Patent ID: 9415184
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented system used to optimize sleep initiation for a child having an age of one of a toddler, a preschooler and school-age, comprising: a computer storing a database populated with information associated with timing, type and form of steps for a child sleep routine for a selected timeframe that includes an elo time period defining a plurality of functions; a signal exchange device connectable with the computer; a first computing device separate from the computer and connectable with the computer through the signal exchange device and having a first computer processor configured to perform one or more steps during the selected timeframe and associated with the child sleep routine stored in the database prior to the elo time period; a second computing device separate from the computer and the first computing device, positioned within a pillow and connectable to the first computer processor through the signal exchange device, comprising: a contact sensor configured to sense contact with the pillow; a speaker positioned within the pillow and configured to generate sound; and a second computer processor positioned within the pillow and electrically coupled with the contact sensor and the speaker, wherein upon the contact sensor sensing contact with the pillow, the second computer processor initiates programming to perform, as a function of the age of the child and based on the child sleep routine, one of the plurality of functions stored in the database during the elo time, the plurality of functions comprising: a) a toddler routine function arranged to generate a set of sounds using the speaker within the elo time period for each sound of the sound set suitable for easing a toddler to sleep; b) a preschooler routine function arranged to generate a set of sounds using the speaker within the elo time period for each sound of the sound set suitable for easing a preschooler to sleep; and c) a school-age routine function arranged to generate a set of sounds using the speaker within the elo time period for each sound of the sound set suitable for easing a school-age child to sleep.