Method for detecting and alleviating abnormal breathing during sleep by using contactless sensor, and system therefor
AssigneeBrlab Inc.
InventorsJongmin LEE, Hyunbin KWON, Kwang Suk PARK, Byung Hun CHOI
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method for detecting abnormal breathing during sleep by using a vibration sensor and/or a pressure sensor installed in a mattress and, when abnormal breathing is detected, providing feedback to a sleeper, so as to alleviate the abnormal breathing. The purpose of the present invention is to accurately detect abnormal breathing of a sleeping user by using a contactless sensor and provide appropriate feedback to the user, so as to improve the quality of sleep.
Claims5
A system for detecting and improving abnormal breathing for detecting and improving abnormal breathing of a sleeping user, the system comprising:
- a sensor unit provided on a predetermined layer among a plurality of layers constituting a mattress;
- and
- an operation unit for analyzing a vibration signal detected by the sensor unit and extracting biometric information including information on snoring or apnea of the user, wherein
- when the apnea or snoring of the user is detected from the biometric information, the operation unit generates feedback information for improving the apnea or snoring of the user.
A method of detecting and improving abnormal breathing of a user, which is performed in a system including a sensor unit and an operation unit, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a vibration signal from a sensor unit;
- analyzing the received vibration signal, and extracting biometric information including information on snoring or apnea of the user;
- and
- generating feedback information for improving the apnea or snoring of the user when the apnea or snoring of the user is detected from the biometric information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.