FR2904928A1 - Exerted pressure measuring device for sleeper, has network that is constituted by pressure sensors that are connected to processing system of data with respect to intensity of pressure detected by sensors - Google Patents

Exerted pressure measuring device for sleeper, has network that is constituted by pressure sensors that are connected to processing system of data with respect to intensity of pressure detected by sensors Download PDF

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FR2904928A1
FR2904928A1 FR0607375A FR0607375A FR2904928A1 FR 2904928 A1 FR2904928 A1 FR 2904928A1 FR 0607375 A FR0607375 A FR 0607375A FR 0607375 A FR0607375 A FR 0607375A FR 2904928 A1 FR2904928 A1 FR 2904928A1
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    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
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Abstract

The device has a network that is constituted by pressure sensors which are connected to a processing system of data with respect to an intensity of pressure detected by the sensors. The sensors are connected with each other by electrical cables. The sensors are placed between a mattress and a mattress support and under a frame of the support or below feet of a bed. The system communicates with an alarm clock by considering the information for fixing an alarm time, based on duration of cycles and phases of sleep of a user and time or time period that is precedingly programmed.

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1 • L'invention présentée ici concerne un dispositif de détection1 • The invention presented here relates to a detection device

des mouvements du corps d'une personne couchée et endormie permettant d'indiquer dans quelle phase de sommeil elle se trouve momentanément. 2 • Le domaine technique auquel se rapporte cette invention est celui de l'électronique avec mise en réseau de capteurs de pressions. 3 • Le problème technique que ce dispositif contribue à résoudre est lié à la qualité du sommeil d'une personne : il arrive souvent qu'une même personne soit fréquemment affectée mentalement et physiquement par le retentissement de son réveil lorsqu'il coïncide avec une phase de sommeil profond ou paradoxal (période des rêves). 4 • L'état antérieur de la technique est illustré notamment par un appareil de type montre bracelet munie de détecteurs de mouvements permettant d'apprécier la qualité du sommeil du dormeur tout au long de sa nuit, et de le réveiller à l'instant propice à un réveil plus en douceur. L'inconvénient présenté par ce type d'appareil est de l'ordre de l'ergonomie : en effet, porter une montre bracelet encombrante tout au long de la nuit peut constituer une gêne pour son utilisateur.  movements of the body of a person lying down and sleeping to indicate in which phase of sleep it is momentarily. The technical field to which this invention relates is that of electronics with networking of pressure sensors. 3 • The technical problem that this device helps to solve is related to the quality of a person's sleep: it often happens that the same person is frequently affected mentally and physically by the resonance of his awakening when he coincides with a phase deep or paradoxical sleep (dream period). 4 • The prior art is illustrated in particular by a wristwatch type device equipped with motion detectors to assess the sleep quality of the sleeper throughout his night, and wake up at the right time to a more gentle awakening. The disadvantage presented by this type of device is of the order of ergonomics: indeed, wear a bulky wristwatch throughout the night can be a nuisance for its user.

De plus, l'élaboration d'un tel objet nécessitant une taille réduite de ses composants, son prix à l'achat ainsi que sa fiabilité et sa solidité tendent à être inadaptés aux besoins du public intéressé. 5 • Le dispositif présenté ici constitue un réseau de capteurs de pression reliés entre eux par des câbles électriques et connectés à un système électronique de traitement des données constituées par les signaux électriques émis par ces capteurs. Ces capteurs de pression sont sensés déterminer grossièrement les mouvements du corps du dormeur, ceux-ci ayant pour effet de faire varier les zones de pression entre son matelas et son sommier, sur le cadre de son sommier ou encore sous les quatre pieds de son lit.  In addition, the development of such an object requiring a small size of its components, its purchase price and its reliability and strength tend to be unsuited to the needs of the interested public. The device presented here constitutes a network of pressure sensors interconnected by electrical cables and connected to an electronic data processing system consisting of the electrical signals emitted by these sensors. These pressure sensors are intended to roughly determine the movements of the body of the sleeper, they having the effect of varying the pressure zones between his mattress and his bed frame, on the frame of his bed base or even under the four feet of his bed .

C'est la variation des zones de pression qui indique un mouvement éventuel du corps (et non pas l'intensité de la pression), ceci permettant de trouver un bon équilibre, en matière de réalisation du dispositif, entre le nombre de capteurs, leur répartition, leur sensibilité, leur seuil de détection et la fourchette de pressions qu'ils peuvent détecter. Ce principe de détection de mouvement est pertinent pour le domaine de l'étude du sommeil puisque les phases dans lesquelles se trouve un dormeur peuvent être estimées relativement univoquement par la présence ou l'absence de mouvements de son corps. De cette manière, la phase de sommeil la plus délicate pour un réveil éventuel est celle du sommeil paradoxal, tirant son appellation du fait que le dormeur qui s'y trouve a une forte activité cérébrale alors que son corps n'effectue aucun mouvement, ce qui rend la mesure de la présence de mouvements suffisamment pertinente. 6 • Les avantages que procure ce dispositif sont les suivants : - Absence de contact tactile direct entre le dispositif et l'utilisateur - Dispositif pouvant fonctionner pour un couple dans un lit double - Marge de liberté quant à la réalisation du dispositif, permettant de choisir le type de capteurs, leur configuration, et leur emplacement selon les attentes du vendeur et du consommateur. 1  It is the variation of the zones of pressure which indicates a possible movement of the body (and not the intensity of the pressure), this making it possible to find a good balance, as regards realization of the device, between the number of sensors, their distribution, their sensitivity, their detection threshold and the range of pressures they can detect. This principle of motion detection is relevant to the field of sleep study since the phases in which a sleeper is located can be estimated relatively univocally by the presence or absence of movements of his body. In this way, the most delicate phase of sleep for a possible awakening is that of paradoxical sleep, drawing its name from the fact that the sleeper who is there has a high brain activity while his body does not make any movement. which makes the measurement of the presence of movements sufficiently relevant. 6 • The advantages provided by this device are: - Absence of direct tactile contact between the device and the user - Device that can work for a couple in a double bed - Margin of freedom as to the realization of the device, allowing to choose the type of sensors, their configuration, and their location according to the expectations of the seller and the consumer. 1

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REVENDICATIONS 1) Dispositif de mesure de la pression exercée par une personne couchée sur son lit caractérisé en ce que le dispositif constitue un réseau constitué de capteurs de pression reliés à un système de traitements des données relatives à l'intensité de la pression détectée par chacun des capteurs dont la position est connue.  1) Device for measuring the pressure exerted by a person lying on his bed, characterized in that the device constitutes a network consisting of pressure sensors connected to a data processing system relating to the intensity of the pressure detected by each of the sensors whose position is known. 2) Dispositif selon la revendication 1) caractérisé en ce que les capteurs de pression qui le composent peuvent se situer aussi bien entre le matelas et le sommier que sous l'armature du sommier ou sous chacun des pieds du lit.  2) Device according to claim 1) characterized in that the pressure sensors that compose it can be located between the mattress and the bed frame as well as under the frame of the bed base or under each of the feet of the bed. 3) Dispositif selon l'une des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le système de traitement des données de pression peut communiquer avec un réveil spécial tenant en compte ces informations pour fixer un horaire de réveil adéquat en fonction de la durée des cycles et phases de sommeil de l'utilisateur et de l'heure ou de la tranche horaire qu'il aura précédemment programmé afin d'être réveillé dans des conditions de confort optimales. 30 35 40 45 50 2  3) Device according to one of the preceding claims characterized in that the pressure data processing system can communicate with a special alarm taking into account this information to set an appropriate wake up time according to the duration of the cycles and phases of sleep of the user and the time or time slot that he has previously programmed to be awake in optimal comfort conditions. 30 35 40 45 50 2
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