Patent US10232139

Smart pillow cover and alarm to improve sleeping and waking
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US10232139

1. A system for improving sleep, the system comprising: (4) (6)

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.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is an accelerometer. (0)

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is configured to detect at least one of body temperature, temperature gradients, blood pressure, heart rate, galvanic skin response, eye movement, or other body movement. (0)

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to process information from the sensor. (0)

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the alarm portion further includes a timer. (0)

6. A method for improving waking, the method comprising: (0) (4)

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.

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Smart pillow cover and alarm to improve sleeping and waking

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