Appeal No. 1999-1660
Application No. 08/444,242
records either awake time while the switch is depressed or
sleep time while the switch is released. Claims 33 and 40 are
illustrative of the claimed invention, and they read as
follows:
33. A time recording method for a user to automatically
record awake time in a rest position to assist in the
treatment of sleeping disorders, said method comprising the
steps of:
said user contacting a switch;
said user starting a timer by contacting the switch;
said user maintaining continued user contact with the
switch and recording awake time on said timer for so long as
the switch is contacted; and
said user removing user contact from the switch when the
user falls asleep and thereby stopping the timer.
40. A time recording method for a user to automatically
record sleep in a rest position time to assist in the
treatment of sleeping disorders, said method comprising the
steps of:
said user contacting a switch to control a timer;
said user maintaining continued user contact with said
switch and preventing the recordal of time on said timer for
so long as said continued contact is maintained;
said user removing user contact from the switch when the
user falls asleep and thereby starting the recordal of time on
the timer upon falling asleep; and
said user recording sleep time on said timer for so long
as the switch is released.
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