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Title:
SLEEP CYCLE CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006043304
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a sleep cycle controlling apparatus which enables a person to comfortably wake up at a time when the person desires to wake up by controlling the sleep cycle of the person.

The depth of sleep at the intended time of rising is presumed on the basis of the time when the sleep reaches the prescribed depth and the intended time of rising and when the depth of sleep at the intended time of rising is not at the depth of sleep 1, 2, Rem or a transitional state from 1 to the REM sleep, a stimulation applicator applies the stimulation of the wind on a subject to force the time of the sleep cycle of the subject to extend so that the depth of sleep at the intended time of rising is controlled to be at the depth of sleep 1, 2, Rem or the transitional state from 1 to the Rem.


Inventors:
OKADA SHIMA
MINAMIURA TAKESHI
SAKAI HIDETAKA
YAMAMOTO TAIJI
FUJIWARA YOSHIHISA
Application Number:
JP2004231638A
Publication Date:
February 16, 2006
Filing Date:
August 06, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SANYO ELECTRIC CO
International Classes:
A61M21/02; A61B5/0402; A61B5/0476; A61B5/0488; A61B5/08; A61B5/11; A61B5/16
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masamasa Shibano