Bedding System with Support Surface Control
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1. A method for automatically adjusting a bedding system for a sleeper who is sleeping on the bedding system, the method comprising:
- measuring a two-dimensional pressure image of the sleeper on the bedding system while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system;
applying a machine vision process to analyze the pressure image; and
while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system, adjusting a comfort and/or support of the bedding system based on the machine vision analysis.
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Abstract
A bedding system uses machine vision to makes adjustments for comfort and/or support. In one aspect, a pressure mapping engine measures a two-dimensional pressure image of a sleeper on the bedding system while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system. A machine vision process analyzes the pressure image. A comfort and support engine adjusts a comfort and/or support of the bedding system based on the machine vision analysis.
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1. A method for automatically adjusting a bedding system for a sleeper who is sleeping on the bedding system, the method comprising:
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measuring a two-dimensional pressure image of the sleeper on the bedding system while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system; applying a machine vision process to analyze the pressure image; and while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system, adjusting a comfort and/or support of the bedding system based on the machine vision analysis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A comfort and support control system for a bedding system, comprising:
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a pressure mapping engine that measures a two-dimensional pressure image of the sleeper on the bedding system while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system; a machine vision process that analyzes the pressure image; and a comfort and support engine that, while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system, adjusts a comfort and/or support of the bedding system based on the machine vision analysis.
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27. A method for automatically adjusting a comfort and/or support of a bedding system for a sleeper that regularly sleeps on the bedding system, the method comprising:
over a period of nights; monitoring a pressure distribution of the sleeper on the bedding system while the sleeper is sleeping on the bedding system; and adjusting a comfort and/or support of the bedding system based on changes in the measured pressure distribution over the period of nights. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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