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Title:
MOBILE DEVICE SLEEP MONITORING USING ENVIRONMENTAL SOUND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/051630
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A sleep monitoring application is installed on a mobile device. The mobile device is placed in a location when a user sleeps and records environmental sound. The sleep monitoring application determines indicators of sleep activity such as breathing sounds made by the user, and determines a sleep state of the user based on the indicators of sleep activity. Sleep disorders can be detected from the indicators of sleep activity. The sleep monitoring application may generate a report that summarizes the user's sleep states and alerts the user to any sleep disorders. The sleep monitoring application can use the environmental sound and the determined sleep states to determine ambient sound that is associated with good sleep. Later, if the sleep application determines the user is having problems sleeping, the sleep monitoring application can play the determined ambient sound to help the user sleep.

Inventors:
HWANG KYUWOONG (US)
LEE TE-WON (US)
YOU KISUN (US)
KIM TAESU (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/056959
Publication Date:
September 07, 2012
Filing Date:
October 19, 2011
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Assignee:
QUALCOMM INC (US)
HWANG KYUWOONG (US)
LEE TE-WON (US)
YOU KISUN (US)
KIM TAESU (US)
International Classes:
G16H15/00; G16H40/67
Domestic Patent References:
WO2008148433A12008-12-11
WO2010107928A22010-09-23
Foreign References:
US20050190065A12005-09-01
GB2437920A2007-11-14
EP1655051A12006-05-10
Other References:
CHIH-MING CHENG ET AL: "Development of a Portable Device for Telemonitoring of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Symptoms", TELEMEDICINE AND E-HEALTH, vol. 14, no. 1, 1 February 2008 (2008-02-01), pages 55 - 68, XP055027670, ISSN: 1530-5627, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0022
IAN OBERMILLER ET AL: "PATHOS: Pervasive at Home Sleep Monitoring", INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND APPLICATIONS, vol. 2008, 26 April 2008 (2008-04-26), pages 1 - 9, XP055027667, ISSN: 1687-6415, DOI: 10.1155/2008/290431
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YOO, Heejong (5775 Morehouse DriveSan Diego, Califonia, US)
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