User comfort systems, devices and methods

Abstract

User comfort systems, devices and methods. In some embodiments, a system for providing comfort for a person can include a wearable patch configured to be attached to a skin of the person and sense a biological condition of the skin. The wearable patch can be further configured to transmit information representative of the sensed biological condition. The system can further include a controller configured to receive the information and generate a control signal, and an adjustment element associated with a furniture item implemented to support and provide comfort for the person. The adjustment element can be in communication with the controller and configured to adjust a comfort level of the furniture item for the person in response to the control signal.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing comfort for a person, the system comprising:
 a wearable patch configured to be attached to a skin of the person and sense a biological condition of the skin, the wearable patch further configured to transmit information representative of the sensed biological condition;   a controller configured to receive the information and generate a control signal; and   an adjustment element associated with a furniture item implemented to support and provide comfort for the person, the adjustment element in communication with the controller and configured to adjust a comfort level of the furniture item for the person in response to the control signal.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the adjustment element is configured as an accessory to the furniture item. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the adjustment element is an integral part of the furniture item. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the furniture item is a bed. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein the adjustment element is configured to provide either or both of cooling and heating for the person based on the sensed biological condition of the skin. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the controller is implemented as a part of the wearable patch. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the controller is implemented as a dedicated device associated with the furniture item. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the controller is implemented as a dedicated device associated with the adjustment element. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the controller is implemented as an application software operating in a wireless device. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein the wireless device is a smartphone. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the controller is further configured to allow an input from the person to provide feedback for effectiveness of the adjustment of the comfort level to thereby provide a personalized comfort setting for the person.