Interactive bed display

• US 20040073931A1
• Filed: 10/10/2002
• Published: 04/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tempur-Pedic Management Incorporated (Tempur Sealy International, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tempur World Incorporated (Tempur Sealy International, Inc.)
• Inventors: Campbell, Wesley W., Trussell, Robert B. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US10/268,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20040073931A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/74
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/123 for beds or mattresses
• CPC Class Codes: A47F 10/00 Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for conveyor aspects B65G; building aspects E04H; coin-freed apparatus G07F
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/105 the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2064 for tilting and panning F16M11/2078 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/66 Transforming electric information into light information scanning details H04N3/00

Abstract

An interactive bed display for use in a retail setting to provide product information to a person, the interactive bed display comprising a bed including a mattress adapted to support the person, and a self-contained audio/video unit positioned to encourage the person to lie on the mattress such that the person is in a position to experience the benefits of the mattress, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes multiple stored audio/video segments and is adapted to receive an input generated from the person on the mattress, and wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is adapted to deliver at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person on the mattress based on the input.

Claims

1. An interactive bed display to provide information to a person, the interactive bed display comprising:

a bed including a mattress adapted to support the person; and

a self-contained audio/video unit positioned to encourage the person to lie on the mattress such that the person is in a position to experience the mattress, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes multiple stored audio/video segments and is adapted to receive an input generated from the person on the mattress, and wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is adapted to deliver at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person on the mattress based on the input.

2. The interactive bed display of claim 1, further comprising a support arm coupling the self-contained audio/video unit to the bed, wherein the arm is adjustable to move the position of the self-contained audio/video unit relative to the bed.

3. The interactive bed display of claim 1, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is positioned above the person and within reaching distance of the person while on the mattress.

4. The interactive bed display of claim 2, wherein the bed includes a headboard at one end of the mattress, and wherein the support arm is coupled to the headboard.

5. The interactive bed display of claim 1, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes a screen and the mattress includes a top surface, and wherein the screen substantially faces the top surface of the mattress.

6. The interactive bed display of claim 5, wherein the screen is adapted to generate a signal in response to the input from the person and to deliver a video portion of the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person.

7. The interactive bed display of claim 6, wherein the input includes the person touching the screen.

8. The interactive bed display of claim 6, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit further comprises:

a sound system adapted to deliver an audio portion of the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person; and

a controller adapted to coordinate the video player and sound system in response to the signal generated by the screen.

9. The interactive bed display of claim 6, wherein the screen is a touch screen LCD panel.

10. The interactive bed display of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments encourages the person to remain on the mattress during the course of the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments.

11. The interactive bed display of claim 1, wherein each of the multiple stored audio/video segments is different from the other stored audio/video segments.

12. The interactive bed display of claim 11, wherein the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments includes information relating to the advantages of the mattress.

13. The interactive bed display of claim 1, wherein the bed includes a headboard at one end of the mattress, the headboard including a lenticular sign to attract the person to the bed.

14. A method of presenting a mattress, comprising:

providing a bed including a mattress to support a person;

providing a self-contained audio/video unit;

positioning the audio/video unit relative to the bed;

positioning the person onto the mattress;

receiving an input from the person while the person is supported on the mattress; and

delivering multiple stored audio/video segments from the audio/video unit to the person on the mattress in response to the input.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing a support arm coupling the self-contained audio/video unit to the bed;

and adjusting the support arm to move the self-contained audio/video unit relative to the bed.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising positioning the self-contained audio/video unit above the person within reaching distance of the person on the mattress.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein positioning the person includes inviting the person to lie on the bed with a lenticular sign on the bed.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving an input includes touching the screen.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising generating a signal in response to the input to deliver at least one of the segments to the person.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein delivering the multiple stored audio/video segments includes delivering segments encouraging the person to remain on the mattress during the course of at least one of the segments.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein delivering the multiple stored audio/video segments includes delivering at least one segment relating to the advantages of the mattress.

22. An interactive bed display for use in a retail setting to provide product information to a person, the interactive bed display comprising:

a bed including a mattress adapted to support the person; and

a self-contained audio/video unit positioned to encourage the person to lie on the mattress such that the person is in a position to experience the benefits of the mattress, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes multiple stored audio/video segments and is adapted to receive an input generated from the person on the mattress, and wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is adapted to deliver at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person on the mattress based on the input;

wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is positioned above the person and within reaching distance of the person while on the mattress;

wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes a screen and the mattress includes a top surface, and wherein the screen substantially faces the top surface of the mattress; and

wherein the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments encourages the person to remain on the mattress during the course of the at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments.

23. An interactive bed display providing an interactive unit positioned to permit interaction with a person in a prone position on the bed, the interactive bed display comprising:

a bed including a mattress adapted to support the person; and

a self-contained audio/video unit positioned to encourage the person to lie on the mattress such that the person is in a position to experience the mattress, wherein the self-contained audio/video unit includes multiple stored audio/video segments and is adapted to receive an input generated from the person on the mattress, and wherein the self-contained audio/video unit is adapted to deliver at least one of the multiple stored audio/video segments to the person on the mattress based on the input.