Monitoring sleep stages to determine optimal arousal times and to alert an individual to negative states of wakefulness
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1. A system, comprising:
- a device adapted to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device is adapted to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage is to be used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device is adapted to output an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device is adapted to set an adjustable trigger point of the at least one pressure sensor based on the individual'"'"'s weight, the sensor'"'"'s location on or in the furniture, or any combination thereof.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring sleep stages to determine optimal arousal times and to alert an individual to negative states of wakefulness. In an embodiment, a device receives pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, where the pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep. The device uses the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual. The sleep stage is used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual. The device sends an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A system, comprising:
a device adapted to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device is adapted to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage is to be used to determine whether it is an optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device is adapted to output an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual, and wherein the device is adapted to set an adjustable trigger point of the at least one pressure sensor based on the individual'"'"'s weight, the sensor'"'"'s location on or in the furniture, or any combination thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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an environmental sensor adapted to monitor an individual'"'"'s environment; a device adapted to receive pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for the individual to sleep, wherein the device is adapted to set an adjustable trigger point of the at least one pressure sensor based on the individual'"'"'s weight, the sensor'"'"'s location on or in the furniture, or any combination thereof, wherein the device is adapted to use the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual, wherein the sleep stage is to be used to determine whether the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness when the individual wakes from sleep. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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setting an adjustable trigger point of at least one pressure sensor associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, the trigger point based on the individual'"'"'s weight, the sensor'"'"'s location on or in the furniture, or any combination thereof; receiving pressure data from the at least one pressure sensor; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; determining whether the sleep stage is an optimal arousal time for the individual; and outputting an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving pressure data from at least one pressure sensor, wherein the at least one pressure sensor is associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, wherein the device is adapted to set an adjustable trigger point of the at least one pressure sensor based on the individual'"'"'s weight, the sensor'"'"'s location on or in the furniture, or any combination thereof; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; using the determined sleep stage to determine whether the individual is in a negative state of wakefulness when the individual wakes from sleep; detecting the individual entering one of one or more rooms of the individual'"'"'s environment based on data received from an environmental sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:
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setting an adjustable trigger point of at least one pressure sensor associated with furniture used for an individual to sleep, the trigger point based on the individual'"'"'s weight, receiving pressure data from at least one pressure sensor; using the pressure data to determine a sleep stage for the individual; determining whether the sleep stage is an optimal arousal time for the individual; and outputting an indication to not wake the individual if it is not the optimal arousal time for the individual. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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