Multifunction sleep training device with remote locking mechanism and methods of operation thereof

A sleep training device, comprising:

• a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a processor, a real-time clock integrated circuit (IC), a memory, and a wireless communication unit;
• a capacitive touch component electrically coupled to the processor;
• an audio component electrically coupled to the processor;
• light-emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to the processor;
• physical switches electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the physical switches are configured to control at least one of the LEDs and the audio component;
• a device housing configured to house the PCB, the audio component, the LEDs, and at least part of the physical switches and the capacitive touch component, wherein at least part of the capacitive touch component is exposed by the device housing, and wherein the device housing comprises a housing base and a light diffusing cover;
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• a cylindrical support column having an enclosed outer surface extending upward from the housing base, wherein the support column is configured to support at least part of the audio component and house one or more electrical components and wires, and wherein the support column is covered by an opaque material such that the one or more electrical components and wires within the support column do not cast shadows from light generated by the LEDs, and
• wherein the processor is programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory to disable at least one of the physical switches and the capacitive touch component when a sleep program stored in the memory is initiated in response to a set parameter associated with the sleep program being met.

A method of operating a sleep training device, comprising:

• receiving an instruction to schedule a sleep program from a server communicatively coupled to the sleep training device after the sleep program is set by a client device communicatively coupled to the server, wherein the sleep training device further comprises:
• a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising a processor, a real-time clock integrated circuit (IC), a memory, and a wireless communication unit,
• an audio component electrically coupled to the processor,
• light-emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically coupled to the processor,
• a capacitive touch component electrically coupled to the processor,
• a number of physical switches electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the physical switches are configured to control at least one of the LEDs and the audio component, and
• a device housing configured to house the PCB, the audio component, the LEDs, and at least part of the physical switches;
• initiating, using the processor, the sleep program once a set parameter associated with the sleep program is met;
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• disabling at least one of the physical switches and the capacitive touch component when the sleep program is initiated, wherein the sleep program comprises instructions to disable at least one of the physical switches and the capacitive touch component when the sleep program is initiated.