IP Library Granted Patent US 10,987,484
Granted Patent B1
US 10,987,484 · App. 16/885,030 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Baby monitor system sound and light delivery based on vitals

Inventors: Sunil Konda (Dallas, TX); Mel Gunawardena (Dallas, TX); Pradeep Pathirana (Dallas, TX); Prabath Gallage (Dallas, TX)
Assignee: SYNERGEN Technology Labs, LLC
A61M21/02A61M2021/0027A61M2021/0044A61M2205/3306A61M2230/18A61M2230/205
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Patent No.
US 10,987,484
App. No.
16/885,030
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. A method comprises: obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby; obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and causing a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals.

Claims (76)

1. A baby monitor system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

obtain a sleep schedule of a baby;

obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry;

transmit, when the sleep schedule indicates that the baby is to begin sleep, a first electrical signal to cause an action, wherein the action is an emission of a first sound or a first light;

make, based on the vitals and after transmitting the first electrical signal, a first determination that the baby has fallen asleep;

transmit, in response to the first determination, a second electrical signal to adjust the action;

make, based on the vitals and after transmitting the second electrical signal, a second determination that the baby has reached a predetermined state of sleep;

transmit, in response to the second determination, a third electrical signal to further adjust or cancel the action;

make a third determination that the baby has prematurely awoken;

cause, in response to the third determination, the first sound to emit and a volume of the first sound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep again;

make a fourth determination that the baby has fallen asleep again; and

cause, in response to the fourth determination, the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches the predetermined state again.

2. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , further comprising a base station, wherein the base station comprises the memory and the processor.

3. The baby monitor system of claim 2 , wherein the base station further comprises a speaker configured to emit the first sound.

4. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , further comprising a wearable, wherein the wearable comprises an optical sensor configured to perform the pulse oximetry.

5. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to further transmit the third electrical signal to decrease the action.

6. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to further transmit the third electrical signal to cancel the action.

7. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , wherein the action is the emission of the first sound.

8. The baby monitor system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause a second sound to emit at a predetermined time.

9. The baby monitor system of claim 8 , wherein the predetermined time is when the baby is to wake up.

10. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined state is a rapid eye movement (REM) state.

11. The baby monitor system of claim 1 , wherein the action is the emission of the first light.

12. The baby monitor system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to further transmit the third electrical signal to cause the first light to stop emitting.

13. The baby monitor system of claim 12 , wherein when the baby prematurely awakes, the processor is further configured to:

cause the first light to emit; and

cause, after the baby is asleep again, the first light to stop emitting.

14. The baby monitor system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to cause a second light to emit at a predetermined time.

15. The baby monitor system of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined time is when the baby is to wake up.

16. A method implemented by a baby monitor system and comprising:

obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby;

obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry;

transmitting, when the sleep schedule indicates that the baby is to begin sleep, a first electrical signal to cause an action, wherein the action is an emission of a first sound or a first light;

making, based on the vitals and after transmitting the first electrical signal, a first determination that the baby has fallen asleep;

transmitting, in response to the first determination, a second electrical signal to adjust the action;

making, based on the vitals and after transmitting the second electrical signal, a second determination that the baby has reached a predetermined state of sleep,

transmitting, in response to the second determination, a third electrical signal to further adjust or cancel the action;

making a third determination that the baby has prematurely awoken;

causing, in response to the third determination, the first sound to emit and a volume of the first sound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep again;

making a fourth determination that the baby has fallen asleep again; and

causing, in response to the fourth determination, the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches the predetermined state again.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

causing, in response to the third determination, the first light to emit; and

causing, in response to the fourth determination, the first light to stop emitting.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising further transmitting the third electrical signal to decrease the action.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising further transmitting the third electrical signal to cancel the action.

20. A computer program product comprising instructions that are stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to:

obtain a sleep schedule of a baby;

obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry;

transmit, when the sleep schedule indicates that the baby is to begin sleep, a first electrical signal to cause an action, wherein the action is an emission of a first sound or a first light;

make, based on the vitals and after transmitting the first electrical signal, a first determination that the baby has fallen asleep;

transmit, in response to the first determination, a second electrical signal to adjust the action;

make, based on the vitals and after transmitting the second electrical signal, a second determination that the baby has reached a predetermined state of sleep;

transmit, in response to the second determination, a third electrical signal to further adjust or cancel the action;

make a third determination that the baby has prematurely awoken;

cause, in response to the third determination, the first light to emit;

make a fourth determination that the baby has fallen asleep again; and

cause, in response to the fourth determination, the first light to stop emitting.

21. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to:

cause, in response to the third determination, the first sound to emit and a volume of the first sound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep again; and

cause, in response to the fourth determination, the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches the predetermined state again.

22. The computer program product of claim 20 , wherein the instructions further cause the apparatus to further transmit the third electrical signal to decrease the action.

23. A baby monitor system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

transmit, in response to a manual toggle or a manual instruction when a baby is to sleep, a first electrical signal to cause an action, wherein the action is an emission of a first sound or a first light;

obtain, after transmitting the first electrical signal, vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry;

make, based on the vitals, a first determination that the baby has fallen asleep;

transmit, in response to the first determination, a second electrical signal to adjust the action;

make, based on the vitals and after transmitting the second electrical signal, a second determination that the baby has reached a predetermined state of sleep,

transmit, in response to the second determination, a third electrical signal to further adjust or cancel the action;

make a third determination that the baby has prematurely awoken;

cause, in response to the third determination, either the first light to emit or both the first sound to emit and a volume of the first sound to increase until the volume is a first predetermined volume or until the baby falls asleep again;

make a fourth determination that the baby has fallen asleep again; and

cause, in response to the fourth determination, either the first light to stop emitting or the volume to decrease until the volume is a second predetermined volume or until the baby reaches the predetermined state again.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2021
From: KONDA, SUNIL; GUNAWARDENA, MEL; PATHIRANA, PRADEEP; GALLAGE, PRABATH
To: SYNERGEN TECHNOLOGY LABS, LLC
Reel/Frame 055658/0257 →
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