Apparatus for soothing a baby
Assignee2B AG
InventorsMatteo Crescini, Luca Sironi, Sveva Belviso, Michele Guarino
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Abstract
An apparatus for soothing a baby on a mattress has a mattress support or base having weight detecting means for detecting weight of the baby on the mattress, cry detecting means for detecting baby cry, and vibration means for vibrating the mattress. The apparatus has control means configured to determine a center of gravity of the baby on the mattress and baby agitation in response to the weight detecting means. The control means control the vibration means to vibrate the mattress in a position different from the center of gravity of the baby on the mattress within and not beyond a maximum time in response to detection of the baby's cry and/or agitation.
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An apparatus for soothing a baby on a mattress, said apparatus comprising a mattress support or base including:
- a plurality of force sensors configured to detect forces exerted by the baby on the mattress,
- a plurality of microphones configured to detect a cry of the baby, and
- piezoelectric actuators for vibrating the mattress,
- the apparatus further comprising a control unit configured to determine a center of gravity of the baby on the mattress and an agitation of the baby based on signals from said plurality of force sensors, wherein said control unit is configured to control said piezoelectric actuators to vibrate the mattress in a position different from the center of gravity of the baby on the mattress within and not beyond a maximum time period in response to detection of at least one of the cry of the baby or the agitation of the baby.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.