Device for preventing of snoring
First Claim
1. A device for preventing snoring by a sleeping person, comprising:
- sound-receiving means for receiving sounds and for delivering signals when snoring sounds are received;
logic means connected to said sound-receiving means for receiving the signals and activation pulses when said signals are determined by said logic means to be arriving periodically at time intervals which are typical of snores, said logic means including a counter means for counting the number of signals and upon counting a selected number of signals for supplying an activation pulse andinfluencing means connected to said counter means for receiving said activation pulses, said influencing means being activated by an activation pulse to influence a sleeping person to stop producing snoring sounds.
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Abstract
A device for preventing snoring of a sleeping person comprises an arrangement (5-9) for detecting snoring sounds and an apparatus (17) controlled by this arrangement and adapted to influence the person to stop snoring. The arrangement has a sound-receiving microphone (5) and at least one frequency filter (6, 8), arranged to deliver signals deriving from sounds with frequencies typical for snoring sounds in order to determine if the present sound derives from snores. The arrangement further comprises a circuit (10-14) for determining if the signals delivered by the microphone are periodically appearing at time intervals, which are typical for snores. The circuit comprises a counter (13) which is arranged to count the number of snores. The arrangement (5-14) of the device is adapted to send activating control pulses to the apparatus when the counter (13) has detected a predetermined number of successive snores with the time intervals.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for preventing snoring by a sleeping person, comprising:
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sound-receiving means for receiving sounds and for delivering signals when snoring sounds are received; logic means connected to said sound-receiving means for receiving the signals and activation pulses when said signals are determined by said logic means to be arriving periodically at time intervals which are typical of snores, said logic means including a counter means for counting the number of signals and upon counting a selected number of signals for supplying an activation pulse and influencing means connected to said counter means for receiving said activation pulses, said influencing means being activated by an activation pulse to influence a sleeping person to stop producing snoring sounds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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