{"number":"US12697462B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Sleep aid apparatus and control thereof","english":"Sleep aid apparatus and control thereof"},"abstract":{"original":"Improved means for guiding a user in paced breathing for sleep induction. A processing device controls generating of a cyclically patterned user-perceptible stimulus to guide a user in pacing their breathing. In some embodiments, means are included for aligning a phase of the cyclically patterned first user-perceptible stimulus with a phase of the user's breathing cycle. In some embodiments, means are included for aligning an initial (i.e. starting) phase of the cyclically patterned first user-perceptible stimulus with a phase of the user's breathing cycle at the moment of starting.…","english":"Improved means for guiding a user in paced breathing for sleep induction. A processing device controls generating of a cyclically patterned user-perceptible stimulus to guide a user in pacing their breathing. In some embodiments, means are included for aligning a phase of the cyclically patterned first user-perceptible stimulus with a phase of the user's breathing cycle. In some embodiments, means are included for aligning an initial (i.e. starting) phase of the cyclically patterned first user-perceptible stimulus with a phase of the user's breathing cycle at the moment of starting.…"},"applicants":["KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V."],"inventors":["JUN SHI"],"filingDate":"2023-06-26","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697462B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697462B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697462B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697462B2"}}