Dynamic sound masking based on monitoring biosignals and environmental noises

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PATENT NO 10991355
APP PUB NO 20200265823A1
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Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for closed-loop sleep protection and/or sleep regulation. According to an aspect, sleep disturbing noises are predicted and a biosignal parameter is measured to dynamically mask predicted disturbing environmental noises in the sleeping environment with active attenuation. Environmental noises in a sleeping environment of a subject are detected, input, or predicted based on historical data of the sleeping environment collected over a period of time. The biosignal parameter is used to determine sleep physiology of a subject. Based on the environmental noises in the sleeping environment and the determined sleep physiology, the noises are predicted to be disturbing or non-disturbing noises. For predicted disturbing noises, one or more actions are taken to regulate sleep and avoid sleep disruption by using sound masking prior to or concurrently with the occurrence of the predicted disturbing noises.

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DROWSY DIGITAL INC850 NEW BURTON ROAD DOVER DE 19904

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Carpenter, Matthew Chace North Attleboro, US 11 90
Ellenbogen, Jeffrey M Towson, US 6 19
Kremer, Kathleen Elizabeth Southborough, US 10 21
Li, Chia-Ling Framingham, US 19 155
Pletcher, Steven Carl Hopkinton, US 7 55

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