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If you thinkthin Apple couldn’t possiblysibly know more about you, dream on!
The tech giant is developing a “smart” bed cover that watches users while they snooze — by tracking theirthe heart rate, breathinging and bodbody temperature.
Dubbed ththe iSheet, the gadget weaves arouaround a blanket, sheet or duvet toto momonitor sleep patterns in order to hehelp people get better rest, accordaccording to The Times of London.
The multmulti-sensor system connectsnects to a wwireless touch-screen control panpanel and shows users their vital signs on a display board, accoraccording to a patent filed by the tech ffirm.
Users can track how much they toss and turntur at night and analyze their sleep cycles with an overheadhead camera and 54 body-tracking sensors.
The high-ttech blanket also helps people with health problems by automatic al automatically calling an ambulance lance when it sense san emergency.
Developer Developers swear they won’t collect or shshare personal informationtion withouwithout permission, accordinging to the papaper.
But the dodozing data could poten- tially be used by doctors to help understand sleep problems.
It’s easier than using “expensive and bulky [medical] equipment,” the patent notes.
“Traditionally, monitoring a user’s sleep and/or measuring vital signs required expensive and bulky equipment,” the patent notes.
“Some systems require that the monitoring be performed in a medical facility or required the equipment to attach to or directly contact the person, which can lead to discomfort and inaccurate analysis due to disruption of the user’s sleep,” it states — noting Apple’s tool is much less invasive.
Apple has already filed another patent that could trigger an ambulance call. This one notes the bedding would include “accelerometers” to track vital signs by converting movements into electrical signals, according to the paper.
An illustration of the iSheet design shows 54 “piezo” sensors on a bed, which could be woven into the bedding fabric.
It’s unclear when the gadget could hit the shelves. Apple didn’t return a request for comment Friday.
The firm has sold more than one billion iPhones and iPads.