Abstract: A sleep monitoring device (120) for monitoring sleep states of a human, the sleep monitoring device is configured to receive movement data of the resting human from a movement measurement device (112), the sleep monitoring device (120) comprises a movement data analyzer (130) configured to compute from the movement data at least: heart beat data and respiration data,and physical activity a data classifier (140) configure to determine a heart rate regularity valuation of the heart beat data within a time interval, and to determine a respiration regularity valuation of the respiration data within the time interval, a sleep classifier (150) configured to obtain a sleep state for the time interval from at least the respiration regularity valuation and the heart rate regularity valuation.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a system for detection and/or monitoring of sleep stages in infants. Said system comprises detection means to detect and record at least one signal related to oral sucking behavior, arranging means to arrange said detecting means in an oral position of an infant, and, optionally, analyzing means to determine, from the recorded data, the sleep stage of said infant.

Abstract: An alarm clock includes at least one sensor for detecting a body activity level of a human being and is provided to produce a sequence of alarm signals. Each alarm signal within the sequence is suppressible on the detection of a predetermined body activity level. The body activity level required to suppress an alarm signal increases with each subsequent alarm signal within the sequence. The body activity level of a human being is detected during said sequence, and a present alarm signal is suppressed when the body activity level presently detected is greater than the predetermined body activity level required to suppress the present alarm signal.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling (210) at least one device. The device is controlled by sensing (208) at least one movement or presence of the user within at least one zone. The location of the zone being defined (202, 206) on the basis of the detected position of the user and updated (206) upon changes in position of the user being detected.

Abstract: An alarm clock comprises at least one sensor for detecting a body activity level of a human being and is provided to produce a sequence of alarm signals. Each alarm signal within said sequence is suppressible on the detection of a predetermined body activity level. The body activity level required to suppress an alarm signal increases with each subsequent alarm signal within said sequence. A corresponding method for controlling a wake-up alarm comprises the production of a sequence of alarm signals, each alarm signal within said sequence being suppressible on the detection of a predetermined body activity level of a human being, wherein the predetermined body activity level required to suppress an alarm signal increases with each subsequent alarm signal within said sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock device and a method for processing a clock device, wherein the clock device comprises a control unit which operates a display unit in a first operating mode or in a second operating mode, wherein the display unit displays the exact current time in the second operating mode and fades out the exact current time in the first operating mode.