Biorhythm determination method, and electronic device for supporting same
According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a sensor module; a processor operatively connected to the sensor module; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform a plurality of operations comprising: acquiring sensor information through the sensor module, determining sleep information of a user, based on the sensor information, and determining a biorhythm of the user, based on the sleep information.
1 . An electronic device comprising:
a circular housing:
a sensor module comprising a biometric sensor, a motion sensor and an environmental sensor;
a circular display corresponding to the circular housing;
at least one processor; and
memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
acquiring first sleep information related to an amount of a user's sleep through the sensor module,
acquiring second sleep information related to a quality of the user's sleep through the sensor module,
wherein the second sleep information comprises:
information, acquired through the biometric sensor, indicating a sleep disorder,
environmental information, acquired through the environmental sensor, affecting the sleep, and
information, acquired through the biometric sensor or the motion sensor, on the user's activity before the sleep,
determining a biorhythm of the user, based on the first sleep information related to the amount of the sleep,
determining whether a temporary sleep disorder occurs based on the environmental information affecting the sleep, and the information on the user's activity before the sleep,
in case that the temporary sleep disorder occurs, maintain the biorhythm of the user, and
in case that a non-temporary sleep disorder occurs, adjust the biorhythm of the user based on the information indicating the sleep disorder,
display, via the circular display, a user interface for the biorhythm or the adjusted biorhythm, wherein the user interface comprises a circular dial with segments associated with dates, and the segments associated with dates are colored according to their respective phases of the biorhythm or adjusted biorhythm, and wherein the circular dial of the user interface corresponds to the circular display and circular housing.
2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sleep information and the second sleep information are acquired based on sensed information of the sensor module, and wherein the sensed information comprises at least one of information related to a movement of the electronic device, information related to a pressure applied from the outside of the electronic device, a user's respiration rate, heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood volume and/or oxygen saturation, information related to a sound provided by a user, or information related to a brightness of an external environment of the electronic device.
3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sleep information related to the amount of the user's sleep comprises at least one of an amount of time taken to sleep onset, a time taken to a REM sleep stage, a time of each sleep stage, a total sleep time, or a ratio of the time of each sleep stage to the total sleep time.
4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises determining a time duration of each sleep stage, based on the first sleep information.
5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises adjusting the determined time duration of each sleep stage, based on the second sleep information.
6 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:
determining an amount of change of the biorhythm, based on the determined biorhythm for a specified period, and
when the amount of change of the biorhythm is greater than or equal to a specified magnitude, display notification information on the amount of change on the display.
7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprises storing at least one of sensed information, the first sleep information, the second sleep information and information on the biorhythm in a secure area, or a secure hardware physically separated from the at least processor.
8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first sleep information comprises an indication of low motion by a motion sensor for a continuous period of approximately eight hours.
9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the wherein the sensor module comprises photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, wherein the first sleep information comprises an indication of a lower pulse rate.
10 . A method comprising:
acquiring first sleep information related to an amount of a user's sleep through a sensor module comprising a biometric sensor, a motion sensor and an environmental sensor,
acquiring second sleep information related to a quality of the user's sleep through the sensor module,
wherein the second sleep information comprises:
information, acquired through the biometric sensor, indicating a sleep disorder,
environmental information, acquired through the environmental sensor, affecting the sleep, and
information, acquired through the biometric sensor or the motion sensor, on the user's activity before the sleep,
determining a biorhythm of the user, based on the first sleep information related to the amount of the sleep,
determining whether a temporary sleep disorder occurs based on the environmental information affecting the sleep, and the information on the user's activity before the sleep,
in case that the temporary sleep disorder occurs, maintain the biorhythm of the user, and
in case that a non-temporary sleep disorder occurs, adjust the biorhythm of the user based on the information indicating the sleep disorder, and
display, via a circular display of an electronic device that corresponds to a circular housing of the electronic device, a user interface for the biorhythm or the adjusted biorhythm, wherein the user interface comprises a circular dial corresponding to the circular housing and the circular display, with segments associated with dates, and the segments associated with dates are colored according to their respective phases of the biorhythm or adjusted biorhythm.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first sleep information and the second sleep information are acquired based on sensed information of the sensor module, and wherein the sensed information comprises at least one of information related to a movement of the electronic device, information related to a pressure applied from the outside of the electronic device, a user's respiration rate, heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose, blood volume and/or oxygen saturation, information related to a sound provided by a user, or information related to a brightness of an external environment of the electronic device.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first sleep information related to the amount of the user's sleep comprises at least one of an amount of time taken to sleep onset, a time taken to a REM sleep stage, a time of each sleep stage, a total sleep time, or a ratio of the time of each sleep stage to the total sleep time.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein determining the biorhythm comprises determining a time duration of each sleep stage, based on the first sleep information.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein determining the biorhythm further comprises adjusting the determined time duration of each sleep stage, based on the second sleep information.
15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
determining an amount of change of the biorhythm, based on the determined biorhythm for a specified period, and
when the amount of change of the biorhythm is greater than or equal to a specified magnitude, display notification information on the amount of change on the display.
16 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising storing at least one of sensed information, the first sleep information, the second sleep information and information the biorhythm in a secure area, or a secure hardware physically separated from at least one processor.