APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ROOM LIGHTING IN RESPONSE TO BED EXIT
First Claim
1. A bed system, comprisinga bed,a bed exit monitor coupled to the bed, the bed exit monitor being operable to detect a patient exiting the bed, anda controller coupled to the bed exit monitor and to lighting configured to illuminate at least a portion of a room in response to being turned on, the lighting configured to be turned on by a manually operated switch, the controller being configured to receive a first signal from the bed exit monitor and use the first signal to control the turning on or off of the lighting independently of the manually operated switch.
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Abstract
A patient position-activated room device control apparatus coupled to a patient'"'"'s bed controls a device associated with a patient'"'"'s room in response to the patient changing position relative to the patient'"'"'s bed.
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23 Claims
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1. A bed system, comprising
a bed, a bed exit monitor coupled to the bed, the bed exit monitor being operable to detect a patient exiting the bed, and a controller coupled to the bed exit monitor and to lighting configured to illuminate at least a portion of a room in response to being turned on, the lighting configured to be turned on by a manually operated switch, the controller being configured to receive a first signal from the bed exit monitor and use the first signal to control the turning on or off of the lighting independently of the manually operated switch.
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16. A room lighting control apparatus for use in connection with a room in which a bed usable by a patient is located, the room lighting control apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to receive a position signal corresponding to the patient'"'"'s position relative to the bed, use the position signal to determine whether to turn on lighting in the patient'"'"'s room, the lighting being configured to provide illumination in the patient'"'"'s room, and send a lighting control signal to the room lighting to turn on the room light if the patient has exited the bed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A room device control apparatus for use in connection with a room comprising a bed usable by a patient, a first room device, and a second room device, the room device control apparatus comprising:
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a controller configured to receive a position signal corresponding to the patient'"'"'s position relative to the bed, use the position signal to determine whether to turn on at least one of the first room device and the second room device, the first and second room devices being configured to provide output in or adjacent to the patient'"'"'s room, the first and second room devices each being activatable by a manually operated switch, the controller being configured to send a room device control signal to at least one of the first room device and the second room device to turn the at least one of the first room device and the second room device on or off in response to the patient changing position relative to the bed, independently of the manually operated switch, and a conduit coupling the controller to the first and second room devices. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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Specification