System for tandem bed communication
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1. A control system, comprising:
- a first communication system adapted to communicate between a handheld remote control and a first adjustable bed controller mounted to a first adjustable bed facility, the first adjustable bed controller adapted to adjust, following receipt of a repositioning command from the handheld remote control, a position of a first adjustable bed facility bed segment; and
a second communication system adapted to communicate between the first adjustable bed controller of the first adjustable bed facility and a second adjustable bed controller mounted to a second adjustable bed facility, the second adjustable bed controller adapted to adjust, following receipt of the repositioning command transmitted from the first adjustable bed controller, a position of a second adjustable bed facility bed segment;
wherein;
the first adjustable bed facility and the second adjustable bed facility are arranged in an adjacent, side-by-side arrangement; and
the second communication system is adapted to communicate information related to synchronizing a motion of the first and second adjustable bed facilities to move as a single object and optionally one or more of implementing a safety feature, communicating an error, communicating a software update, communicating a preference, communicating a setting, and communicating a report.
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This disclosure concerns a communication system adapted to communicate between a handheld remote control and a first adjustable bed controller of a first adjustable bed facility, and a second communication system adapted to communicate between the first adjustable bed controller of the first adjustable bed facility and a second adjustable bed controller of a second adjustable bed facility.
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1. A control system, comprising:
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a first communication system adapted to communicate between a handheld remote control and a first adjustable bed controller mounted to a first adjustable bed facility, the first adjustable bed controller adapted to adjust, following receipt of a repositioning command from the handheld remote control, a position of a first adjustable bed facility bed segment; and a second communication system adapted to communicate between the first adjustable bed controller of the first adjustable bed facility and a second adjustable bed controller mounted to a second adjustable bed facility, the second adjustable bed controller adapted to adjust, following receipt of the repositioning command transmitted from the first adjustable bed controller, a position of a second adjustable bed facility bed segment; wherein; the first adjustable bed facility and the second adjustable bed facility are arranged in an adjacent, side-by-side arrangement; and the second communication system is adapted to communicate information related to synchronizing a motion of the first and second adjustable bed facilities to move as a single object and optionally one or more of implementing a safety feature, communicating an error, communicating a software update, communicating a preference, communicating a setting, and communicating a report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An adjustable bed system comprising:
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a first remote control adapted to transmit a repositioning command to a first adjustable bed controller of a first adjustable bed facility; a first adjustable bed facility comprising a first adjustable bed controller mounted thereto, the first adjustable bed controller being adapted to (i) receive the repositioning command from the first remote control, (ii) adjust a position of a first adjustable bed facility bed segment according to the repositioning command, and (iii) transmit the repositioning command to a second adjustable bed controller of a second adjustable bed facility; and a second adjustable bed facility comprising a second adjustable bed controller mounted thereto, the second adjustable bed controller being adapted to (i) receive the repositioning command from the first adjustable bed controller and (ii) adjust a position of a second adjustable bed facility bed segment according to the repositioning command; wherein; the first adjustable bed facility and the second adjustable bed facility are arranged in an adjacent, side-by-side arrangement; and the first adjustable bed controller and the second adjustable bed controller are adapted to communicate information to each other related to synchronizing simultaneous motion of the first adjustable bed facility bed segment and the second adjustable bed facility bed segment according to the repositioning command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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