Systems and methods for facilitating health research

    公开(公告)号:US11107578B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US15019730

    申请日:2016-02-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Divya Nag

    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating health research through enhanced communication between research participants and researchers. Methods include communication of information related to a research study to a portable computing device of a research participant by use of an application framework and one or more modules. The one or more modules may be provided with the application framework or may include one or more modules from third-party researchers so as to allow standardization of communication from multiple research studies and differing research facilities.

    Confirming sleep based on secondary indicia of user activity

    公开(公告)号:US10383568B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US14871887

    申请日:2015-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can confirm a sleep determination for a user based on secondary indicia of user activity. For example, the computing device can be a user's primary computing device. The primary device can predict and/or determine when the user is sleeping based on the user's use (e.g., primary indicia), or lack of use, of the primary device. After the primary device determines that the user is sleeping, the primary device can confirm that the user is asleep based on secondary indicia of user activity. In some implementations, the secondary indicia can include user activity reported to the primary computing device by other secondary computing devices (e.g., a second user device, a household appliance, etc.). In some implementations, the secondary indicia can include user activity detected by sensors of the primary computing device (e.g., sound, light, movement, etc.).

    Facilitating Restful Sleep Using Reminders
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190213060A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16353784

    申请日:2019-03-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G06F9/542 G06F3/011 G06F3/017 G08B5/222

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device may detect that a user of the computing device intends to sleep. The computing device may cause a reminder notification to be presented on a display of the computing device that prompts the user to prepare one or more secondary devices for sleep. The computing device may obtain, for each of the one or more secondary devices, a desired state for sleep specified by the user. The computing device may cause, for each of the one or more secondary devices, a current state to change to the desired state for sleep. In some implementations, the user activities may be detected by receiving sensor data from one or more sensor devices of the computing device and identifying the user activities based on the received sensor data. In some implementations, the computing device may automatically change the current state to the desired state for sleep.

    Facilitating restful sleep using reminders

    公开(公告)号:US10271784B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US14871875

    申请日:2015-09-30

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: In some implementations, a computing device can remind a user to perform sleep ritual activities. The computing device can automatically determine the user's sleep ritual. The users sleep ritual can include various activities performed before going to sleep. The computing device can detect when the user performs the various sleep ritual activities. The computing device can remind the user about specific sleep ritual activities when the user forgets to perform the sleep ritual activities before going to sleep. In some implementation, the computing device can perform sleep ritual activities (e.g., turning off devices, locking doors, setting the air conditioning, etc.) on behalf of the user in response to user input. In some implementation, the computing device can perform sleep ritual activities on behalf of the user automatically and without user input.

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