TWI655524B - System for determining alarm time in accordance with sleep activities of user and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and method for determining an alarm time based on a user's sleep activity, wherein after detecting a user's sleep activity by the bedding to generate an activity signal, the wireless communication technology transmits the activity signal to the alarm device, and the alarm is generated by the alarm device. The device determines the time of sounding the alarm according to the received activity signal, and can eliminate the need to place the alarm device beside the body, and achieve an increase in the accuracy of determining the sleep state to avoid the technical effect of waking up the user at the wrong time. .

Description

System and method for judging alarm time based on user sleep activity

A system and method for determining an alarm time based on a user's sleep activity, in particular, a system and method for detecting a user's sleep activity and determining an alarm time by different devices.

When people sleep at night, they usually experience cycles of several sleep cycles. A sleep cycle generally refers to entering the shallow sleep period from sleep, then entering the deep sleep period, then returning to the shallow sleep period, and then entering the rapid eye movement period, and most return to the shallow sleep period. It is generally believed that when you wake up during the rapid eye movement and return to the shallow sleep period, the mental state when people wake up will be the most sober. Relatively, if you wake up during deep sleep, it is easy to wake up. Unclear, groggy.

Currently, there are some applications on the mobile device that can detect the user's sleep state, and can determine the time suitable for the wake-up user based on the detected sleep state. Such applications typically use an acceleration sensor in the mobile device to detect the user's movement during sleep. Therefore, it is necessary to keep the mobile device charged and placed next to the pillow, at least on the bed.

However, some users are unable to place the mobile device beside their sleep because the length of the charging cable is insufficient. Some users think that the mobile device itself is too strong when charging, which may interfere with sleep and is not willing to sleep. Place the mobile device beside you. As such, these users are not able to use the above application to call themselves to get up.

In summary, it can be seen that in the prior art, there has been a long-standing problem that an application that detects a user's sleep state to wake up a user needs to keep the mobile device charged and placed beside him. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an improved technical means. To solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, there is a problem that an application for detecting a user's sleep state to wake up a user needs to keep the mobile device charged and placed beside the body. The present invention discloses a system for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity and Its method, wherein:

The system disclosed in the present invention for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity includes at least: a bedding and an alarm device. The bedding device is configured to detect an activity signal when the user sleeps; the alarm device is configured to receive the activity signal, determine the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal, and set the ringing time according to the sleep state and The ringing time judges whether the alarm sounds, and the time when the alarm sounds is earlier than or equal to the ringing time.

The method for determining the alarm time according to the user's sleep activity disclosed by the present invention includes the steps of: connecting the alarm device and the bedding; the alarm device sets the ringing time; and the bedding device detects the activity signal when the user sleeps. And transmitting the activity signal to the alarm device; the alarm device determines the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal; the alarm device determines whether the alarm sounds according to the sleep state and the ringing time, and the alarm sounds earlier than or Equal to the ring time.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are different from the prior art in that the present invention transmits an activity signal to the alarm device by wireless communication technology after detecting the user's sleep activity by the bedding device to generate an activity signal, and The alarm device determines the time of ringing the alarm according to the received activity signal, thereby solving the problems existing in the prior art, and can achieve the technical effect of increasing the accuracy of determining the sleep state to avoid waking the user at the wrong time.

The features and embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the technical means to which the present invention solves the technical problems, and The achievable effects of the present invention.

The invention can detect the sleep activity of the user from the bedding, thereby providing the alarm device to determine the sleep state of the user, and judging whether the alarm should be sounded according to the sleep state of the user. The bedding of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, a mattress, a bed frame, a quilt, a pillow, etc., and the alarm device of the present invention includes, but is not limited to, an alarm clock, a mobile phone, a computer, a video game, and the like.

The sleep activity proposed by the present invention may be an action made by the user while sleeping, for example, moving the head, hands, feet, or body, or the sound of the user during sleep, for example, breathing, snoring , speaking, even the sound of the body or wearing friction with the bed or bedding when the user has an action, but the sleep activity is not limited to the above. In addition, the sleep state proposed by the present invention includes states such as a light sleep period, a deep sleep period, and a rapid eye movement (REM) defined in the field of sleep medicine.

In the following, the system operation of the present invention will be described with reference to the system architecture diagram of the user's sleep activity to determine the alarm time according to the "Fig. 1". As shown in Fig. 1, the system of the present invention includes a bedding 110 and an alarm device 120. In some embodiments, the server 130 may be included.

The bedding 110 is responsible for detecting the user's sleep activity and transmitting an activity signal corresponding to the user's sleep activity to the alarm device 120. The bedding 110 can include a detection module 111, a bedding communication module 112, and an additional filter module 113.

The detection module 111 is responsible for generating an activity signal when the user sleeps. In more detail, the detection module 111 can include one or more sensing units (not shown), and can sense the motion and sound of the user when the user sleeps according to the various sensing units included. Such activities generate corresponding activity signals. The activity signal may indicate the strength of the user's action, and may also indicate the range of the user's action or the distance of the movement, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto.

The sensing unit described above includes, but is not limited to, an acceleration sensor, a pressure sensor, a sound sensor, and the like. The acceleration sensor can generate a corresponding activity signal when the user moves to cause the bedding to move or vibrate, and the pressure sensor can change the contact position between the user and the bedding after the user has an action. The pressure changes to generate a corresponding activity signal, and the sound sensor can generate a corresponding activity signal when the user makes a sound. However, the manner in which the detection module 111 detects the user's activity during sleep is not limited to the above.

The detection module 111 can also detect the physiological state of the user. For example, the detection module 111 can include a temperature sensor to detect the user's body temperature, and the detection module 111 can also detect the user's breathing rate by using an acceleration sensor and/or a sound sensor. The test module 111 can also detect the heart rate of the user by using the acceleration sensor and/or the pressure sensor, but the physiological state detected by the detection module 111 is not limited to the user's body temperature, heart rate, and breathing. Rate and so on.

The bedding communication module 112 can be connected to the alarm device 120 via a wireless communication technology to transmit data or signals to the alarm device 120, and can also receive data or signals transmitted by the alarm device 120. For example, the bedding communication module 112 may be responsible for transmitting the activity signal generated by the detection module 111 to the alarm device 120, or may transmit the physiological state detected by the detection module 111 to the alarm device 120.

The bedding communication module 112 may try to search for the alarm device 120, and after searching for the alarm device 120, connect to the searched alarm device 120, but the bedding communication module 112 establishes a wireless connection with the alarm device 120. The way of the line is not limited to the above.

The wireless communication technology proposed by the present invention includes but is not limited to WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, mobile communication, and the like. In addition, in some embodiments, the bedding communication module 112 may also be connected to the alarm device 120 through a connection line without being connected through a wireless communication technology.

The filter module 113 can determine whether the activity signal generated by the detection module 111 is generated by the user, and discard the activity signal when the activity signal is not generated by the user, so that the bedding communication module 112 will not be discarded. The activity signal is transmitted to the alarm device 120.

The filtering module 113 can determine the location where the activity signal is generated and the current location of the user, and determine whether the activity signal is generated by the user according to the location where the activity signal is generated and the current location of the user. For example, when the location of the activity signal is not connected to the user or does not conform to the human body structure, the filter module 113 can determine that the activity signal is not generated by the user.

The alarm device 120 is responsible for determining a suitable ringing time based on the sleep state of the user. The alarm device 120 can include a device communication module 121, a state determination module 122, a setting module 124, a ringing determination module 125, and an alarm module 126.

The device communication module 121 can be connected to the bedding 110 via a wireless communication technology to receive the data or signals transmitted by the bedding 110 to the bedding 110, and can transmit the data or signals to the bedding 110. For example, the device communication module 121 can be responsible for receiving the activity signal generated by the bedding device 110, and can also receive the physiological state of the user detected by the bedding device 110. In some embodiments, the device communication module 121 can also be connected to the bedding 110 through a connecting line.

The device communication module 121 can try to search for the bedding 110, and after searching for the bedding 110, it is connected to the found bedding 110, but the way in which the device communication module 121 and the bedding 110 establish a wireless connection is not The above is limited.

The state determination module 122 is responsible for determining the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal received by the device communication module 121. For example, the state determination module 122 can determine the sleep state of the user according to the frequency at which the activity signal is generated, the strength of the displayed user action, the range of the displayed user action, or the distance of the movement, but the state The manner in which the determining module 122 determines the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal is not limited to the above. In addition, the state determination module 122 can determine the sleep state of the user in addition to the physiological state received by the device communication module 121, in addition to determining the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal, for example, matching the heart rate of the user and/or Or the breathing rate to determine the user's sleep state.

The state determination module 122 can also determine whether the physiological state received by the device communication module 121 is abnormal. For example, the state determination module 122 can determine whether the user's body temperature, heart rate, and/or breathing rate is too high or too low, and can also determine whether the user's heart rate and/or breathing rate is stable. The state determination module 122 can generate an alert signal when it is determined that the physiological state of the user is abnormal.

The setting module 124 is responsible for setting the ringing time. The ringing time set by the setting module 124 is the time the user is scheduled to wake up.

The ringing determination module 125 is responsible for determining whether the alarm sounds according to the sleep state determined by the state determination module 122 and the ringing time set by the setting module 124. It is worth mentioning that the bell determination module 125 determines the ringing. The time of the alarm may be earlier than or equal to the ringing time set by the setting module 124, but not later than the ringing time. For example, the ringing determination module 125 can evaluate the sleep period of the user according to the sleep state determined by the state determination module 122, and can be in the fast eye movement period or the shallow sleep period of the last sleep cycle that does not exceed the ringing time. A ringing signal is generated, or a ringing signal is generated at the ringing time.

The alarm module 126 is responsible for ringing the alarm when the ringing determination module 125 determines that the alarm needs to be sounded, for example, when receiving the ringing signal generated by the ringing determination module 125.

The alarm module 126 can also sound an alarm when the state determination module 122 determines that the physiological state of the user is abnormal, that is, when the state determination module 122 generates an alarm signal, an alarm is sounded to issue an alarm.

The server 130 can pair the alarm device 120 and the bedding 110 according to the indoor positioning technology. For example, the server 130 can detect the alarm device 120 and the bedding 110. When the server 130 detects the alarm device 120 or the bedding 110, the detected alarm device 120 or bedding 110 can be transmitted. The positioning data of the self, and the location of the alarm device 120 or the bedding 110 is determined according to the detected positioning information transmitted by the alarm device 120 or the bedding 110. When the server 130 determines that the detected alarm device 120 and the bedding device 110 are in the same space or the detected distance between the alarm device 120 and the bedding device 110 is within a predetermined value, the server 130 can be paired and detected. The detected alarm device 120 and the bedding 110, that is, the connection information of the bedding 110 are transmitted to the alarm device 120, so that the alarm device 120 can be connected to the bedding 110 according to the received connection information. If the server 130 determines that the alarm device 120 does not have the same space as the bedding device 110 or determines that the distance between the detected alarm device 120 and the bedding device 110 is not within the predetermined value, the alarm device will not be paired. 120 and bedding 110. The connection information includes data sufficient to provide a device to be connected to another device. The data varies according to the wireless communication technology used. For example, when using a WiFi connection, the connection information may be a network. The address and the connection nickname, when using the Bluetooth connection, the connection information may be device identification data, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, an operational system and method of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, a flowchart of a method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity is provided. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the bedding device 110 is a mattress and the alarm device 120 is a mobile phone, but the invention is not limited thereto.

When the user uses the present invention, the alarm device 120 and the bedding 110 need to be connected first (step 202). In this embodiment, the device communication module 121 of the alarm device 120 can search for the bedding 110 through WiFi or Bluetooth technology, and can connect with the searched bedding 110 after searching for the bedding 110; the bedding 110 The bedding communication module 112 can also search for the alarm device 120 through WiFi or Bluetooth technology, and can connect to the searched alarm device 120 after searching for the alarm device 120; if it is included in this embodiment The server 130 can receive the positioning data transmitted by the bedding device 110 and the alarm device 120, and determine the location of the bedding device 110 and the alarm device 120 according to the received positioning data, and will be in the same space. The bedding device 110 with the similar location is paired with the alarm device 120, so that the device communication module 121 of the alarm device 120 can be connected to the bedding 110 according to the connection information provided by the server 130.

After the alarm device 120 is connected to the bedding device 110, the user can operate the alarm device 120 to set the ringing time (step 210). At the same time, the detecting module 111 of the bedding device 110 can also start detecting the user's activity. A corresponding activity signal is generated (step 220). In this embodiment, if the detection module 111 includes a pressure sensor and a sound sensor, the detection module 111 can detect when the user has a behavior, such as when the user turns over or moves the position of the hand and foot. The action made by the user and the sound emitted are measured, and when the user is detected to make an action and/or a sound is generated, a corresponding activity signal is generated.

After the detection module 111 of the bedding device 110 detects the activity of the user and generates a corresponding activity signal (step 220), the bedding communication module 112 of the bedding device 110 can generate the detection module 111. The activity signal is transmitted to the alarm device 120 (step 240).

In the present embodiment, the bedding device 110 further includes a filter module 113. After the detection module 111 of the bedding device 110 generates an activity signal, the filter module 113 can determine whether the activity signal generated by the detection module 111 is Generated by the user's sleep activity (step 230). If the detecting module 111 detects that the user moves the hand or foot or turns over through the pressure sensor, the filtering module 113 can determine that the activity signal is generated by the user's sleep activity, and the bedding communication module 112 of the bedding 110 can The activity signal generated by the detection module 111 is transmitted to the alarm device 120 (step 240). If the other object is pressed against the bedding 110 and the position of the object on the bedding 110 is behind the user's body and is not connected to the user's body, the detection module 111 generates an activity signal. The filter module 113 can determine that the location of the activity signal is not connected to the user's body, and then determine that the activity signal is not generated by the user's sleep activity. Therefore, the filter module 113 can discard the activity signal generated by the detection module 111. In this way, the bedding communication module 112 does not need to transmit the activity signal generated by the detection module 111 to the alarm device 120.

After the device communication module 121 of the alarm device 120 receives the activity signal transmitted by the bedding device 110, the state determination module 122 of the alarm device 120 can determine the user's activity according to the activity signal received by the device communication module 121. Sleep state (step 250). Since the current sleep medicine believes that when a person is in a fast eye movement or a light sleep period, it is possible to dream or move the body. Therefore, the state determination module 122 can determine the sleep state of the user as a fast eye movement according to the frequency of the received activity signal. The period of sleep or shallow sleep, and based on the determined sleep state as the time distribution of rapid eye movement or shallow sleep period, assess the user's sleep cycle.

After the state determination module 122 of the alarm device 120 determines the sleep state of the user, the ring determination module 125 can determine the sleep state of the user determined by the state determination module 122 and the setting of the setting module 124. The ringing time determines whether an alarm sounds (step 260). In this embodiment, the ring determination module 125 can determine whether the user enters the next fast eye movement period or the light sleep period exceeds the ring time according to the sleep period of the user evaluated by the state determination module 122. If the ring determination module 125 determines that the user does not exceed the ring time in the next fast eye movement period or the light sleep period, the ringing signal will not be generated, and therefore, the alarm module 126 does not sound the alarm; If the ring determination module 125 determines that the user enters the next fast eye movement period or the light sleep period will exceed the ring time, a ring signal may be generated, so that the alarm module 126 may sound an alarm. For example, if the ringing time is 3:15, the sleep period of the user evaluated by the state determination module 122 is 90 minutes. If the user determines that the user enters the fast eye movement period at 9:00. Then, the ring determination module 125 can determine that the time for the user to enter the next fast eye movement or the light sleep period is two points and 39 minutes, and the ringing time has not been exceeded, so the ringing determination module 125 does not generate a ringing signal. At two points and 43 minutes, the user enters the fast eye movement period again, and the bell judgment module 125 can determine that the user enters the next fast eye movement period or the light sleep period is four points and 13 minutes, which exceeds the ringing time. The ring determination module 125 can generate a ringing signal at two points and 43 minutes.

In this way, by combining the bedding device 110 and the alarm device 120, the sleep state of the user can be determined according to the sleep activity of the user, and the alarm is sounded in a proper sleep state to prevent the user from being woken up by the alarm. After that, the situation is still unsatisfactory.

In the above embodiment, after the alarm device 120 and the bedding device 110 are connected (step 202), the present invention can also be detected as shown in the flow of FIG. 2B, and the detection module 111 of the bedding device 110 can detect the use. The physiological state of the person (step 270), and the bedding communication module 112 of the bedding 110 can transmit the physiological state detected by the detection module 111 to the alarm device 120 (step 280). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the detection module 111 can detect the user's breathing rate and breathing volume through the included sound sensor.

After the device communication module 121 of the alarm device 120 receives the physiological state transmitted by the bedding device 110, the state determination module 122 of the alarm device 120 can determine whether the physiological state received by the device communication module 121 is abnormal. The state determining module 122 determines that the user has an abnormal condition that the breathing rate is too high or too low or the breathing sound is too large, and the state determining module 122 can generate an alert signal, so that the alarm module 126 sounds an alarm to issue an alert ( Step 290). If the state determination module 122 determines that the physiological state received by the device communication module 121 is not abnormal, no warning signal is generated.

In addition, in the above embodiment, when the state determination module 122 of the alarm device 120 determines the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal received by the device communication module 121 (step 250), if the bedding device 110 detects The module 111 also detects the physiological state of the user, and the state determining module 122 can also determine the sleep state of the user in conjunction with the physiological state of the user detected by the detecting module 111. In this embodiment, if the detection module 111 detects the breathing rate of the user, the state determination module 122 can determine that the user enters the rapid eye movement period when the user's breathing rate is high, and the user's When the breathing rate is low, the user is judged to enter a deep sleep period, etc., thereby increasing the correctness rate of the sleep state.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that after the bedding device detects the user's sleep activity to generate an activity signal, the mobile communication device transmits the activity signal to the alarm device by the wireless communication technology, and the alarm device is provided by the alarm device. According to the received activity signal, the technical means for judging the time of the alarm clock can be used to solve the problem that the prior art detects that the user sleeps to call the user to wake up and needs to keep the mobile device charged. The problem placed beside the body, in order to increase the accuracy of determining the sleep state to avoid the technical effect of waking up the user at the wrong time.

Furthermore, the method according to the invention for determining the alarm time according to the user's sleep activity can be implemented in a combination of hardware, software or hardware and software, or can be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer system or distributed by different components. The decentralized implementation of several interconnected computer systems.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modification of the form and details of the practice of the present invention, which is a matter of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, is a patent protection of the present invention. range. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

110‧‧‧ Bedding

111‧‧‧Detection module

112‧‧‧Bedding Communication Module

113‧‧‧Filter module

120‧‧‧Alarm device

121‧‧‧Device Communication Module

122‧‧‧State Judgment Module

124‧‧‧Setting module

125‧‧‧ bell judgment module

126‧‧‧Alarm module

130‧‧‧Server

Step 202‧‧‧Connecting the alarm device and bedding

Step 210‧‧‧The alarm device sets the ringing time

Step 220‧‧‧ Bedding generates activity signals

Step 230‧‧‧ Bedding determines whether the activity signal is generated by the user

Step 240‧‧‧Beddings send activity signals to the alarm device

Step 250‧‧‧ The alarm device determines the sleep state of the user based on the activity signal

Step 260‧‧‧ The alarm device determines whether the alarm sounds according to the sleep state and the ringing time

Step 270‧‧‧ Bedding detects the physiological state of the user

Step 280‧‧‧ Bedding transmits physiological state to alarm device

Step 290‧‧‧The alarm device sounds an alarm when the physiological state is abnormal

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of the present invention for determining an alarm time based on a user's sleep activity. FIG. 2A is a flow chart of a method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity according to the present invention. FIG. 2B is a flow chart of an additional method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity according to the present invention.

Claims (8)

A method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity, the method comprising at least the following steps: connecting an alarm device and a bedding; the alarm device sets a ringing time; the bedding is detected by a user during sleep Detecting an activity signal; the bedding device determines whether the activity signal is generated by the user, and when the activity signal is not generated by the user, the bedding device discards the activity signal, when the activity signal is generated by the user, The bedding device transmits the activity signal to the alarm device; the alarm device determines a sleep state of the user according to the activity signal; and the alarm device determines whether the alarm sounds according to the sleep state and the ringing time , wherein the time of ringing the alarm is earlier than or equal to the ringing time. The method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity as described in claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the alarm device and the bedding device searches for the bedding device and connects to the bedding device, The bedding device searches for the alarm device and connects to the alarm device, or a server pairs the alarm device according to the indoor positioning technology and the step of connecting the alarm device to the bedding device. The method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity as described in claim 1, wherein the method further comprises the bedding device detecting the user after the step of connecting the alarm device and the bedding device a physiological state, and transmitting the physiological state to the alarm device, the alarm device determining the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal and the physiological state. The method for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity as described in claim 3, wherein the method further comprises the step of alerting the alarm device when the physiological state is abnormal. A system for determining an alarm time based on a user's sleep activity, the system comprising: a bedding device for detecting an activity signal when a user sleeps, and for determining whether the activity signal is used by the user Generating and discarding the activity signal when the activity signal is not generated by the user; and an alarm device for receiving the activity signal, and determining a sleep state of the user according to the activity signal, and setting A ringing time, and determining whether the alarm sounds according to the sleep state and the ringing time, wherein the ringing time is earlier than or equal to the ringing time. The system for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity as described in claim 5, wherein the alarm device is further configured to search for the bedding and connect with the bedding, or provide the bedding search and wait for the bedding The bedding is connected, or connected to the bedding device after the server is paired with the bedding device according to the indoor positioning technology. A system for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity as described in claim 5, wherein the bedding is further configured to detect a physiological state of the user and transmit the physiological state to the alarm device. The alarm device is further configured to determine the sleep state of the user according to the activity signal and the physiological state. A system for determining an alarm time according to a user's sleep activity, as described in claim 7, wherein the alarm device is further configured to issue an alert when the physiological state is abnormal.