Patent ID: 9592005
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A47C,A61B,A61M,G16H

Claim:
1. A sleep diagnostic system, comprising: a mattress assembly comprising a mattress and a foundation for supporting the mattress, the mattress including multiple layers including an innercore consisting of springs, foam support structures, and combinations thereof, the mattress having a sleeping surface, a plurality of sensors disposed in contact with and within, or within the mattress assembly and below the sleeping surface, configured to measure at least one sleep condition based on a consumer laying on the mattress, and provide output data signals indicative of the at least one sleep condition, and wherein the plurality of sensors are at different vertical locations in contact with and within, or within the innercore of the mattress relative to the sleeping surface depending on the at least one sleep condition measured; data acquisition circuitry in communication with at least one of the plurality of sensors for receiving the data signals, and with an external data source comprising mattress characteristics; an input device having circuitry and a graphical user interface for receiving one or more input signals, wherein the one or more input signals comprise one or more physical conditions, sleep behaviors, one or more mattress preferences, and/or combinations thereof specific to the consumer; a sleep processor, in communication with the data acquisition circuitry and the input device, having circuitry for generating a mattress recommendation based at least in part on the received data signals indicative of the at least one sleep condition, the external data, and the one or more input signals from the consumer, wherein the sleep processor is disposed within the mattress assembly and is configured to send the received data signals to a third party; and a display device, in communication with the sleep processor, having circuitry and a graphical user interface for visually displaying the mattress recommendation along with additional information comprising quantitative or qualitative data related to the mattress or the at least one sleep condition to a user of the sleep diagnostic system, wherein the user is the consumer and/or a salesperson.