KR20150080719A - Alarm Apparatus and Method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an alarm apparatus and a method thereof. The alarm apparatus: identifies a sleep stage of a user by wirelessly communicating with an external device; compares a wakeup time range and the sleep stage based on wakeup time as a reference the user preset; and can perform wakeup alarm at the extracted wakeup time in a light sleep stage of sleep stages. According to the present invention, the alarm apparatus may include: a data reception unit which receives sleep information data from the outside; a data analysis unit which identifies a sleep stage from the sleep information data; a user setting unit which sets wakeup time and a wakeup time range; a control unit which compares the wakeup time range with the sleep stage based on the set wakeup time as a reference and then extracts wakeup time in the light sleep stage of sleep stages; and an alarm unit which performs wakeup alarm at the extracted wakeup time.

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The present invention relates to an alarm device and an alarm method, and more particularly, to an intelligent alarm device and an alarm method considering a sleeping phase.

Generally, the alarm device generates an alarm at a set time, and stops an alarm occurrence when an alarm stop request signal is input. For example, the alarm device generates an alarm at the time set by the user, and stops the alarm when the user presses the alarm stop button or operates the switch.

Most alarm devices are used to recognize when a user wants to wake up. However, since the alarm is operated only at a predetermined time and the sleep state of the user is not taken into consideration, there is a problem that the user is not refreshing in a state of being awakened by the alarm.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006-0127678

The alarm device monitors the user's sleeping phase by wireless communication with an external device and compares the waking time range with the sleeping phase based on the waking time preset by the user, It also provides an alarm device and alarm method that can be used to generate a rising-time alarm.

An alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a data receiving unit for receiving sleeping information data from the outside, a data analyzing unit for grasping a sleeping phase based on the sleeping information data, a user setting unit for setting a waking- A control unit for extracting a wakeup time at the shallowest sleeping stage of the sleeping step within the waking-up time range based on the waking-up time, and an alarm unit for wake-up notification at the waking-up time extracted.

The data receiving unit may receive the sleeping information data from an external device using wireless communication.

The external device may further include a stand-alone device provided in a bed or a mattress, or a wearable device wearable such as a hair band or a clock.

In addition, a data sensing unit capable of sensing the sleeping information data from the outside may be further included.

The data sensing unit may include at least one of an acceleration sensor and an acoustic sensor.

In addition, the sleeping information data may include at least one of brain waves, skin temperature, respiratory cycle, chin EMG, electrocardiogram, leg electromyogram, blood oxygen saturation, and snoring sound.

A method of alarming an alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving sleeping information data from outside, determining a sleeping step in the sleeping information data, setting a waking up time and a waking up time range, Extracting a weather time at the shallower sleep stage of the sleep stage within the wake-up time range, and notifying weather information at the wake-up time extracted.

In addition, the step of receiving sleeping information data from the outside may receive sleeping information data using wireless communication from an external apparatus.

In addition, the sleeping information data may include at least one of brain waves, skin temperature, respiratory cycle, chin EMG, electrocardiogram, leg electromyogram, blood oxygen saturation, and snoring sound.

The step of recognizing the sleeping step in the sleeping information data may include grasping the sleeping period in the sleeping information data and grasping the shallow sleeping step in the sleeping sleeping period.

This technique can increase the quality of sleep by wake-up alarm at the wake-up time extracted from the shallow sleep phase during the sleep phase.

1 is a block diagram of an alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a sleeping step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to facilitate a person skilled in the art to easily carry out the technical idea of the present invention. .

1 is a block diagram of an alarm device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an alarm device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may be implemented as a mobile device including a smart phone, a smart tab, or a smart terminal. The alarm device 100 may also be implemented as other wireless communication devices. Here, an alarm device 100 operating in a mobile device will be described. The alarm device 100 may be implemented as an application. The alarm device 100 is operable as an application, and this application can be interlocked with the external device 105. [

The alarm device 100 includes a data receiving unit 110, a data analyzing unit 130, a user setting unit 140, a control unit 150, and an alarm unit 160.

The data receiving unit 110 can receive the sleeping information data from the external device 105. [ The sleeping information data is related to the user's biometric data measured from the external device 105 and includes acceleration, brain waves, tachy expressions, electrocardiogram, breathing information, leg electromyogram, skin temperature, blood oxygen saturation, And the like.

The sleeping information data measured from the external device 105 can be transmitted and received to and from the alarm device 100 by using wireless communication and the wireless communication can be performed by using a wireless communication method including Wifi, Bluetooth or ZigBee communication, Local communication can be used.

The sleeping information data provided from the external device 105 may be sensed data.

Specifically, the external device 105 is a sleeping information measuring device or a sensor device, and can grasp data on the sleeping information of the user. The external device 105 may include a stand-alone device and a wearable device.

For example, the stand-alone device is a sleep information measuring device provided on a bed, a mat, or the like, and can detect movement of a user in a sleep state, skin temperature, or the like.

The wearable device may include a sleep measurement device having a sensor capable of measuring brain waves, user's movements or skin temperature, and the like. A hair band type device to be worn on the user's head may be provided, and a watch type device to be worn on the wrist, ankle, chest and waist may be provided.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the alarm device 200 may further include a data sensing unit 120.

The data sensing unit 120 can directly sense and receive the sleeping information data without the external device 105. [ That is, the data sensing unit 120 may include a sensing sensor for receiving sleeping information data in the alarm device 200. The sensing sensor may include an acceleration sensor or an acoustic sensor.

The sleep information data provided directly from the user is related to the measured user's biometric data, and may include information indicating one of acceleration, snoring sound and skin temperature indicating the movement of the user. An alarm device 100 having a sensor for detecting acceleration and skin temperature indicative of a movement of a user may be attached directly to a user's body and may include an alarm device 100 having a sensor such as a snoring sound May be used without being directly attached to the user's body.

The data analysis unit 130 may analyze the sleeping information data measured by the data receiving unit 110 to determine the sleeping step. Specifically, the data analysis unit 120 can determine the sleeping phase using a sleep analysis algorithm.

In general, sleep can be divided into REM sleep and non-REM sleep. REM sleep is dreaming and not suitable for weather, and Bareem sleep is suitable for weather. While sleeping, the sleep of REM and the sleep of BEMEM repeat.

Here, we define REM sleep as a sleep period while REM sleep is continuous and define it as a BEM sleep cycle for the duration of BEM sleep.

The Barem sleep cycle includes a total of four sleep stages, stages 1 and 2 corresponding to the shallow sleep phase, and stages 3 and 4 corresponding to the deep sleep phase.

After the user starts sleeping, the first sleep sleep cycle begins. The first beeper sleep cycle is composed of steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2, and has a cycle time of about 60 to 100 minutes.

After the first beeper sleep cycle, it has a sleep sleep cycle. After the RAM sleep cycle, the second beeper sleep cycle consists of stages 2, 3, 4, 3 and 2, and then the beem sleep cycle repeats with the same steps as the second beem sleep cycle.

The alarm device 100 can use the sleep analysis algorithm to first determine the user's sleep period and identify the shallow sleep stages in the sleep period.

That is, the weather can be notified in the weather time extracted from the sleeping step which is the shallowest among the sleeping steps within the range of the weathering time based on the preset weathering time. For example, the alarm device 100 determines a waking time by setting a waking time range based on the waking time set by the user, and when the waking time is between the second and third phases of the user's sleep cycle, In the second stage of the sleep phase, you can make weather reminders.

The user can set the weather time and the weather time range set through the user setting unit 140. [ That is, the user setting unit 140 provides a user interface that allows a user to set a waking time and a waking time range by using an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse.

The control unit 150 extracts the shallowest sleeping step within the waking time range based on the set waking time as the waking time.

The alarm unit 160 notifies the weather at the extracted weather time.

2 is a diagram illustrating a sleeping step according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In general, sleep can be broadly divided into REM sleep and non-REM sleep, and BEM sleep is explained between REM sleep and REM sleep.

Here, the beeper sleep surface can be defined as a beem sleeping cycle, and the beem sleeping cycle can include a total of four stages of sleeping.

Phase 1 and 2 of the Barem sleep cycle correspond to the shallow sleep phase, and stages 3 and 4 correspond to the deep sleep phase.

After the user starts sleeping, the first sleep sleep cycle begins. The first beeper sleep cycle is composed of steps 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2, and has a cycle time of about 60 to 100 minutes.

After the first beeper sleep cycle, it has a sleep sleep cycle. After the RAM sleep cycle, the second beeper sleep cycle consists of stages 2, 3, 4, 3, and 2, and then the beem sleep cycle repeats the same as the second beem sleep cycle.

Here, the best weather time corresponds to the first and second stages, which are the shallow sleep stages of the beeper sleep cycle after the REM sleep.

The alarm device 100 can use the sleep analysis algorithm to first determine the user's sleep sleep period and the sleep sleep period, and then determine the sleep stages in the sleep sleep period.

Also, the alarm device 100 can compare the range of the waking time and the sleeping phase based on the waking time preset by the user, and can notify the weather at the waking time predicted at the shallow sleeping stage during the sleeping step.

For example, if the weather time set by the user is 6 am, the range of the weather time can be set based on the set weather time. Generally, if you set the range of the weather time from 6:30 to 7:30, you will be alerted to the weather time extracted from the user's shallowest sleep level within the range of the weather time. Here, the wakeup time range can be adjusted by the user.

If the set weather time is between the second and third levels of the user's sleep cycle, make the weather reminder at the shallowest sleep stage of the second level.

However, when the set weather time is in the third and fourth stages of the user's sleep cycle, the weather notification is performed at the shallowest sleep stage of the second stage, which is the stage before the third stage and the fourth stage, , Which is the lowest level of sleep in the second stage.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (1)

A data receiving unit for receiving sleeping information data from outside;
A data analysis unit for determining a sleeping phase based on the sleeping information data;
A user setting unit for setting a rising time and a rising time range;
A control unit for extracting a wake-up time at the shallowest sleeping stage of the sleeping steps within the waking-up time range based on the waking-up time; And
And an alarm unit
And an alarm device.

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