Patent US10178972

Adjusting alarms based on sleep onset latency
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US10178972

1. A method, comprising: (6) (6)

detecting, by a computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

determining, by the computing device, whether adjusting an alarm set for a first time based on the sleep onset latency duration provides a sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time; and

setting, by the computing device, a new alarm to account for the sleep onset latency duration in response to a determination that adjusting the alarm based on the sleep onset latency duration provides the sufficient waking duration prior to the calendar event at the second time.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: (0) (2)

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: (0) (2)

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep. (0)

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device. (0)

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising: (0) (1)

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time. (0)

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause: (5) (6)

detecting, by the computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (2)

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (2)

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep, and wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device. (0)

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (1)

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as recited in claim 8, wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time. (0)

14. A system, comprising: (6) (2)

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause: detecting, by a computing device, performance of sleep ritual activities;

determining, by the computing device, completion of a sleep ritual, wherein the sleep ritual includes one or more sleep ritual activities performed before sleep;

calculating, by the computing device, a sleep onset latency duration based on a difference between an intended sleep time associated with the completion of the sleep ritual and an actual sleep time;

obtaining, by the computing device, calendar information describing a calendar event scheduled for a second time;

15. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (2)

16. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (2)

17. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the sleep ritual activities include two or more activities that are regularly performed before going to sleep. (0)

18. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the sleep ritual activities are detected using two or more distinct sensors of the computing device. (0)

19. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the one or more sequences of instructions further cause: (0) (1)

20. The system as recited in claim 14, wherein the sufficient waking duration is based on an amount of time to prepare for the calendar event at the second time. (0)

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Patent US10178972

Adjusting alarms based on sleep onset latency

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