Breathing-Synchronized Sound for Active Sleep Induction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sleep-inducing technologies primarily focus on noise masking to reduce interference, failing to actively induce sleep.
Innovation Solution
A sleep induction device that determines a characteristic frequency based on a user's breathing frequency and outputs a breathing-tuned sound to synchronize with and gradually slow the user's breathing, combining this with noise masking sound to enhance sleep induction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If noise masking sound is used to reduce ambient noise, then the interference with user's sleep is reduced, but the technology cannot actively induce the user's sleep
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of sound frequency by analyzing the user's breathing frequency and generating a breathing-tuned sound with a characteristic frequency that is a multiple of the breathing frequency. This active frequency manipulation goes beyond passive noise masking to actively induce sleep by synchronizing with and gradually slowing the user's breathing pattern.
2Productivity
If breathing-tuned sound with characteristic frequency is output to induce sleep, then the user's breathing is actively induced to become slower, but the device complexity increases due to breathing frequency analysis and dynamic frequency adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing the user's breathing frequency and autonomously adjusting the characteristic frequency of the output sound. The processor continuously monitors breathing patterns and dynamically modifies the breathing-tuned sound parameters without requiring manual intervention, thereby managing the complexity internally while maintaining simplicity for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by continuously monitoring the user's breathing frequency through the sensor and using this information to dynamically adjust the characteristic frequency of the breathing-tuned sound. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the sound remains synchronized with the user's breathing pattern, optimizing sleep induction while systematically managing the complexity through automated control.
3Ease of operation
If the characteristic frequency is reduced in a stepwise manner to prevent large difference from breathing frequency, then the user is naturally induced to breathe according to the sound, but the time required for sleep induction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the characteristic frequency adjustable and adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically modifies the breathing-tuned sound's characteristic frequency based on real-time breathing frequency analysis, allowing flexible adjustment of the frequency difference. This dynamic approach balances the need for gradual adaptation with the goal of reducing overall induction time.
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AI summary
A sleep inducing device is disclosed. The sleep inducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a sound output part for outputting a sound; a sensing part for acquiring a respiration signal of a user; and a processor which acquires a respiration frequency of the user on the basis of the respiration signal, determines a characteristic frequency of a respiration conforming sound on the basis of the respiration frequency, and outputs the respiration confirming sound according to the characteristic frequency.