Sleep (system call)

About: Sleep (system call) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2633 publications have been published within this topic receiving 27806 citations. The topic is also known as: Sleep() & sleep().

Inflatable air mattress sleep environment adjustment and suggestions

Abstract: A method may include receiving a setting for a component of a bed architecture and a trigger condition for the setting; generating a sleep profile with the setting and trigger condition; activating the sleep profile when the trigger condition has been met; and based on the activation of the sleep profile, transmitting a signal from a central controller of the bed architecture to the component to adjust to the setting.

Arrangement and method to wake up a sleeping subject at an advantageous time instant associated with natural arousal

Abstract: Intelligent alarm clock arrangement adapted into an electric device like a mobile cell phone or a small personal computer (PDA) and utilizing the microphone, loudspeaker or other alarming device, memory unit, processor and timer feature thereof. The apparatus is located near to the sleeping subject so as to sample and analyse the statistical properties of the sound signals produced by the movements of the sleeping subject and to classify the sleep states according to the analyzed signals into a peaceful calm deep sleep, a light sleep with arousals and awake periods associated with the movements. An alarm wakes up the subject during a pre-programmed time window, if there are arousals, awake state and movements present at that time to induce the awakening at a biologically advantageous instant. Instead of the local alarm function, the device may perform a remote alarm using a call or sending a message to a pre-programmed phone number when the awakening of the sleeping subject is detected. The sensitivity and specificity of the detection relative to the movements may be increased by applying a proper physical material.

Memory power reduction in a sleep state

Abstract: A data processing system that uses memory power reduction in a sleep state. The system can include a volatile memory and at least one data input peripheral and a logic circuit that is configured to manage power consumption of the data processing system for a sleep of the system. The logic circuit can be coupled to the volatile memory and can be configured to turn off power to the volatile memory in response to an event, occurring during the sleep state, but to otherwise remain in the sleep state. The sleep state can be an ACPI complaint S3 sleep state in which the volatile memory, such as DRAM, is powered off after a period of user inactivity during the S3 sleep state.

Uniform out-of-service search for wireless communication systems

Abstract: Techniques for performing uniform out-of-service (UOOS) search to detect for wireless systems are described. The UOOS search is 'uniform' in that sleep cycle and/or awake period are fixed. A wireless device transitions to an OOS state upon detection of OOS conditions for a radio access technology (RAT). The wireless device performs system search during the awake period of each sleep cycle while in the OOS state. The awake period may have a first fixed time duration, and the sleep cycle may have a second fixed time duration. In each awake period, the wireless device may either start a new search or resume a prior search based on saved state information if the search was not completed in a prior awake period. In each awake period, the wireless device may (i) start and complete a search for recently acquired frequency channels and systems and (ii) start or resume a search for other frequency channels and systems in one or more RATs.

Sleep, Dreams and memory: an overview

Abstract: SUMMARY Investigations into the role played by sleep in information processing have consistently shown that the retention of information is better when the memory storage is followed by a period of sleep than of waking. Less definitive evidence, however, is available as to whether the better performance is mainly due to (a) reduction of interference during sleep, (b) slowing down of decay, or (c) consolidation processes at work during sleep. Important insights as to whether consolidation takes place during sleep have recently been provided by the thematic continuity of dreams elaborated in the same night and by the repeated incorporation of pre-sleep stimuli into dream contents. The analysis of such aspects of dreaming indicates that the items of information which are repeatedly accessed during sleep and elaborated for insertion into the ongoing dream experience are better retained at delayed recall. Finally, it is suggested that the use of the strategies applied in studying the information processing in normals may also be extended to sleep-disturbed individuals, in order to establish how memory functioning during sleep is influenced by sleep disturbances.