Methods and systems for disabling sleep alarm based on automated wake detection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11862004-B2
Application number	US-202117514210-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2021
Priority date	Apr 12, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for facilitating disabling an alarm in response to particular types of activity-indicative data. More specifically, activity-indicative data (e.g., sensor data or input(s) can be detected prior to a preset alarm time. Upon determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a wakefulness condition is satisfied (e.g., that the activity-indicative data corresponds to one or more predefined characteristics), a disablement query can be displayed that includes an option to disable the alarm. In response to detecting a selection of the option, the alarm can be disabled such that the alarm stimuli is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
one or more data processors; and
a non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to perform actions including:
accessing alarm data that indicates that an alarm is enabled to present an alarm stimulus at a preset alarm time; and
prior to the preset alarm time:
collecting activity-indicative data that includes:
one or more measurements collected by a sensor of the electronic device; or
one or more inputs received at an interface of the electronic device;

accessing a set of wakefulness conditions, wherein each wakefulness condition of the set of wakefulness conditions: (i) is configured to be satisfied when the activity-indicative data has one or more characteristics that are specified in the wakefulness condition; and (ii) is associated with a confidence value that corresponds to a predicted likelihood of whether a user associated with the electronic device is awake;
determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a first wakefulness condition of the set of wakefulness conditions is satisfied, wherein the determination that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied is performed at the electronic device;
in response to the determination that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied, accessing a first confidence value associated with the first wakefulness condition;
determining that the first confidence value indicates an increased likelihood that the user is awake; and
disabling, based at least in part on the first confidence value indicating the increased likelihood of the user being awake, the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein disabling the alarm further includes:
identifying a disablement query corresponding to a particular disablement-query type, wherein the disablement query includes an option to disable the alarm, and wherein the particular disablement-query type is associated with the first wakefulness condition;
displaying the disablement query corresponding to the particular disablement-query type;
detecting a selection, responsive to the disablement query, of the option to disable the alarm; and
in response to receipt of the selection, disabling the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein disabling the alarm further includes:
determining, based at least in part on the first confidence value, that a disablement query is to be presented to the user, wherein the disablement query includes an option to disable the alarm;
in response to determining that the disablement query is to be presented to the user, displaying the disablement query;
detecting a selection, responsive to the disablement query, of the option to disable the alarm; and
in response to receipt of the selection, disabling the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein disabling the alarm further includes:
determining, based at least in part on the first confidence value, a time period during which the activity-indicative data continues to be collected.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more data processors to perform actions including:
determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a second wakefulness condition of the set of wakefulness conditions is satisfied, wherein the determination that the second wakefulness condition is satisfied is performed at the electronic device;
in response to the determination that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied, accessing a second confidence value associated with the second wakefulness condition, wherein the second confidence value is greater than the first confidence value; and
disabling, based at least in part on the first and second confidence values, the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the preset alarm time, wherein the alarm is automatically disabled without displaying a disablement query on the electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein:
the activity-indicative data includes the one or more measurements collected by the sensor of the electronic device and the one or more inputs;
the first wakefulness condition is associated with the one or more measurements collected by the sensor of the electronic device, wherein the one or more measurements characterize a movement of the electronic device; and
the second wakefulness condition is associated with the one or more inputs, wherein the one or more inputs further include a biometric input or passcode input that triggers an unlocking of the electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the activity-indicative data includes the one or more measurements collected by the sensor of the electronic device;
the one or more measurements characterize a movement of the electronic device; and
determining that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied includes:
identifying a movement metric based on the one or more measurements; and
determining that the movement metric exceeds a predefined threshold.

8. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause one or more data processors to perform actions including:
accessing alarm data that indicates that an alarm is enabled to present an alarm stimulus at a preset alarm time; and
prior to the preset alarm time:
collecting activity-indicative data that includes:
one or more measurements collected by a sensor of an electronic device; or
one or more inputs received at an interface of the electronic device;

accessing a set of wakefulness conditions, wherein each wakefulness condition of the set of wakefulness conditions: (i) is configured to be satisfied when the activity-indicative data has one or more characteristics that are specified in the wakefulness condition; and (ii) is associated with a confidence value that corresponds to a predicted likelihood of whether a user associated with the electronic device is awake;
determining, based on the activity-indicative data, that a first wakefulness condition of the set of wakefulness conditions is satisfied, wherein the determination that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied is performed at the electronic device;
in response to the determination that the first wakefulness condition is satisfied, accessing a first confidence value associated with the first wakefulness condition;
determining that the first confidence value indicates an increased likelihood that the user is awake; and
disabling, based at least in part on the first confidence value indicating the increased likelihood of the user being awake, the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the preset alarm time.

9. The computer-program product of claim 8 , wherein disabling the alarm further includes:
identifying a disablement query corresponding to a particular disablement-query type, wherein the disablement query includes an option to disable the alarm, and wherein the particular disablement-query type is associated with the first wakefulness condition;
displaying the disablement query corresponding to the particular disablement-query type,
detecting a selection, responsive to the disablement query, of the option to disable the alarm; and
in response to receipt of the selection, disabling the alarm such that the alarm stimulus is not to be presented at the p

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Rao Bharath Narasimha
• Chen Kevin Will
• Olsen Reed E
• Srinivas Umamahesh
• Lynch Kevin M
• Cafaro John-Peter E

Classifications

• G08B25/008 Primary

  Alarm setting and unsetting, i.e. arming or disarming of the security system · CPC title

• G04G13/021

  Details · CPC title

• G04G21/025

  for measuring physiological data · CPC title

• G08B21/182

  Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold · CPC title

• G04G13/025 Primary

  acting only at one preselected time · CPC title