Patent ID: 11931168
Assignee: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 9:
10. A system comprising:
a speech capable device comprising an audio interface configured to communicate with at least one of a subject or an entity associated with the subject;
an apparatus in communication with the speech capable device, the apparatus comprising:
a substrate configured to support the subject;
a plurality of non-contact sensors configured to capture acoustic signals with respect to the subject and force signals from subject actions with respect to the substrate;
a processor in connection with the plurality of sensors and the audio interface, the processor configured to:
monitor a health status of the subject based on one or more of (i) the force signals; or (ii) the acoustic signals;
detect presence of speech in the acoustic signals; and
detect a verbal command in the speech,

wherein, in response to not detecting presence of the verbal command, the speech capable device is configured to perform a sleep disordered breathing (SDB) analysis, and
wherein, in response to detecting the presence of the verbal command, the speech capable device is configured to interactively communicate with at least the subject or the entity based on at least one of a responsive action needed due to the health status of the subject and the verbal command.