Nightbalance B.v.

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Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Eline Christiane Van Beest

Thijs Van Oorschot

Robert Franciscus Van Der Hulst

A sleep position trainer () has a normal operational mode for alerting when a posture of the body detected by the position sensor () corresponds with an undesired body posture. The sleep position trainer further comprises a non-movement timer (t) for timing a non-movement period of the user wearing the sleep position trainer. An output signal is send to an alert unit in case that a posture of the body detected by a position sensor () corresponds with a body posture when a threshold value of the non-movement timer (t) of at least 15 minutes is exceeded.

Sleep position trainer with non-movement timer

In a sleep posture alerting method or an apparatus therefor, the sleep posture of a person is detected and the person is automatically alerted by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. The detection of the sleep posture or at least the alerting of the person, when his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, is deactivated during a sleep-in time period. The apparatus includes a sleep detecting sensor connected to the control unit for detecting whether the person is in a state of sleep. When it is detected that the person is in a state of sleep, the sleep-in timer is ignored and the detection of the sleep posture or the alerting of the person is activated such that, in the event that his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, the person will be alerted.

Method and device for sleep posture correction

A sleep posture alerting method is provided, wherein the sleep posture of a person is detected. The person is automatically alerted by a stimulus generated by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. A stimulus variation is effected by the alerting device.

Activation by temperature sensor

In a sleep posture alerting method or an apparatus therefor, the sleep posture of a person is detected and the person is automatically alerted by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. However, the alerting of the person is provided only in part of the occasions, when his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range.

A sleep posture alerting method, wherein the sleep posture of a person is detected. The person is automatically alerted by a stimulus generated by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. A stimulus variation is effected by the alerting device.

Sleep posture alerting apparatus and method

In a sleep posture alerting method or an apparatus therefor, the sleep posture of a person is detected and the person is automatically alerted by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. The detection of the sleep posture or at least the alerting of the person, when his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, is deactivated during a sleep-in time period.

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Eline Christiane Van Beest