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BED EXIT LIGHTING

  • US 20110102181A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2010
  • Published: 05/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A person-support apparatus, comprising:

  • a frame;

    a plurality of sensors including a first sensor configured to sense an amount of force on the frame and generate a corresponding force signal, and a second sensor configured to detect an intensity of light and generate a corresponding intensity signal;

    a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller being configured to receive the force signal, determine whether an exit condition has been met and receive the intensity signal; and

    a light source configured to illuminate an area adjacent the frame, the light source being operatively coupled to the controller, the light source being activated by the controller when the controller determines that the exit condition has been met and the controller determines, based on the intensity signal, that the light source may be activated.

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