Patent US10172530

a pulse wave sensor;

a processing unit which determines the sleep state of the user based on the pulse wave information, and

a presentation unit which presents the index information to the user;

wherein the processing unit obtains index information relating to a brain wave state during sleep based on the pulse wave information, and

wherein the processing unit: performs a smoothing process of the pulse wave information in a first period during which it is determined that the user is in the sleep state; obtains an amount of change of a peak of the pulse wave information before the smoothing process with respect to the value of the peak of the pulse wave information after the smoothing process; when the obtained amount of change of the peak exceeds a pulse wave change amount threshold value, obtains a time representing the width of the peak of the pulse wave information; and when the obtained time is within a given second period, determines that the arousal state is generated and obtains the index information based on the determination result.