user, a heart rate associated with said user, a motion associated with said user, or a temperature associated with said user; identifying, by said processor, said user based on at least one of;
said heart rate associated with said user, said respiration rate associated with said user, said motion associated with said user, or said temperature associated with said user;based on said user identification, obtaining, by said processor, from a database a normal biological signal range associated with a sleep phase in a plurality of sleep phases associated with said user, wherein said normal biological signal range comprises a normal temperature range associated with said user; based on said normal biological signal range and said biological signal, identifying, by said processor, said sleep phase in said plurality of sleep phases associated with said user; and when said temperature associated with said sleep phase is outside of said normal temperature range associated with said sleep phase, sending, by said processor, a control signal to a temperature control device coupled to said mattress, said control signal comprising an instruction to heat or cool said mattress to a temperature within said normal temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for automatically heating or cooling a mattress based on a biological signal associated with a user:
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obtaining, by a processor, said biological signal associated with said user, wherein said biological signal comprises a respiration rate associated with said user, a heart rate associated with said user, a motion associated with said user, or a temperature associated with said user; based on said biological signal, detecting, by said processor, when said user has transitioned to sleep; and when said user has transitioned to sleep, sending, by said processor, a control signal to a temperature control device coupled to said mattress, said control signal comprising an instruction to cool said mattress to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for automatically heating or cooling a mattress based on a biological signal associated with a user:
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a processor; a storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by said processor, cause the system to perform a computer-implemented operation, said instructions comprising; instructions for obtaining said biological signal associated with said user, wherein said biological signal comprises a respiration rate associated with said user, a heart rate associated with said user, a motion associated with said user, or a temperature associated with said user; instructions for identifying said user based on at least one of;
said heart rate associated with said user, said respiration rate associated with said user, said motion associated with said user, or said temperature associated with said user;instructions for based on said user identification, obtaining from a database a normal biological signal range associated with a sleep phase in a plurality of sleep phases associated with said user, wherein said normal biological signal range comprises a normal temperature range associated with said user; instructions for based on said normal biological signal range and said biological signal, identifying said sleep phase in said plurality of sleep phases associated with said user; and instructions for when said temperature associated with said sleep phase is outside of said normal temperature range associated with said sleep phase, sending a control signal to a temperature control device coupled to said mattress, said control signal comprising an instruction to heat or cool said mattress to a temperature within said normal temperature range. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for automatically heating or cooling a mattress based on a biological signal associated with a user:
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a processor; a storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by said processor, cause the system to perform a computer-implemented operation, said instructions comprising; instructions for obtaining said biological signal associated with said user, wherein said biological signal comprises a respiration rate associated with said user, a heart rate associated with said user, a motion associated with said user, or a temperature associated with said user; instructions for based on said biological signal, detecting when said user has transitioned to sleep; and instructions for when said user has transitioned to sleep, sending a control signal to a temperature control device coupled to said mattress, said control signal comprising an instruction to cool said mattress to a predetermined temperature. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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