In one aspect, a device includes a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory bears instructions executable by the processor to receive data from a sleep sensor in communication with the device and, based at least in part on the data, determine whether to change a time at which an alarm is to occur at the device.

An approach is provided for providing alarm notification to the intended user while minimizing disturbance to the nearby users. The approach involves determining sensor information associated with at least one first user and at least one second user collected while the at least one first user and the at least one second user are asleep. The approach also involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the sensor information to determine sleep characteristic information for the at least one first user, the at least one second user, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves determining one or more alarm notification parameters for one or more alarm notifications based, at least in part, on the sleep characteristic information to direct the one or more alarm notifications to the at least one first user while minimizing a disturbance of the at least one second user.

The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for managing an alarm clock. The method includes: acquiring a movement of a user; and cancelling a prompt preset in the alarm clock if the user is in a moving state when it is time to execute the prompt.

Organic light-emitting diodes as well as luminaires with such organic light-emitting diodes are specified. The luminaires may in particular be the following apparatuses, or the luminaires are part of existing apparatuses: alarm, shower cubicle, shower head, solar protection, rain protection, lamp, bed, signaling light, changing cubicle, vision protection, housing, emergency lighting, mirror, slabs, ceiling lights, radiator cladding, blinds, noise protection, umbrella, warning light.

The present invention describes a system, method and computer product program for computation of alarm time. The system includes an alarm device for generating an alarm. The system also includes an alarm application hosted on the alarm device for providing at least one user defined alarm condition. The system further includes an alarm engine for receiving the user defined alarm condition, initiating a probe to receive data from data sources, processing the received alarm conditions and the received data to compute the alarm time and next probe time repeating iteratively until the next probe time is greater than the computed alarm time. The system generates alarm at the computed alarm time when the next probe time becomes greater than the alarm time.

A lighting device includes: an illuminator which emits illumination light; a clock which measures time; a receiver which receives input of a set time from a user; a sensor which detects whether an eye of the user is open; and a controller which controls, at or after the set time, the illuminator, based on a result of the detection by the sensor.

An alarm playback device, includes: a sensor, output of which changes in accordance with a position or movement of an object in a determination area; a detection part configured to perform detection based on output of the sensor; a determination part configured to determine whether a presence condition is satisfied based on detection results; a sound control part configured to control playback of an alarm sound based on whether the presence condition is satisfied; and a check execution part configured to execute state check processing for determining whether a detection state is a normal state. The check execution part determines that a detection state is a normal state when a normality determination condition including the presence condition not being satisfied is satisfied, and determines that a detection state is an abnormal state when the normality determination condition is not satisfied.

A sound playback device includes: a sensor, output of which changes in accordance with a position or movement of an object including a first area and a second area; a detection part configured to detect a position of the object based on output of the sensor; a sound control part configured to control playback of sound; and a determination part configured to determine whether a first condition is satisfied based on detection results. The sound control part changes a sound playback manner when a second condition, including a position of an object detected in the first area being detected in the second area, becomes satisfied, and changes a sound playback manner based on satisfaction of a third condition including a position of an object detected in the first area becoming not detected in the detection area and the first condition being determined not to be satisfied.