Methods and systems of an adjustable bed

• US 9,149,126 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2007
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
• Original Assignee: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan
• Inventors: Rawls-Meehan, Martin B
• Primary Examiner(s): Shechtman, Sean
• Assistant Examiner(s): GARLAND, STEVEN R
• Application Number:
  US11/855,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20080127418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,944 Days
• Field of Search: 700/301, 700/83, 560/0, 561/6, 561/8, 591/5, 571/0, 571/3
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 19/12 Folding bedsteads travelling or camp beds A47C17/64
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/041 by electric motors
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 20/08 with means for adjusting two or more rests simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/003 Lighting, radio, telephone or the like connected to the bedstead
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/006 Oscillating, balancing or vibrating mechanisms connected to the bedstead for children's beds A47D9/02
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 21/04 Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/081 of pneumatic type
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 27/082 with non-manual inflation, e.g. with electric pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 31/008 Use of remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/12 Remote controls
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 2203/34 for pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/015 divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/018 Control or drive mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 7/05769 with inflatable chambers
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0138 incorporated in furniture
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0142 Beds
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/0149 Seat or chair
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2201/50 Control means thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 2203/0443 substantially horizontal
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 23/0263 using rotating unbalanced masses
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 : electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

A method includes providing an adjustable bed frame including one or more articulating portions, associating an air inflatable mattress with the adjustable bed frame, and associating the air inflatable mattress with an air pump to regulate air pressure in the air inflatable mattress, wherein the air inflatable mattress includes flex regions about which the air inflatable mattress can flex. The method also includes providing a touchscreen Bluetooth remote control adapted to control at least one aspect of the adjustable bed frame, wherein the at least one aspect includes operation of the air pump. The method also includes establishing a unique communication link between a controller and the touchscreen Bluetooth remote control, the controller configured to control both the adjustable bed frame and the air pump. An aspect of the adjustable bed frame may be controlled by via communication over the unique communication.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing an adjustable bed system comprising;

an adjustable bed frame including one or more articulating portions,

an air mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame,

an air pump associated with the air mattress to regulate air pressure in the air mattress, and

a touchscreen remote control adapted to control multiple aspects of the adjustable bed system, the multiple aspects comprising a position of the adjustable bed frame and an operation of the air pump;

establishing at least one communication link between at least one controller and the touchscreen remote control, the at least one controller configured to control at least one of the adjustable bed frame and the air pump;

controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed frame by way of communications over the at least one communication link from the touchscreen remote control to the at least one controller; and

storing, as a global command, a user-input command sequence for controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed system, the user-input command sequence comprising a series of user-input commands controlling at least the position of the adjustable bed frame and the operation of the air pump to regulate the air pressure of the air mattress as the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed system, wherein a user can issue the user-input command sequence with the global command from the touchscreen remote control.

2. The method of claim 1, further including controlling at least one aspect of the adjustable bed system with a programmable logic controller (PLC).

3. The method of claim 2, further including removably and replacably connecting a remote memory storage facility to the PLC, wherein the remote memory storage facility includes information relating to at least one operational parameter related to control of the adjustable bed system.

4. The method of claim 1, further including accessing user preferences in a remote storage location, wherein the user preferences represent recall parameters relating to one or more adjustable aspects of the adjustable bed system.

5. The method of claim 1, further including controlling at least one aspect of the adjustable bed system with a cell phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the adjustable bed system further comprises a vibration motor mounted to at least one section of the adjustable bed frame with individual brackets.

7. The method of claim 1, further including storing adjustable bed frame position information and an indicator in a table of possible positioning locations in a memory associated with the adjustable bed system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-input command sequence causes the adjustable bed frame to automatically lie flat.