Users already monitor their time in bed using Apple products, but the options available could be expanding. AppleInsider reported on a patent that involves the company creating a blanket and mattress with the ability to track sleep and health.
« Traditionally, monitoring a person’s sleep or vital signs has required expensive and bulky equipment, » begins « Vital Signs Monitoring System, » US Patent No 20200107785. It then points out that wearing such equipment makes the person uncomfortable, and so affects the very sleep patterns that it’s trying to monitor. This is specifically a criticism about the kind of sleep tracking that requires a stay in a medical facility, but it also makes points that could equally apply to an Apple Watch. Specifically, it says that currently any kind of worn device tends to be « configured to determine the vital signs based on one type of measurement or mode of operation. »
Check It Out: Apple Could Expand Sleep Tracking Capabilities into Blankets And Mattress
