A controlled climate bed for thermoregulatory modulation of a sleeper
AssigneeBoard of Regents, The University of Texas System
InventorKenneth R. Diller
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Abstract
A climate-controlled bed capable of adapting to the needs of a sleeper via a closed loop feedback control system is provided. The bed includes a thermoelectric energy source, a sensor configured to monitor a physiological temperature of a sleeper, and a control system that regulates a temperature of the bed via the thermoelectric energy source. The control system can utilize data from the sensor to determine optimal thermal needs of the sleeper. The control system can also vary the temperature of the bed during a sleep cycle based on at least one predetermined sleep factor, such as the natural circadian temperature cycle.
Claims14
A climate-controlled bed, comprising:
- a thermoelectric energy source;
- and
- a control system that regulates a temperature of the bed via the thermoelectric energy source,
- wherein the control system directs the thermoelectric energy source to provide warming to a region of the bed corresponding to a user's peripheral thermoregulatory control tissue.
A method of controlling a climate of a bed, comprising:
- providing a bed;
- providing an energy source;
- and
- warming, via the energy source, the temperature of a region of the bed corresponding to a user's peripheral thermoregulatory control tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.