Hospital bed having wired and wireless network connectivity
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1. A hospital bed for use in a healthcare facility having a network, the hospital bed comprising:
- a frame configured to support a patient,bed control circuitry carried by the frame and configured to control a plurality of functions of the hospital bed and configured to monitor status of the plurality of functions, andcommunication circuitry carried by the frame and coupled to the bed control circuitry, the communication circuitry being configured to receive software applications via a wired connection with the network and via a wireless connection with the network.
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Abstract
A hospital bed is programmable with new firmware that is downloaded to the bed over a network. The firmware is downloaded to the bed automatically from a remote computer device. The remote computer device receives a message from the hospital bed which includes data regarding the version number of the bed'"'"'s current firmware, and if the version number indicates that the firmware is an outdated version, the remote computer device downloads a new version of the firmware to the bed.
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1. A hospital bed for use in a healthcare facility having a network, the hospital bed comprising:
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a frame configured to support a patient, bed control circuitry carried by the frame and configured to control a plurality of functions of the hospital bed and configured to monitor status of the plurality of functions, and communication circuitry carried by the frame and coupled to the bed control circuitry, the communication circuitry being configured to receive software applications via a wired connection with the network and via a wireless connection with the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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