| Abstract: |
Apparatus for inducing sleep comprising: a. a display for providing a subject with a light stimulus; b. a base unit on which said display is mounted such that the display is selectively positionable, in use, into a field of view of a subject; c. input means for recording an active input provided by the subject in response to the stimulus; d. processing means for processing said active input to determine a characteristic of said active input; and e. a base unit housing one or more of said means, wherein the apparatus is capable of sequentially providing the subject with a plurality of stimuli, each next stimulus being based on a characteristic determined from the active input made in response to a previous stimulus, and wherein a position and/or brightness and/or a colour and/or a shape of the next stimulus on the display and/or a time interval between stimuli is based on the characteristic of the active input provided in response to a previous stimulus. |
| Inventor: |
MILLS, Richard (Sheffield, GB) |
| Applicant: |
BRAINTRAIN2020 LIMITED (Sheffield, GB) |
| Face Assignee: |
N/A |
| Filed: |
2014-09-16 |
| Issued: |
2016-08-11 |
| Claims: |
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1. Apparatus for inducing sleep comprising:
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14. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein said active input comprises the actuation of a switch, for example the pressing of a button.
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17. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims further comprising monitoring means for recording a physiological characteristic of the subject, wherein said next stimulus is based on characteristic of said active input and said physiological characteristic.
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19. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims further comprising ambient monitoring means for recording an ambient characteristic of the subject's environment, wherein said next stimulus is based on characteristic of said active input and said ambient characteristic.
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21. Apparatus as claimed in any of the preceding claims wherein the determination of said next stimulus is additionally based on a characteristic of at least one active input provided in response to a stimulus provided before the immediately preceding stimulus. (0)
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22. Apparatus for inducing sleep substantially as described herein with reference to any appropriate combination of the accompanying drawings. (0)
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23. A method for inducing sleep comprising the steps of:
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25. A method for inducing sleep substantially as described herein with reference to any appropriate combination of the accompanying drawings. (0)
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