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Patent US10232139
Issued 2019-03-19
Smart Pillow Cover And Alarm To Improve Sleeping And Waking
A pillow cover device for promoting for a user restorative sleep and minimizing sleep inertia and fatigue upon waking comprising at least one non-invasive brain stimulator for stimulation of the brain at various selected frequencies; an alarm; sensors to monitor sleep; and a microprocessor, wherein the sensors provide the microprocessor data regarding the state of sleep of the user; wherein the microprocessor calculates brain activity indicating deep sleep slow-wave activity and activates the at least one brain stimulator to emit low frequency tones.
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- 1. A system for improving sleep, the system comprising:
a pillow or pillow topper configured to support a user's head; a pillow monitoring portion positioned on or in the pillow or pillow topper; and an alarm portion including a buzzer, a radio or a light the pillow monitoring portion wired or wirelessly connected to the alarm portion, the monitoring portion including a sensor, a processor electronically connected to the sensor, a speaker and a vibrator, and the speaker configured to emit acoustic stimulation having a stimulation frequency of less than 1 Hz.
- 6. A method for improving waking, the method comprising:
providing a monitoring portion on or in a pillow or pillow topper, the monitoring portion including a sensor, a processor electronically connected to the sensor, a speaker configured to emit a beat frequency, and a vibrator; determining, via the sensor and the processor, if the sleeping patient is entering a wake-up window, and if so, determining, via the processor, if a waking time has been reached, and if so activating the speaker to emit a beat frequency tone to improve wakefulness, the beat frequency tone between about 8 Hz and about 12 Hz.
