Snore stopping device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9675800-B2
Application number	US-201615139630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2016
Priority date	Aug 28, 2015
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

The embodiments of the invention provide a snore stopping device. The snore stopping device comprises a sleep information acquisition module used for acquiring actual sleep information of a user; a processing module used for comparing the actual sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition module with a normal sleep information range, and capable of generating a trigger signal when the actual sleep information goes beyond the normal sleep information range; and an electric stimulation module used for contacting the skin of the user and generating an electric stimulation signal according to the trigger signal. The snore stopping device can effectively cause the snoring user to change his/her sleeping posture, so as to achieve the snore stopping effect.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A snore stopping device, comprising:
a sleep information acquisition module, used for acquiring an actual sleep information of a user;
a processing module, used for comparing the actual sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition module with a normal sleep information range, and generating a trigger signal when the actual sleep information goes beyond the normal sleep information range; and
an electric stimulation module, used for contacting skin of the user and generating an electric stimulation signal according to the trigger signal;
wherein the electric stimulation module comprises:
a stimulation control unit, used for generating a control signal according to the trigger signal;
an electric signal generating unit, used for generating an electric signal of preset voltage according to the control signal, and lasting the electric signal of the preset voltage for preset stimulation time; and
a stimulation electrode, used for contacting the skin of the user and capable of generating the electric stimulation signal in a manner of discharging to the skin of the user after receiving the electric signal of the preset voltage;
wherein the sleep information acquisition module is capable of periodically acquiring the actual sleep information of the user;
the trigger signal comprises a first trigger signal and a second trigger signal, wherein when the sleep information acquisition module acquires the actual sleep information going beyond the normal sleep information range for the first time, the processing module generates the first trigger signal; after the processing module generates the first trigger signal, the processing module counts the number of occurrences of the actual sleep information going beyond the normal sleep information range within a preset acquisition time period from the time when the first trigger signal is generated, and generates the second trigger signal when the number of occurrences is greater than or equal to the preset value;
the control signal comprises a first control signal corresponding to the first trigger signal and a second control signal corresponding to the second trigger signal; and
the preset voltage comprises a first preset voltage corresponding to the first control signal and a second preset voltage corresponding to the second control signal, and the second preset voltage is greater than the first preset voltage.

2. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , wherein the actual sleep information is a volume of snore produced by the user during sleep, and the sleep information acquisition module comprises a volume detecting device for detecting the volume of the snore.

3. The snore stopping device of claim 2 , wherein a range of the normal sleep information is from 0 dB to 40 dB.

4. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , wherein the stimulation electrode comprises a plurality of electrode plates and a pad for wrapping the electrode plates, the pad is provided therein with openings, the electrode plates are electrically connected with the electric signal generating unit, and at least part of each of the plurality of electrode plates is exposed by the opening to contact the skin of the user.

5. The snore stopping device of claim 4 , wherein a conductive adhesive is arranged on the surface of the part of the electrode plate exposed by the opening.

6. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , wherein the electric signal generating unit comprises a signal generator, which is electrically connected with the stimulation control unit and the stimulation electrode, respectively, and used for generating the electric signal of the preset voltage.

7. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , wherein the electric signal generating unit comprises a signal generator, a first switch, a second switch and an amplifier;
a control terminal of the first switch is connected with an output terminal of the stimulation control unit, an input terminal of the first switch is connected with an output terminal of the signal generator, an output terminal of the first switch is connected with the stimulation electrode, a control terminal of the second switch is connected with the output terminal of the stimulation control unit, an input terminal of the second switch is connected with the output terminal of the signal generator, an output terminal of the second switch is connected with an input terminal of the amplifier, an output terminal of the amplifier is connected with the stimulation electrode, and an input terminal of the signal generator is connected with the output terminal of the stimulation control unit; the first control signal is capable of controlling the first switch to be switched on and the second switch to be switched off, and the second control signal is capable of controlling the first switch to be switched off and the second switch to be switched on; and
the signal generator is used for generating an electric signal of the first preset voltage, and the amplifier is capable of amplify the electric signal of the first preset voltage to an electric signal of the second preset voltage.

8. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , wherein the trigger signal further comprises a third trigger signal, and the processing module counts the number of occurrences of the actual sleep information going beyond the normal sleep information range within a preset acquisition time period from the time when the second trigger signal is generated, and generates the third trigger signal when the number off occurrences is greater than or equal to the preset value; and
the snore stopping device further comprises an audio play module, which is used for sending out an audio signal according to the third trigger signal.

9. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , further comprising a setting module, which is used for setting the preset stimulation time, the preset acquisition time period, the preset value, the first preset voltage and the second preset voltage.

10. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , further comprising a storage module, which is used for storing the actual sleep information acquired by the sleep information acquisition module.

11. The snore stopping device of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting shell, wherein the sleep information acquisition module, the processing module, the electric signal generating unit and the stimulation control unit are all mounted in the mounting shell.

12. The snore stopping device of claim 11 , wherein the mounting shell comprises a wristband, a finger ring or a head band.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yanjun
• Wang Yingzi

Classifications

• A61B5/4806 Primary

  Sleep evaluation (A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02) · CPC title

• A61N1/0456

  Specially adapted for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] · CPC title

• A61N1/0476

  Array electrodes (including any electrode arrangement with more than one electrode for at least one of the polarities) · CPC title

• A61N1/3601 Primary

  of respiratory organs · CPC title

• A61N1/36031

  using physiological parameters for adjustment · CPC title