Codependent alarm device

• US 9,870,689 B1
• Filed: 08/24/2016
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2016
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Deluca, Lisa Seacat, Will, IV, Henry C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Blount, Eric M
• Application Number:
  US15/245,620
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 340575, 3405731
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/02 at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks

Abstract

Aspects optimize an alarm time as a function of biometric sleep data. Biometric sleep data is generated from monitoring a sleeping person. A readiness period of time is determined as required for a selected caregiver to complete a task prior to tending to the sleeping person. A probability that the sleeping person will wake within the readiness time period from a current time is determined from the biometric sleep data of the sleeping person. Accordingly, an alarm is initialized (given, broadcast, etc.) to the selected caregiver in response to determining that the wake probability meets a threshold certainty value.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for optimizing an alarm time as a function of biometric sleep data, comprising executing on a computer processor the steps of:

generating biometric sleep data from monitoring a sleeping person;

determining a readiness period of time required for a selected caregiver to complete a task prior to tending to the sleeping person;

determining from the biometric sleep data of the sleeping person a probability that the sleeping person will wake within said readiness time period from a current time; and

in response to the determined wake probability meeting a threshold certainty value, initializing an alarm to the selected caregiver.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

integrating computer-readable program code into a computer system comprising a processor, a computer readable memory in circuit communication with the processor, and a computer readable storage medium in circuit communication with the processor; and

wherein the processor executes program code instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby performs the steps of generating the biometric sleep data from monitoring the sleeping person, determining the readiness time period for the selected caregiver to complete the task prior to tending to the sleeping person, determining from the biometric sleep data of the sleeping person the probability that the sleeping person will wake within said readiness time period from the current time, and initializing the alarm to the selected caregiver in response to the determined wake probability meeting the threshold certainty value.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the computer-readable program code is provided as a service in a cloud environment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected caregiver is sleeping, the method further comprising:

generating biometric sleep data from monitoring the selected sleeping caregiver; and

revising a length of the readiness time period as a function of the biometric sleep data of the selected caregiver.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein generating the biometric sleep data generates for the sleeping person observations selected from the group consisting of movements, sleep cycle identifications, sleep movement patterns, sounds, oxygen levels, breathing rates, restlessness, efficiency, and body temperatures.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

selecting the selected caregiver from a plurality of sleeping caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to determining from their respective biometric sleep data that the selected caregiver is more rested, or more nearly awake, relative to another of the plurality of sleeping caregivers.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

in response to the determined wake probability meeting the threshold certainty value, determining a specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, from a universal plurality of personal assistance tasks that are each applicable to care of the sleeping person; and

selecting the selected caregiver from a plurality of caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to an association of the selected caregiver with the specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, relative to another of the plurality of caregivers that is associated with a different one of the universal plurality of personal assistance tasks.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

learning a length of the readiness time period over time in response to feedback of observations of timeliness of the alarm time by the selected caregiver.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining the readiness period of as a function of time period data that is selected from the group consisting of a minimum time period specified for a task and a historic readiness time period observed for the caregiver.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a computer readable memory in circuit communication with the processor; and

a computer readable storage medium in circuit communication with the processor;

wherein the processor executes program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby;

generates biometric sleep data from monitoring a sleeping person;

determines a readiness period of time required for a selected caregiver to complete a task prior to tending to the sleeping person;

determines from the biometric sleep data of the sleeping person a probability that the sleeping person will wake within said readiness time period from a current time; and

in response to the determined wake probability meeting a threshold certainty value, initializes an alarm to the selected caregiver.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the selected caregiver is sleeping, and wherein the processor executes the program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:

generates biometric sleep data from monitoring the selected sleeping caregiver; and

revises a length of the readiness time period as a function of the biometric sleep data of the selected caregiver.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor executes the program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:

generates for the sleeping person biometric sleep data observations selected from the group consisting of movements, sleep cycle identifications, sleep movement patterns, sounds, oxygen levels, breathing rates, restlessness, efficiency, and body temperatures.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor executes the program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:

selects the selected caregiver from a plurality of sleeping caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to determining from their respective biometric sleep data that the selected caregiver is more rested, or more nearly awake, relative to another of the plurality of sleeping caregivers.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor executes the program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:

in response to the determined wake probability meeting the threshold certainty value, determines a specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, from a universal plurality of personal assistance tasks that are each applicable to care of the sleeping person; and

selects the selected caregiver from a plurality of caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to an association of the selected caregiver with the specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, relative to another of the plurality of caregivers that is associated with a different one of the universal plurality of personal assistance tasks.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor executes the program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium via the computer readable memory and thereby:

learns a length of the readiness time period over time in response to feedback of observations of timeliness of the alarm time by the selected caregiver.

16. A computer program product for optimizing an alarm time as a function of biometric sleep data, the computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the computer readable program code comprising instructions for execution by a processor that cause the processor to;

generate biometric sleep data from monitoring a sleeping person;

determine a readiness period of time required for a selected caregiver to complete a task prior to tending to the sleeping person;

determine from the biometric sleep data of the sleeping person a probability that the sleeping person will wake within said readiness time period from a current time; and

in response to the determined wake probability meeting a threshold certainty value, initialize an alarm to the selected caregiver.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the selected caregiver is sleeping, and wherein the computer readable program code instructions for execution by the processor further cause the processor to:

generate biometric sleep data from monitoring the selected sleeping caregiver; and

revise a length of the readiness time period as a function of the biometric sleep data of the selected caregiver.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code instructions for execution by the processor further cause the processor to:

generate for the sleeping person biometric sleep data observations selected from the group consisting of movements, sleep cycle identifications, sleep movement patterns, sounds, oxygen levels, breathing rates, restlessness, efficiency, and body temperatures.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code instructions for execution by the processor further cause the processor to:

select the selected caregiver from a plurality of sleeping caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to determining from their respective biometric sleep data that the selected caregiver is more rested, or more nearly awake, relative to another of the plurality of sleeping caregivers.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer readable program code instructions for execution by the processor further cause the processor to:

in response to the determined wake probability meeting the threshold certainty value, determine a specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, from a universal plurality of personal assistance tasks that are each applicable to care of the sleeping person; and

select the selected caregiver from a plurality of caregivers that are each available to provide personal care or assistance to the sleeping person, in response to an association of the selected caregiver with the specific personal assistance task that is most likely needed by the sleeping person upon waking, relative to another of the plurality of caregivers that is associated with a different one of the universal plurality of personal assistance tasks.