IP Library Granted Patent US 10,178,972
Granted Patent B2
US 10,178,972 · App. 16/038,623 · Granted Jan 15, 2019

Adjusting alarms based on sleep onset latency

Inventors: Roy J. Raymann (Campbell, CA); Wren N. Dougherty (San Francisco, CA); Divya Nag (Palo Alto, CA); Deborah M. Lambert (San Francisco, CA); Stephanie Greer (San Francisco, CA); Thomas R. Gruber (Santa Cruz, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
A61B5/4809G06Q10/109G08B21/06H04L67/22H04M1/72566H04W4/70A61B5/01A61B5/02416A61B5/0816A61B5/11A61B5/4815A61B5/742A61B2560/0242
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Patent No.
US 10,178,972
App. No.
16/038,623
Granted
Jan 15, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some implementations, a mobile device can adjust an alarm setting based on the sleep onset latency duration detected for a user of the mobile device. For example, sleep onset latency can be the amount of time it takes for the user to fall asleep after the user attempts to go to sleep (e.g., goes to bed). The mobile device can determine when the user intends or attempts to go to sleep based on detected sleep ritual activities. Sleep ritual activities can include those activities a user performs in preparation for sleep. The mobile device can determine when the user is asleep based on detected sleep signals (e.g., biometric data, sounds, etc.). In some implementations, the mobile device can determine recurring patterns of long or short sleep onset latency and present suggestions that might help the user sleep better or feel more rested.

Claims (55)

1. A method, comprising:

detecting, by a computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

determining, by the computing device, whether adjusting an alarm set for a first time based on the sleep onset latency duration provides a sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time; and

setting, by the computing device, a new alarm to account for the sleep onset latency duration in response to a determination that adjusting the alarm based on the sleep onset latency duration provides the sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to sleeping; and

determining the actual sleep time based on the biological signals that correspond to sleeping.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to being awake; and

calculating, by the computing device, an actual sleep duration based on a difference between the actual sleep time and a sleep end time, wherein the sleep end time is determined based on the biological signals that correspond to being awake.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a historical sleep onset latency pattern based on analysis of a plurality of sleep onset latencies over a period of time.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause:

detecting, by the computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

determining, by the computing device, whether adjusting an alarm set for a first time based on the sleep onset latency duration provides a sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time; and

setting, by the computing device, a new alarm to account for the sleep onset latency duration in response to a determination that adjusting the alarm based on the sleep onset latency duration provides the sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to sleeping; and

determining the actual sleep time based on the biological signals that correspond to sleeping.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to being awake; and

calculating, by the computing device, an actual sleep duration based on a difference between the actual sleep time and a sleep end time, wherein the sleep end time is determined based on the biological signals that correspond to being awake.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep, and wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

determining, by the computing device, a historical sleep onset latency pattern based on analysis of a plurality of sleep onset latencies over a period of time.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8 , wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time.

14. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause:

detecting, by a computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

determining, by the computing device, whether adjusting an alarm set for a first time based on the sleep onset latency duration provides a sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time; and

setting, by the computing device, a new alarm to account for the sleep onset latency duration in response to a determination that adjusting the alarm based on the sleep onset latency duration provides the sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time.

15. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to sleeping; and

determining the actual sleep time based on the biological signals that correspond to sleeping.

16. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

detecting, by the computing device, biological signals that correspond to being awake; and

calculating, by the computing device, an actual sleep duration based on a difference between the actual sleep time and a sleep end time, wherein the sleep end time is determined based on the biological signals that correspond to being awake.

17. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep.

18. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device.

19. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause:

determining, by the computing device, a historical sleep onset latency pattern based on analysis of a plurality of sleep onset latencies over a period of time.

20. The system as recited in claim 14 , wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 15792678 · Oct 24, 2017
Continuation 15590805 · May 9, 2017
Continuation 14871882 · Sep 30, 2015
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