IP Library Granted Patent US 12708323
Granted Patent B2
US 12708323 · App. 18/244,064 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Device for providing information for improving sleep quality and method thereof

Inventors: Minseok Choi (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehwan Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
A61B5/486A61B5/11A61B5/4809A61B5/4815G16H10/60G16H20/70A61B5/681A61B5/742A61B2562/0219
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12708323
App. No.
18/244,064
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for providing information for improving sleep quality, and an electronic device for supporting same are disclosed. The electronic device may comprise a display, at least one processor, and a memory. The at least one processor may: check a user's sleep time information, obtain activity information and sleep evaluation information corresponding to the sleep time information; analyze a pattern of the activity information on the basis of the sleep evaluation information; generate sleep guide information relating to the user on the basis of a result of the analysis; and output the generated sleep guide information on the display. Various other embodiments identified by the present document are possible.

Claims (34)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a display;

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:

identify sleep time information of a user;

acquire sleep evaluation information and action information corresponding to the sleep time information;

classify a positive pattern or a negative pattern of the action information, based on the sleep evaluation information;

determine that a first pattern having a highest frequency among action patterns classified by the positive pattern is a first sleep habit of the user;

determine that a second pattern having a highest frequency among action patterns classified by the negative pattern is a second sleep habit of the user;

generate sleep guide information for the user, based on at least one of the first sleep habit or the second sleep habit; and

output, through the display, the generated sleep guide information.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to identify the sleep time information, based on at least one of a user input, a screen on or screen off record detected by the display, or biometric data of the user acquired from an external electronic device.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to acquire the sleep evaluation information, based on at least one item among a sleep score calculated based on a sleep state recorded during sleep, sleep satisfaction input by the user, sleep efficiency indicating a ratio of an actual sleep time to a total sleep time, or a sleep rating determined based on the sleep time information.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to acquire the action information, based on at least one of a usage record of an application executed by the electronic device, a motion-related record detected using at least one sensor, and context data estimated based on a network connection state of the electronic device, and

wherein the action information is converted into a first format comprising at least one of an action type, an action name, a time difference between an action occurrence time point and a sleep time, an action start time, or an action end time and stored in the memory.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to store a classification result of the classifying in the memory or a database that is accessible by the electronic device.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to generate the sleep guide information, based on a user profile comprising at least one of gender, age, or residence of the user.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to output the generated sleep guide information at a predetermined time point.

8 . A method comprising:

identifying sleep time information of a user;

acquiring sleep evaluation information and action information corresponding to the sleep time information;

classifying a positive pattern or a negative pattern of the action information, based on the sleep evaluation information;

determining that a first pattern having a highest frequency among action patterns classified by the positive pattern is a first sleep habit of the user;

determining that a second pattern having a highest frequency among action patterns classified by the negative pattern is a second sleep habit of the user;

generating sleep guide information for the user, based on at least one of the first sleep habit or the second sleep habit; and

outputting the generated sleep guide information.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the identifying of the sleep time information of the user comprises estimating the sleep time information, based on at least one of a user input, a screen on or screen off record detected by a display, or biometric data of the user acquired from an external electronic device.

10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the acquiring of the sleep evaluation information and the action information corresponding to the sleep time information comprises acquiring the sleep evaluation information, based on at least one item among a sleep score calculated based on a sleep state recorded during sleep, sleep satisfaction input by the user, sleep efficiency indicating a ratio of an actual sleep time to a total sleep time, or a sleep rating determined based on the sleep time information.

11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the acquiring of the sleep evaluation information and the action information corresponding to the sleep time information comprises:

acquiring the action information, based on at least one of a usage record of an application executed by an electronic device, a motion-related record detected using at least one sensor, and context data estimated based on a network connection state of the electronic device; and

converting the action information into a first format comprising at least one of an action type, an action name, a time difference between an action occurrence time point and a sleep time, an action start time, or an action end time and storing the action information in a memory.

12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

storing a classification result of the classifying in a memory or a database which is accessible by an electronic device.

13 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating of the sleep guide information of the user comprises generating the sleep guide information, based on a user profile comprising at least one of gender, age, or residence of the user.