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US 2023/0034576 A1Published application
Sleep phase dependent pressure control and learning methods to optimize sleep quality
AssigneeBryte, Inc.
InventorsEly Tsern, Jonathan Farringdon, John Tompane, Adam Hamel, Mark Handel
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Abstract
A bed includes components to control pressure of a sleep surface, for example based on sleep position and sleep stages of a user. In some embodiments target pressures for the sleep surface are iteratively adjusted over multiple sleep sessions so to achieve improvements in sleep states and/or sleep quality for the user.
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A method of conditioning a bed with a sleep surface having controllable firmness, comprising:
- determining, by a controller, a sleep position of a sleeper on the sleep surface:
- commanding, by the controller, pressure devices to target pressures based on the sleep position of the sleeper, as indicated by a plurality of target pressure profiles specifying the target pressures, the plurality of target pressure profiles including target pressure profiles that differ for each of a plurality of sleep positions, with the pressure devices being under the sleep surface of the bed and used to adjust firmness of the sleep surface;
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- from time-to-time:
- commanding, by the controller, the pressure devices to test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles;
- monitoring, by the controller, sleep interruptions of the sleeper during use of the test pressures, using biometric information from biometric sensors;
- determining if the sleeper on the sleep surface has reduced sleep interruptions using the test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles;
- and
- in response to determining that the sleeper has reduced sleep interruptions using the test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles, replacing the target pressures of the at least one target pressure profile with the test pressures.
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A bed including a sleep surface having controllable firmness, comprising:
- pressure devices used in adjusting firmness of the sleep surface;
- pressure sensors configured to sense indications of pressure of the sleep surface;
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- a controller configured to command the pressure devices to achieve target pressures based on a sleep position of a sleeper on the sleep surface, as indicated by a plurality of pressure profiles specifying the target pressures, the plurality of pressure profiles including pressure profiles that differ for each of a plurality of sleep positions;
- with the controller further configured to, from time-to-time:
- command the pressure devices to achieve a set of test pressures different than the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles;
- determine if sleep interruptions for the sleeper on the sleep surface indicates decreased sleep interruptions using the test pressures different than the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles;
- and
- in response to determining that the sleep interruptions for the sleeper indicates decreased sleep interruptions, replace the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles with the test pressures.
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A method of conditioning a bed with a sleep surface having controllable firmness, comprising:
- commanding, by the controller, pressure devices to target pressures based on information from pressure sensors indicating pressure on multiples zones of the sleep surface, as indicated by a plurality of target pressure profiles specifying the target pressures, the plurality of target pressure profiles including target pressure profiles that differ based on information from the pressure sensors indicating pressure on multiple zones of the sleep surface, with the pressure devices being under the sleep surface of the bed and used to adjust firmness of the sleep surface;
- and
- from time-to-time:
- commanding, by the controller, the pressure devices to test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles;
- monitoring, by the controller, sleep interruptions of the sleeper during use of the test pressures, using biometric information from biometric sensors;
- determining if the sleeper on the sleep surface has reduced sleep interruptions using the test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles;
- and
- in response to determining that the sleeper has reduced sleep interruptions using the test pressures instead of the target pressures specified by the target pressure profiles, replacing the target pressures of the at least one target pressure profile with the test pressures.
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A bed including a sleep surface having controllable firmness, comprising:
- pressure devices used in adjusting firmness of the sleep surface;
- pressure sensors configured to sense indications of pressure of the sleep surface;
- and
- a controller configured to command the pressure devices to achieve target pressures based on information from the pressure sensors indicating pressure on multiple zones of the sleep surface, as indicated by a plurality of pressure profiles specifying the target pressures, the plurality of pressure profiles including pressure profiles that differ based on information from the pressure sensors indicating pressure on multiple zones of the sleep surface;
- with the controller further configured to, from time-to-time:
- command the pressure devices to achieve a set of test pressures different than the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles;
- determine if sleep interruptions for the sleeper on the sleep surface indicates decreased sleep interruptions using the test pressures different than the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles;
- and
- in response to determining that the sleep interruptions for the sleeper indicates decreased sleep interruptions, replace the target pressures specified by the pressure profiles with the test pressures.
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