Bed having environmental sensing and control features
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sleep environment technologies lack the ability to autonomously monitor and adjust parameters such as temperature, bed firmness, and noise levels to optimize sleep quality without user input, limiting their effectiveness in improving sleep experiences.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes an air bed with integrated sensors and control mechanisms to monitor sleep environment parameters and adjust settings like air pressure, temperature, and bed firmness automatically, using data processing and communication with other home devices to create a tailored sleep environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If automated sensors and control mechanisms are integrated into the bed system to monitor and adjust sleep environment parameters, then sleep quality optimization is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (sensing, processing, control, and adjustment mechanisms) into an integrated bed system. Sensors monitor sleep parameters, a processor analyzes the data, and control mechanisms automatically adjust environmental factors, merging these components into a unified system that improves sleep quality without requiring separate standalone devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The bed system is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a sleeping surface, an environmental monitoring station, a data processing center, and a control hub for adjusting sleep conditions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the overall system architecture while maintaining comprehensive sleep optimization capabilities.
2Ease of operation
If the system automatically adjusts sleep environment parameters without user input, then ease of operation is improved, but loss of information about user preferences increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors sleep parameters and user responses, using this feedback to refine and personalize automatic adjustments. By analyzing patterns in the collected data, the system learns user preferences over time and adapts its control strategies, ensuring that automation improves ease of operation while preserving and enhancing understanding of user preferences through ongoing data collection and analysis.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and control mechanisms are integrated into the bed, then measurement precision of sleep parameters is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bed system is divided into functional modules: sensing modules for monitoring various parameters, a processing module for data analysis, and control modules for executing adjustments. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture, enabling precise measurement without overwhelming complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A sensor system senses a plurality of environmental phenomena and send a data message with sensed parameters. The computer system determines an indication that the sensed parameter indicated low-quality sleep and sends an instruction to adjust the environment. A control system adjusts the environment without particular input from a user.