Smart Bed Snore Control Using Partner Restless Sleep Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bed technologies do not effectively address the issue of restless sleep caused by snoring in shared sleeping environments, as they lack the capability to autonomously detect and mitigate snoring through adjustments to the sleeping environment.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a controller with a processor and memory, configured to receive data from sensors monitoring the sleeping environment, determine if one user is experiencing restless sleep and another is snoring, and issue commands to adjust the environment to reduce snoring, such as altering air pressure in an airbed system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the bed system autonomously adjusts the sleeping environment to reduce snoring, then sleep quality for the non-snoring user is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bed controller is designed to perform multiple functions: monitoring sleep parameters, detecting snoring events, determining restless sleep, and executing environmental adjustments. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate systems into a single integrated device, improving reliability while managing complexity through consolidation rather than multiplication of components
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously monitors and adjusts the sleeping environment without requiring manual intervention. The controller automatically detects snoring and restless sleep conditions, then self-corrects by adjusting environmental parameters such as air pressure or mattress firmness, enabling the system to serve itself in maintaining optimal sleep conditions
2Measurement precision
If the system continuously monitors sensor data to detect snoring and restless sleep, then detection accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs periodic sampling of sensor data rather than continuous monitoring. The controller checks for snoring and restless sleep conditions at regular intervals throughout the sleep period, maintaining adequate detection accuracy while significantly reducing the energy burden compared to uninterrupted continuous analysis of all sensor streams
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary analysis of sensor data to identify potential snoring or restless sleep conditions before triggering full detection protocols or environmental adjustments. This staged approach allows the system to maintain high detection accuracy for actual events while consuming less energy during normal sleep periods when no issues are present
3Duration of action of stationary object
If the controller adjusts the sleeping environment to reduce snoring, then the snoring user's sleep continuity is improved, but the adjustment may disrupt the non-snoring user, worsening their sleep quality
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies adjustments locally to the snoring user's side of the bed rather than uniformly across the entire sleeping surface. By targeting specific zones for environmental modifications such as air pressure adjustments or mattress firmness changes, the system improves the snoring user's sleep continuity while minimizing disturbance to the non-snoring user who experiences different local conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The controller dynamically adjusts environmental parameters in real-time based on ongoing monitoring of both users' sleep states. If an adjustment begins to adversely affect the non-snoring user, the system can modify or reverse the adjustment dynamically, balancing the need for sleep continuity for the snorer with the need to maintain sleep quality for both occupants
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AI summary
A controller is configured to receive one or more streams of data, each stream of data representing a sensed phenomenon in the environment of a bed on which a first user is sleeping and a second user is sleeping. The controller is further configured to determine that the first user is experiencing restless sleep. The controller is further configured to determine that the second user is snoring. The controller is further configured to issue a snore-control command to a controllable home automation device such that the controllable home automation device alters a feature of the second user's sleeping environment in a way that is likely to reduce the second user's snoring. The controller is further configured to determine again that that the second user is still snoring and issue a second snore-control command.