Adaptive wearable device for controlling an alarm based on user sleep state
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a user-selected point in time and based on at least one physiological parameter detected by a sensor coupled to a wearable device, a sleep state of a user of the wearable device; and
responsive to determining, based on the sleep state, that the user is currently asleep;
actuating the alarm; and
responsive to determining that the user has not acknowledged the alarm within a predetermined time period, outputting two or more alerts in which each respective successive alert of the two or more alerts has at least one of a greater amplitude, frequency, or duration than each respective prior alert of the two or more alerts, wherein the two or more alerts are output until the user has acknowledged at least one of the two or more alerts.
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Abstract
A method is provided for dismissing or altering a user-configured alarm upon detection of the user'"'"'s sleep state. The method includes associating an alarm device with the user'"'"'s body by securing a wearable device to the user'"'"'s wrist, placing the device in a pocket, integrating the device into the user'"'"'s clothing such as a belt, or otherwise placing the device in contact with or adjacent to the user. The device includes one or more sensors for detecting physiological and/or environmental parameters such as heart, respiration, or pulse rate, body movements, eye movements, ambient light, and the like. If the user is asleep, the alarm is actuated in a typical manner. If the user is awake, the alarm is suppressed. If the user is neither asleep nor fully awake, the alarm is adjusted to provide an appropriate level of stimulation.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a user-selected point in time and based on at least one physiological parameter detected by a sensor coupled to a wearable device, a sleep state of a user of the wearable device; and responsive to determining, based on the sleep state, that the user is currently asleep; actuating the alarm; and responsive to determining that the user has not acknowledged the alarm within a predetermined time period, outputting two or more alerts in which each respective successive alert of the two or more alerts has at least one of a greater amplitude, frequency, or duration than each respective prior alert of the two or more alerts, wherein the two or more alerts are output until the user has acknowledged at least one of the two or more alerts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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determining, at a user-selected point in time and based on at least one physiological parameter detected by a sensor coupled to a wearable device, a sleep state of a user of the wearable device; responsive to determining, based on the sleep state, that the user is currently asleep; actuating the alarm; and responsive to determining that the user has not acknowledged the alarm within a predetermined time period, outputting two or more alerts in which each respective successive alert of the two or more alerts has at least one of a greater amplitude, frequency, or duration than each respective prior alert of the two or more alerts, wherein the two or more alerts are output until the user has acknowledged at least one of the two or more alerts; and responsive to determining, based on the sleep state, that the user is currently awake, suppressing actuation of the alarm.
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13. A device comprising:
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a controller; a sensor coupled to the controller, wherein the sensor detects at least one physiological parameter of a user; wherein the controller is configured to; determine, at a user-selected point in time and based on the at least one physiological parameter of the user, the sleep state of the user; and responsive to determining, based on the sleep state, that the user is currently asleep; actuate the alarm; and responsive to determining that the user has not acknowledged the alarm within a predetermined time period, output two or more alerts in which each respective successive alert of the two or more alerts has at least one of a greater amplitude, frequency, or duration than each respective prior alert of the two or more alerts, wherein the two or more alerts are output until the user has acknowledged at least one of the two or more alerts. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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