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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Beth A. Marcus, Bedford, MA (US);
Margaret Jean Williams George, Cambridge, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for an automated sleep assistant. An automated sleep assistant may comprise an audio input device for capturing sounds and utterances made by a user while sleeping. Audio data may be collected and analyzed to identify sleep patterns indicative of an adverse sleep-related condition such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). A pillow comprising a plurality of regions with one or more sensors, one or more inflatable air bladders, and one or more haptic feedback devices may be utilized. A base unit device physically connected to the pillow may determine one or more external forces that mitigate the adverse sleep-related condition and cause the pillow to apply the one or more external forces to the user, for example, by using a pump to inflate an air bladder to help the user's head lift or tip to a specific angle that opens his or her airway.