Abstract: |
A method and apparatus for determining an individualized need for sleep and real-time indication of sleep pressure from physiological data, including at least heart rate data. The method may first involve collecting certain demographic information about the user, such as age data. A sleep need value may then be calculated for the user, based on their expected need for sleep, based on factors such as high chronic stress, acute and chronic training load (for the individual and as an absolute matter), and any other factors such as altitude or alcohol consumption. A sleep pressure value may then be calculated throughout the day, based on the user's activity level and their sleep need (including, for example, sleep debt information), which may then be used to provide feedback to the user as to when they should go to bed. |
Inventor: |
MYLLYMÄKI, Tero (Jyvaskyla, FI); HUJANEN, Wille (Jyvaskyla, FI); SAALASTI, Sami (Jyvaskyla, FI); RUHANEN, Tuukka (Jyvaskyla, FI); LUUKKO, Perttu (Jyvaskyla, FI); TOIVONEN, Johanna (Jyvaskyla, FI) |
Applicant: |
Firstbeat Technologies Oy (Jyvaskyla, FI) |
Face Assignee: |
Firstbeat Technologies Oy (Jyvaskyla, FI) |
Filed: |
2020-01-07 |
Issued: |
2020-07-09 |
Claims: |
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1. A method for analyzing activity and providing feedback by empirically modeling at least one of sleep need and sleep pressure using an apparatus comprising a heart rate sensor, a movement sensor, a processor, a memory, and an output device, wherein the method comprises:
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11. A computer program product for analyzing activity and providing feedback embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code that, when executed, causes a computer to perform the steps of:
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20. A device for analyzing activity and providing feedback, comprising a processor, a memory, a user input interface, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a heart rate sensor, and at least one output module, wherein the device is configured to perform the steps of:
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