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EP-4739376-A1 - BEDSIDE SLEEP ASSISTANT

EP4739376A1EP 4739376 A1EP4739376 A1EP 4739376A1EP-4739376-A1

Abstract

A device may include a lighting system and audio system integrated with a housing, a user interface for receiving user commands, a monitoring sensor system for monitoring a sleep state. The monitoring sensor system may have an operating area including a user sleep area. A controller may be configured to receive sleep data from the monitoring sensor system, and execute a sleep assistance function that performs a sleep assist output function based on the received sleep data.

Inventors

  • CANOSO, Adrian
  • WIRTH, STEPHAN

Assignees

  • Ambient Life Inc.

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20240708

Claims (20)

  1. 1. A bedside sleep assistant device, comprising: a housing; a lighting system integrated with the housing; an audio system integrated with the housing; a user interface for receiving user commands; a monitoring sensor system for monitoring a sleep state, wherein the monitoring sensor system has an operating area including a user sleep area; and a controller comprising a processor and a memory, the controller configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the controller to: receive sleep data from the monitoring sensor system; and execute a sleep assistance function that performs a sleep assist output function based on the received sleep data.
  2. 2. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 1 , wherein the sleep data includes user presence data for at least one user in the user sleep area.
  3. 3. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 2, wherein the user presence data is a user motion.
  4. 4. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 2, wherein the user presence data is a user micro motion.
  5. 5. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 4, wherein the user micro motion is one of a breathing or heartbeat user motion.
  6. 6. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 1 , the sleep data further comprising sleep environmental data.
  7. 7. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 1, wherein the sleep data further comprises sleep preference data as provided by a user.
  8. 8. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises at least one of a tactile control input and a touchscreen display.
  9. 9. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 8, wherein the tactile control input is a control ring, the control ring and the touchscreen display mounted on the housing, wherein the touchscreen display is mounted to a front surface of the housing and the control ring is mounted proximate to and surrounding the touchscreen display, wherein a tactile command input received through at least one of the control ring and the touchscreen display at least in part determine the execution of the sleep assistance function.
  10. 10. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 9, wherein the received tactile command input is a swiping motion on the surface of the touchscreen display.
  11. 11. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 9, wherein the received tactile command input is a tapping motion on the surface of the touchscreen display.
  12. 12. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 9 further comprising a control touch strip on the surface of the housing, wherein the received tactile command input is a sliding motion on the surface of the control touch strip.
  13. 13. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 1, wherein the monitoring sensor system is further configured to sense a gestural movement of a hand in proximity to the housing.
  14. 14. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, wherein a sensed gestural movement of the hand is received as a contactless command to wake up the bedside sleep assistant device.
  15. 15. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, further comprising a display, wherein a sensed gestural movement of the hand is received as a contactless command to change a brightness level of the display.
  16. 16. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, wherein a gestural movement is a swiping motion of the hand proximate to the bedside sleep assistant device.
  17. 17. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, wherein the monitoring sensor system comprises a camera system for sensing a gestural movement.
  18. 18. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, wherein the gestural movement of the hand initiates a sleep routine that executes a pre-determined series of actions by the controller.
  19. 19. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 18, wherein the sleep routine is a rescue routine, wherein the pre-determined series of actions by the controller presents the actions to a user to help the user get back to sleep.
  20. 20. The bedside sleep assistant device of claim 13, wherein the gestural movement of the hand triggers a command to an external device.

Description

BEDSIDE SLEEP ASSISTANT CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/512,202, filed on 6 JULY 2023, entitled “BEDSIDE SLEEP ASSISTANT” (ALIF-0001-P01). [0002] The foregoing application is incorporated herein by reference in the entirety for all purposes. BACKGROUND [0003] Described herein are methods and systems to provide improved sleep management, such as for helping people that suffer from stress-induced insomnia, a problem that affects over 70 million people in the US. The design approach is founded on key tactics based on cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and sleep hygiene best practices to create a holistic solution to help people sleep better. SUMMARY [0004] The bedside sleep assistant is supportive of a sleep experience that minimizes cognitive load to avoid complexity, frustration, or prolonging wakefulness as commonly experienced with mobile devices and social media apps. [0005] In embodiments, the techniques described herein relate to a bedside sleep assistant device, including: a housing; a lighting system integrated with the housing; an audio system integrated with the housing; a user interface for receiving user commands; a monitoring sensor system for monitoring a sleep state, wherein the monitoring sensor system has an operating area including a user sleep area; and a controller including a processor and a memory, the controller configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the controller to: receive sleep data from the monitoring sensor system; and execute a sleep assistance function that performs a sleep assist output function based on the received sleep data. [0006] In embodiments, the techniques described herein relate to a lighting system, including: a user interface configured to receive a position input; a directable lighting source, wherein an illumination direction of the directable lighting source is electronically directable; and a controller including a processor and a memory, the controller configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the controller to: receive the position input from the user interface; and direct the illumination direction of the directable lighting source to correspond to the received position input from the user interface. [0007] In embodiments, the techniques described herein relate to a bedside sleep assistant device, including: a housing; a lighting system integrated with the housing; an audio system 1806 integrated with the housing; a user interface for receiving user commands; a monitoring sensor system for monitoring a sleep state, wherein the monitoring sensor system has an operating area including a user sleep area; and a controller including a processor and a memory, the controller configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed, cause the controller to: receive a plurality of sleep data from the monitoring sensor system over a period of time; determine a measured sleep pattern value for a user present in the user sleep area based on the received plurality of sleep data, the measured sleep pattern value a measure of sleep quality; compare the measured sleep pattern value to a stored nominal sleep pattern value, the stored nominal sleep pattern value a reference measure of a healthy sleep quality; if a difference between the measured sleep pattern value and the stored nominal sleep value exceeds a threshold, then provide at least one recommended action to concentrate a sleep period of the user; and receive a second plurality of sleep data over a second period of time, wherein the process to determine and compare is repeated until the difference between the measured sleep pattern value and the stored nominal sleep pattern is changed. [0008] These and other systems, methods, objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description. The example benefits are non-limiting, and a given embodiment may lack one or more, or all, of the described benefits, and/or may include additional benefits that are not set forth in this summary. [0009] All documents mentioned herein are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference. References to items in the singular should be understood to include items in the plural, and vice versa, unless explicitly stated otherwise or clear from the text. Grammatical conjunctions are intended to express any and all disjunctive and conjunctive combinations of conjoined clauses, sentences, words, and the like, unless otherwise stated or clear from the context. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES [0010] The disclosure and the following detailed description of certain embodiments thereof may be understood by reference to the following figures: [0011] Figs. 1A-1D are embodiment diagrams of example hardware design, features, and interaction points of the bedside sleep assistant. [0012] F