Patent ID: 6078549
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61B,G04F,Y10S

Abstract:
A sleep pattern timing apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a timer for recording sleep time of the user;a housing to enclose said timer, said housing being sized to be hand held; anda plurality of manual contact actuated switches, each switch being disposed separately on said housing so one of said switches can be contacted by a finger on a user's hand and another of aid switches can be contacted by another part of the user's hand, said plurality of manual contact actuated switches being electrically connected to said timer to control the stopping of sleep time recording by said timer when each of said plurality of manual contact actuated switches are contacted by a hand of the user and to control the starting of sleep time recording by said timer when any of said plurality of manual contact actuated switches is released;whereby the user can automatically record his sleep time without assistance for use in the diagnosis or treatment of sleeping disorders.