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US 11,883,188 B1Granted
Sleep surface sensor based sleep analysis system
AssigneeDP Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Richard Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving, Mark Andrew Christensen, Venkat Easwar
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Abstract
A method comprising receiving data from a sleep sensor integrated in a mattress system, the sleep sensor coupled via a cord to a data collection unit, analyzing the data at the data collection unit, and providing results of the analyzed data to a user mobile device via a wireless connection, for display to the user.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- receiving data from one or more sleep sensors including an inductive sleep sensor, wherein the inductive sleep sensor comprises at least one fixed coil and a hinged metallic portion, the inductive sleep sensor integrated in a mattress system including a mattress and a solid base, wherein the at least one fixed coil of the inductive sleep sensor is directly attached to the solid base and the inductive sleep sensor measures force placed on the inductive sleep sensor by inductively sensing, by the at least one fixed coil, movement of the hinged metallic portion in a direction perpendicular to a sleep surface of the mattress system;
- detecting two or more sleepers using the received data;
- analyzing the received data to determine movements of the two or more sleepers on the mattress system, wherein analyzing the received data comprises:
- monitoring relative data of the two or more sleepers;
- and
- attributing a portion of the received data to a sleeper of the two or more sleepers using the relative data;
- and
- providing results of the analyzed data to a user's mobile device via a wireless connection, for display to the user.
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A sleep sensor system comprising:
- one or more sleep sensors including an inductive sleep sensor, wherein the inductive sleep sensor comprises at least one fixed coil and a hinged metallic portion, the inductive sleep sensor integrated in a mattress system, the mattress system including a mattress and a solid base, the at least one fixed coil of the inductive sleep sensor directly attached to the solid base, wherein the inductive sleep sensor measures force placed on the inductive sleep sensor by inductively sensing, by the at least one fixed coil, movement of the hinged metallic portion in a direction perpendicular to a sleep surface of the mattress system;
- data collection circuitry coupled to the inductive sleep sensor, wherein the data collection circuitry:
- receives data from the one or more sleep sensors;
- detects two or more sleepers using the received data;
- analyzes the received data to determine movements of the two or more sleepers on the mattress system, wherein analyzing the received data comprises:
- monitoring relative data of the two or more sleepers;
- and
- attributing a portion of the received data to a sleeper of the two or more sleepers using the relative data;
- and
- a wireless connection to provide results of the analyzed data to a user mobile device for display to the user.
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A sleep sensor system comprising:
- a mattress having a sleep surface to receive a sleeper;
- a solid base for the mattress, the solid base comprising one of:
- a box spring, a foundation, a slat, or a base completely beneath the mattress;
- an inductive sensor integrated into the solid base, wherein the inductive sleep sensor comprises at least one fixed coil and a hinged metallic portion, wherein the inductive sensor inductively detects micromovements of the sleeper, wherein the inductive sleep sensor measures force placed on the inductive sleep sensor by inductively sensing, by the at least one fixed coil, movement of the hinged metallic portion in a direction perpendicular to the sleep surface of the mattress;
- a data collection circuitry coupled to the inductive sleep sensor, wherein the data collection circuitry:
- receives data from one or more sleep sensors;
- detects two or more sleepers using the received data;
- analyzes the received data to determine movements of the two or more sleepers on the mattress system, wherein analyzing the received data comprises:
- monitoring relative data of the two or more sleepers;
- and
- attributing a portion of the received data to a sleeper of the two or more sleepers using the relative data;
- and
- a wireless connection to provide results of the analyzed data to a user mobile device for display to the user.
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