Apparatuses and methods for measured sleep alarm signaling

An apparatus for awakening a person, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory configured to store setting information indicating a desired amount of actual sleep time;
• and
• at least one processor configured to determine, using received measurement signals relating to the person's state of sleep over time, an actual sleep time indicating an amount of time that the person has actually slept,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine whether the actual sleep time is greater than or equal to the desired amount of actual sleep time, as a first determination result, and
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to initiate an alarm for awakening the person using the first determination result.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

• storing, in a memory, a setting indicating a desired amount of actual sleep time;
• receiving, by at least one processor, measurement signals relating to the person's state of sleep over time;
• determining, by the at least one processor, using the received measurement signals, an actual sleep time indicating an amount of time that the person has actually slept;
• determining, by the at least one processor, whether the actual sleep time is greater than or equal to the desired amount of actual sleep time, as a first determination result;
• and
• initiating, by the at least one processor, an alarm for awakening the person using the first determination result.