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Application US20200129727
Published 2020-04-30
Methods And Systems Of Pavlovian Sleep Induction
A Pavlovian conditioned reflex sleep induction kit includes at least one physiological sensor, wherein the at least one physiological sensor is configured to detect at least a physiological parameter of a user and transmit a detection signal to an automatically activated scent diffuser, wherein the automatically activated scent diffuser is configured to receive an electronic activation signal and to diffuse a scent as a function of the electronic activation signal, a control circuit configured to receive the detection signal from the at least one physiological sensor, to ascertain that the user is entering a hypnagogic state, and to transmit the electronic activation signal to the automatically activated scent diffuser, thereby conditioning the user to respond to subsequent sensing of the same scent. For later use, a user-activated scent diffuser is provided, that diffuses the same scent upon activation by a user, to thereby trigger the conditioned reflex to fall asleep.
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- 1. A method of inducing a Pavlovian association of a scent with sleep initiation, the method comprising:
detecting, by a control circuit using at least a physiological sensor, at least a physiological parameter of a user; determining, by the control circuit and as a function of the detected a physiological parameter, a user's entry into a sleep cycle is imminent, wherein the determining comprises comparing the detected physiological parameter to a physiological indicator associated with the user; and triggering, by the control circuit and using a scent diffuser controlled by the logic circuit, a release of a scent when the user's entry into the sleep cycle is determined to be imminent.
- 4. (Canceled)
- 9. A system for inducing a Pavlovian conditioned reflex association of a scent with sleep initiation, the system comprising:
a physiological sensor, wherein the physiological sensor is configured to detect at least a physiological parameter of a user and to transmit a detection signal, said detection signal including the detected physiological parameter; an automatically activated scent diffuser, wherein the automatically activated scent diffuser is configured to receive an electronic activation signal and diffuse a scent as a function of the electronic activation signal; and a control circuit configured to receive the detection signal from the at least a physiological sensor, determine, as a function of the received detection signal, that a user's entry into a sleep cycle is imminent, wherein the determining comprises comparing the detected physiological parameter to a physiological indicator associated with the user, and transmit the electronic activation signal to the automatically activated scent diffuser when the user's entry into the sleep cycle is determined to be imminent.
- 16. (canceled)
- 20. A Pavlovian conditioned reflex sleep induction kit, the kit comprising:
a physiological sensor, wherein the at least a physiological sensor is configured to detect at least a physiological parameter of a user and transmit a detection signal, said detection signal indicating the physiological parameter of the user; an automatically activated scent diffuser, wherein the automatically activated scent diffuser is configured to receive an electronic activation signal and diffuse a scent as a function of the electronic activation signal; a control circuit configured to receive the detection signal from the physiological sensor, determine, as a function of the received detection signal, that a user's entry into a sleep cycle is imminent, wherein the determining comprises comparing the detected physiological parameter to a physiological indicator associated with the user, and to transmit the electronic activation signal to the automatically activated scent diffuser when the user's entry into the sleep cycle is determined to be imminent; and a user-activated scent diffuser that diffuses the scent upon activation by a user.
