Occupant Support System and Associated Method of Operation

• US 20110234411A1
• Filed: 03/29/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hill-Rom Services Incorporated (Baxter International Inc.)
• Inventors: Tallent, Dan R., Harrington, John T., Saucier, Christian
• Application Number:
  US12/749,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20110234411A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/573.4
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05 Parts, details or accessories of beds devices for prevention against falling out A47C21/08, A47D7/00 ; mattresses A47C27/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05776 with at least two groups of alternately inflated chambers
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

An occupant support system 28 comprises a receiver 104 for receiving an order 106 from an information system 10 and a processor 102 capable of communication with the receiver and able to execute instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system and also able to issue a status message 112 to the information system to indicate the status of the state change. A method for operating an occupant support system includes receiving an order 106 from the information system 10, executing instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system, and issuing a status message 112 to the information system to indicate the status of the state change.

Claims

1. An occupant support system capable of assuming at least two states and of communicating with an information system, the information system having a memory and being configured to convey information to and receive information from the occupant support system, the occupant support system comprising:

a receiver for receiving an order from the information system;

a processor capable of communication with the receiver and able to execute instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system and also able to issue a status message to the information system to indicate the status of the state change.

2. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the processor conditionally executes the instructions.

3. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the condition for executing the instructions is perceived presence of an occupant on the occupant support system.

4. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the condition for executing the instructions is user acceptance of the order.

5. The occupant support system of claim 4 wherein a user interface associated with the occupant support system allows a user to accept or decline the order.

6. The occupant support system of claim 4 wherein declining the order allows the user to issue an alternative order.

7. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the order is a function of a profile of an occupant stored in the information system memory.

8. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the order is an occupant care related requirement.

9. The occupant support system of claim 1 wherein the order is a non-care related requirement.

10. A method for operating an occupant support system capable of assuming at least two states and of communicating with an information system, the information system having a memory and being configured to convey information to and receive information from the occupant support system, the method comprising:

receiving an order from the information system;

executing instructions in response to the order to change the state of the occupant support system; and

issuing a status message to the information system to indicate the status of the state change.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the instructions are conditionally executed.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the condition for executing the instructions is perceived presence of an occupant on the occupant support system.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the condition for executing the instructions is user acceptance of the order.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein a user interface associated with the occupant support system allows a user to accept or decline the order.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein declining the order allows the user to issue an alternative order.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein the order is a function of a profile of a occupant support system occupant stored in the information system memory.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein the order is an occupant care related requirement.

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the order is a non-care related requirement.