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Granted Patent B1
US 12,370,105 · App. 18/595,324 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Sleep quality optimization using a controlled sleep surface

Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn (Santa Cruz, CA); Arthur Kinsolving (Santa Cruz, CA)
Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
A61G7/018A61B5/4809
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Patent No.
US 12,370,105
App. No.
18/595,324
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method and system to improve sleep quality. The system comprises a controller to control a temperature-controlled sleep surface, a temperature of the temperature controlled sleep surface adjusted, based on the user's sleep state and sleep quality, to improve the user's sleep quality. In one embodiment, the user's sleep state and sleep quality is determined based on data from monitoring system.

Claims (41)

1. A controlled sleeping surface, comprising:

a processor implementing an identity determiner to determine an identity of a user on the controlled sleeping surface based on one or more of a plurality of sensors of the controlled sleeping surface;

the processor to retrieve a precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user having an optimal sequence of sleep states, the optimal sequence of sleep states comprising time periods for each sleep state in the sequence of sleep states to yield optimal sleep for the user;

the processor implementing a monitoring system processor to determine an actual sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface based on data from one or more of the plurality of sensors of the controlled sleeping surface;

the processor implementing a sleep phase logic to determine a current optimal sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface based on the current sleep phase of the user and the precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user; and

a controller to adjust a firmness of the controlled sleeping surface based on the determined current optimal sleep state of the user, the controller further to adjust a temperature of the controlled sleeping surface based on the current optimal sleep state of the user.

2. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , further comprising the processor implementing a user customizer that adjusts the precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user based on a feedback loop receiving the actual sleep state of the user and input from the sensors.

3. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the controlled sleeping surface comprises a mattress having a heating and a cooling facility, to enable a temperature of the mattress to be set for optimal sleep quality.

4. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the processor implementing the monitoring system is further configured, when an additional user is on the controlled sleeping surface with the user, to determine the identity of the user and the additional user on the controlled sleeping surface, based on two or more of the user's and the additional user's weight, blood pressure, heart rate, or movement patterns.

5. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the actual sleep state is determined based on the obtained precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user when a sleep state cannot be obtained from the sensors.

6. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the sensors further comprise:

a sensor selected from among: a camera, pressure sensor, proximity detector, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a light sensor, blood oxygen sensor, blood pressure/heart rate sensor, temperature sensor, a weight sensor surface, or motion sensor to detect the user on the controlled sleeping surface, or a user interface utilized by the user to indicate that the user is going to sleep.

7. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the obtained precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm is a sleep rhythm based on data of prior sleep cycles of the user.

8. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the processor implementing the monitoring system comprises:

a sensor system configured to detect physiological data of the user; and the processor configured to implement an analysis system to use the physiological data from the monitoring system to determine a user's sleep state and sleep quality.

9. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 8 , wherein the physiological data of the user includes motion data, the motion data used to identify sleep state.

10. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , wherein the controller further adjusts temperatures for a plurality of zones, corresponding to body parts of the user.

11. The controlled sleeping surface of claim 1 , further comprising differential temperature controls for a single sleeper vertically, comprising differential temperature controls for at least two of the user's head, torso, legs, and feet.

12. A method of controlling a sleeping surface, the method comprising:

determining an identity of a user on the controlled sleeping surface based on sensors of the controlled sleeping surface;

obtaining a precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm for the identified user, wherein the optimal sleep rhythm further comprises a time period that an identified user should be in each sleep state of a sequence of sleep states to yield optimal sleep for the identified user;

calculating an actual sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface based on data from one or more sensors;

determining a current optimal sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface based on the actual sleep state of the user and the precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user; and

adjusting a firmness of the controlled sleeping surface based on the determined current optimal sleep state of the user, the controller further to adjust a temperature of the controlled sleeping surface based on the current optimal sleep state of the user.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

adjusting the precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user based on a feedback loop receiving the actual sleep state of the user and input from the sensors.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the controlled sleeping surface comprises a mattress having a heating and a cooling facility, to enable a temperature of the mattress to be set for optimal sleep quality.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining an identity of an additional user on the controlled sleeping surface when there is an additional user, based on two or more of the user's and the additional user's weight, blood pressure, heart rate, or movement patterns.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the actual sleep state is determined based on the obtained precalculated sleep rhythm of the user when a sleep state cannot be obtained from the sensors.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the sensors comprise a sensor selected from among: a camera, pressure sensor, proximity detector, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a light sensor, blood oxygen sensor, blood pressure/heart rate sensor, temperature sensor, a weight sensor surface, or motion sensor to detect the user on the controlled sleeping surface, or a user interface utilized by the user to indicate that the user is going to sleep.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

adjusting temperatures for a plurality of zones, corresponding to body parts of the user.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

controlling temperature, via differential temperature controls for a single sleeper vertically, comprising differential temperature controls for at least two of the user's head, torso, legs, and feet.

20. A controlled sleeping surface, comprising:

a memory for storing a precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm for a user;

a monitoring system to determine an actual sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface;

sleep phase logic to determine a current optimal sleep state of the user on the controlled sleeping surface based on the current sleep phase of the user and the precalculated user-specific optimal sleep rhythm of the user; and

a controller to adjust a firmness of the controlled sleeping surface based on the determined current optimal sleep state of the user;

the controller further to adjust a temperature of the controlled sleeping surface based on the current optimal sleep state and sleep position of the user, adjusting the temperatures for a plurality of zones, corresponding to body parts of the user.

Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2025
From: DP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: TEMPUR WORLD, LLC
Reel/Frame 072940/0723 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17664654 · May 23, 2022
Continuation 14269036 · May 2, 2014
Continuation 13622325 · Sep 18, 2012
Provisional Application 61536532 · Sep 19, 2011
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