JPS5923284A - Alarm clock having sleep monitor mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an alarm clock which enables to wake up agreeably, by controlling an alarm start in accordance with a state of sleep through a sensor. CONSTITUTION:One sleep of either sleep (REM sleep) of the body or sleep of the brain, which is generated periodically is detected by a vibration sensor 5, etc. for detecting a physical motion such as turning over in sleep, etc. under a mattress. When the REM sleep is detected, an alarm operating device 11 is started by a data input/output control device 7 to which an arrival signal to an alarm set time zone from an electronic clock mechanism 10 is impressed. Accordingly, an alarm clock which enables to wake up agreeably is obtained.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The misfire BAF'i is related to an alarm clock, and more specifically, it identifies a state in which sleep becomes light within a time period set by a sleep monitoring mechanism, and detects when the sleep becomes light at that time. This invention relates to an alarm clock that activates an alarm function.

□ Human sleep is brain sleep') (Non 几EM@sleep)
It can be divided into the bottom of the body ()'itEM sleep).

These two factors include brain waves, heart rate, breathing rate, muscle tension,
REM sleep is characterized by the frequency of body movements and the presence or absence of rapid eye movements. In REM sleep, brain waves show a low-amplitude, non-periodic activated pattern, heart rate and breathing rate increase, and muscle tension increases. The intensity decreases, the frequency of body movements increases, and rapid eye movements appear. And this 10'+M
Sleep occurs in a cyclical manner, and when you wake up in the morning in a state of RL or EM sleep, you are not sleepy and are said to feel good.

In view of the paper, the present invention aims to provide an alarm time that activates the 7 alarm functions at the time when the person enters the ILEM sleep state during a certain set time zone in the morning, so that a comfortable wake-up can be obtained. That is.

That is, the wake-up time R1 of the present invention is equipped with a sensor that detects whether or not the person is in the It EM sleep state, a time display device, and a wake-up time setting operator that sets the wake-up time as a time zone. The sleep state is determined based on the data from the 81 mechanism, the wake-up alarm activated by the alarm activation device, and the above-mentioned sensor.
Distinguish whether it is M sleep or not, and it , ID k
a data input/output control device that operates an alarm activation device based on a signal that is output when the specified time in the -F clock mechanism falls within a set time zone when the user is asleep; That! This is a characteristic feature.

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the external appearance of an alarm clock 81 according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows its configuration in a block diagram. In order to provide functions, a time display device 1, a wake-up time setting operator 2, and a wake-up alarm 3. In addition to this, the system also identifies the state of M sleep when the sleep becomes light within the time period set by the sleep monitor mechanism, and activates the alarm function at that point. A device u adapted to operate is provided.

The sensor 4 for detecting the state of R,EM 1lllu sleep may be any sensor that can detect any of the various elements described above that characterize deep EM sleep, but if electrodes etc. are attached to various parts of the body, it may be used. Therefore, a sensor that can detect REM sleep at a location far from the body, for example, could be placed under the futon to detect body tossing and turning, which occurs frequently during I1M sleep and light sleep. It is most suitable to use a vibration sensor that detects motion.

This sensor 4VJ, gain 1. It is connected to a data input/output control device 7 via an amplifier 5 having an M-section dial 6.

The data input/output control device 7 includes a built-in microconbeater, a data storage device 8 for storing data sent from the sensor 4 via the amplifier 5, and a data storage device 8 for storing the data sent from the sensor 4 via the amplifier 5. A display device 9 that outputs and displays data stored in a storage device overnight, a timetable fI and an alarm 1, an electronic time opening mechanism with a time setting operator 2, and a buzzer, etc. An alarm activation device 11 that activates the wake-up alarm 3 is connected. The clock machine tf (to) is used to set the wake-up time using the wake-up time setting controller 2, for example from 6.30 a.m. to 7.0 a.m.
It is designed so that it can be set by time zone, such as up to 0.

J: The data input/output control device f 7, for example, samples the data sent from the Sentsu 4 at regular intervals from sampling 1 to . Calculate the average value of the output for one to several minutes,
By storing this in the data storage device 8 and comparing the average value with a preset reference value corresponding to REM sleep, the sleep state is identified and it is determined whether the sleep state is REM sleep or light sleep. If this is detected, the alarm activation device 11 is activated based on a signal that is output when the time indicated by the clock mechanism 10 is within the time zone set by the alarm time setting operator 2. A wake-up alarm 3 generates a wake-up sound.

Therefore, in the time period when the alarm sound Fi is set to 1 or more,
It occurs during M sleep or light sleep, so when you wake up feeling good, you will have a table.

Note that if IL I', λ (sleep or light sleep) is not detected during the time period set with the wake-up time setting controller 2, the wake-up alarm will be set at the end of the time period. 3 generates an alarm sound.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an alarm clock according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram thereof. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Time display device, 2... Operator for setting alarm time, 3... Alarm for alarm, 4... Sensor, 7
...Data input/output control device a1 10...Electronic clock 1 mechanism, 11...Alarm activation device. Designated Representative Director, Product Science Research Institute, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology No. 11

Claims (1)

[Claims] ], 11 J"; M includes a sensor for detecting whether or not the person is in a sleep state, a time display device, and an alarm (an alarm time setting controller for setting a 2-hour time period). The sleep state is determined based on the data from the above-mentioned sensor.
It identifies whether it is EM sleep or not, and when it is EM sleep, it outputs a signal when the time instructed to the clock mechanism is within the set time zone. A wake-up time 8F having a sleep monitoring mechanism comprising: a data human output control device for activating an alarm activation device based on the data; and a sleep monitoring mechanism.