Inflatable air mattress alert and monitoring system

• US 10,182,661 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 01/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
• Original Assignee: Select Comfort Corporation
• Inventors: Nunn, Rob, Palashewski, Wade Daniel, Tilstra, Matthew Wayne, Stusynski, Stacy, Young, Steven, Hewitt, Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): Polito, Nicholas F
• Assistant Examiner(s): McClure, Morgan J
• Application Number:
  US14/209,222
• Publication Number:
  US 20140259433A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,776 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/04 with spring inlays A47C27/20 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/082 with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/083 with pressure control, e.g. with pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/088 incorporating elastic bodies, e.g. foam
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/10 with two or more independently-fillable chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/12 with fibrous inlays, e.g. made of wool, of cotton
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/00 Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/008 Use of remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1115 Monitoring leaving of a patient support, e.g. a bed or a wheelchair
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/15 Devices for taking samples of blood hypodermic syringes A61M5/178
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6892 Mats

Abstract

This disclosure describes, among other things, techniques for waking a user by changing the user'"'"'s sleep environment. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a central controller of an air mattress system, at least one user alarm setting, generating, via the central controller, at least one instruction based on the received user alarm setting, and transmitting, from the central controller, the at least one instruction to a first component of the air mattress system to adjust a feature of the first component.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, at a first central controller of a first air mattress system, that a mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present, wherein the first central controller of the first air mattress system is configured to communicate with elements of the first air mattress system to facilitate function of the first air mattress system, wherein a second air mattress system comprises a second central controller of the second air mattress system, wherein the second central controller of the second air mattress system is configured to communicate with elements of the second air mattress system to facilitate function of the second air mattress system, wherein the first central controller of the first air mattress system is configured to communicate via one or more communication networks to transmit and receive instructions, wherein the second central controller of the second air mattress system is configured to communicate via one or more communication networks to transmit and receive instructions;

responsive to determining that the mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present, generating, at the first central controller of the first air mattress system, an instruction to adjust a feature of a component of a second air mattress system that is remote from the first air mattress system;

transmitting, on a communication network by the first central controller of a first air mattress system, the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system such that the instruction is routed to the second central controller of the second air mattress system; and

adjusting, by the second central controller, responsive to receiving the instruction, the feature of the component of the second air mattress system such that the user of the second air mattress system is awakened by the adjustment of the feature of the component of the second air mattress system in response to the first central controller determining that the first air mattress does not have a user present.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, at the first central controller of the first air mattress system, that a mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present comprises:

detecting a gross pressure change of the first air mattress system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, at the first central controller of the first air mattress system, that a mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present comprises:

detecting a lack of a biometric signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, at the first central controller of the first air mattress system, that a mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present comprises:

detecting a temperature change.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is configured to alert a user of the second air mattress system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to change gross pressure of an air mattress of the second air mattress system.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to change temperature of the component of the second air mattress system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to adjust a foundation of the second air mattress systems.

19. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the second air mattress system does not have a second user present; and

preventing adjustment of the feature of the component of the second air mattress system in response to determining that the second air mattress system does not have the second user present.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the first air mattress system is in a first room, wherein the second air mattress system is a mattress system for a caregiver in a second room, and wherein the second air mattress system is connected via a wireless network connection to the first air mattress to alert the caregiver when the user is out of bed.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises determining that the mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein determining that the mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present comprises sensing air pressure of the mattress with a pressure transducer;

and

wherein generating, at the first central controller of the first air mattress system, an instruction to adjust a feature of a component of a second air mattress system that is remote from the first air mattress system is performed responsive to sensing air pressure of the mattress with a pressure transducer.

9. A sleep system comprising:

a first air mattress system comprising;

an first air mattress; and

a first central controller configured to;

communicate with elements of the first air mattress system to facilitate function of the first air mattress system;

communicate via one or more communication networks to transmit and receive instructions;

determine that the first air mattress does not have a user present;

responsive to determining that the first air mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present, generate an instruction to adjust a feature of a component of a second air mattress system that is remote from the first air mattress system; and

transmit on a communication network by the first central controller of a first air mattress system, the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system such that the instruction is routed to a second central controller of the second air mattress system; and

the second air mattress system comprising;

the second central controller configured to;

communicate with elements of the second air mattress system to facilitate function of the second air mattress system; and

communicate via one or more communication networks to transmit and receive instructions.

10. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the second central controller is further configured to:

receive the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system; and

responsive to receiving the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system, adjust the component of the second air mattress system.

11. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein, to determine that the first air mattress does not have a user present, the first central controller is configured to detect a gross pressure change.

12. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein, to determine that the first air mattress does not have a user present, the first central controller is configured to detect a lack of a biometric signal.

13. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein, to determine that the first air mattress does not have a user present, the first central controller is configured to detect a temperature change.

14. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is configured to alert a user of the second air mattress system.

15. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to change gross pressure of an air mattress of the second air mattress system.

16. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to change temperature of the component of the second air mattress system.

17. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system is an instruction to adjust a foundation of the second air mattress systems.

23. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the first central controller is further configured to determine that the first air mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present.

24. The sleep system of claim 23, wherein to determine that the first air mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present, the first central controller is further configured to sense air pressure of the mattress with a pressure transducer;

and

wherein the first central controller is configured to generate an instruction to adjust a feature of a component of a second air mattress system that is remote from the first air mattress system in response to sensing air pressure of the mattress with a pressure transducer.

25. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the second central controller is configured to, responsive to receiving the instruction, adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system such that the user of the second air mattress system is awakened by the adjustment the feature of the component of the second air mattress system in response to receiving the instruction at the second central controller.

26. The sleep system of claim 9, wherein the second central controller is configured to, responsive to receiving the instruction, adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system such that the user of the second air mattress system is awakened by the adjustment of the feature of the component of the second air mattress system in response to the first central controller determining that the first air mattress does not have a user present.

18. A sleep system comprising:

a first air mattress system comprising;

an first air mattress; and

a first central controller configured to;

determine that the first air mattress does not have a user present;

responsive to determining that the first air mattress of the first air mattress system does not have a user present, generate an instruction to adjust a feature of a component of a second air mattress system that is remote from the first air mattress system; and

transmit the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system;

the second air mattress system comprising;

a second central controller configured to;

receive the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system; and

responsive to receiving the instruction to adjust the feature of the component of the second air mattress system, adjust the component of the second air mattress system;

determine that the second air mattress system does not have a second user present; and

prevent adjustment of the feature of the component of the second air mattress system in response to determining that the second air mattress system does not have the second user present.