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 color 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.
Claim CLM-00001. 1. Apparatus for inducing sleep comprising:
a. stimulus means for providing a subject with a sleep inducing or calming stimulus; b. input means for recording an active input provided by the subject in response to the stimulus; c. processing means for processing said active input to determine a characteristic of said active input; and d. a base unit housing one or more of said means, wherein the apparatus is capable of sequentially providing the subject with at least three stimuli, each next stimulus being based on the characteristic determined from the active input made in direct response to a previous one of the at least three stimuli.
Claim CLM-00023. 23. Apparatus for inducing sleep comprising:
a. a stimulator configured to provide a subject with a sleep inducing or calming stimulus; b. an input device configured to record an active input provided by the subject in response to the stimulus; c. a processor configured to process said active input to determine a characteristic of said active input; and d. a base unit housing one or more of said stimulator, input device and processor, wherein the apparatus is capable of sequentially providing the subject with at least three stimuli, each next stimulus being based on the characteristic determined from the active input made in direct response to a previous one of the at least three stimuli.
