Abstract: |
Described herein is a device (100) for inducing and maintaining sleep in which one of a number of sleep programs can be selected in accordance with the requirement of a user, in addition, a background can be selected by the user which forms part of the program. The device (100) includes a display (120) and a control panel (130) mounted in a housing (110). Individual sleep programs are selected using the control panel (130) and the display (120). The device (100) includes processing unit (140) connected to a memory (150) and a driver (160) for a pair of speakers (170, 175) through which the selected sleep program is played to the user. |
Inventor: |
Donnet, Frederick (Hong Kong, CN); Aston-James, Colin (Suffolk, GB) |
Applicant: |
Donnet, Frederick (Hong Kong, CN); Aston-James, Colin (Suffolk, GB) |
Face Assignee: |
CAMBRIDGE LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Hong Kong, CN) |
Filed: |
2012-06-22 |
Issued: |
2018-06-05 |
Claims: |
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1. A flexible sleep inducing and sleep maintenance system comprising:
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24. A method for inducing and maintaining sleep in an individual in accordance with a selected sleep programme, the method comprising the steps of:
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27. A method of compiling a selected sleep programme for an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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33. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory tangible storage medium configured for storing instructions for causing a computer system to execute a method for inducing and maintaining sleep in an individual in accordance with a selected sleep programme, the method comprising the steps of receiving, at the computer system, input information relating to the selected sleep programme, and running, by the computer system, the selected sleep programme to expose the individual to the selected sleep programme by:
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