Methods and systems of an adjustable bed

• US 9,717,344 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• 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 P
• Application Number:
  US14/874,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20160022052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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

Aspects of this invention relate to an adjustable bed that may include one or more articulating portions, and may include one or more components, including an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, a programmable logic controller, a remote memory storage facility, a remote storage location of user preferences, a cell phone remote control, a modular control device, an air purification facility, a power outlet controller, a Bluetooth remote control, an ultra wide band remote control, a wireless USB remote control, and the like.

Claims

1. An adjustable bed facility comprising:

an adjustable bed frame comprising one or more articulating portions;

a memory, associated with the adjustable bed facility, storing adjustable bed frame position information and an indicator of possible positioning locations;

an air mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame;

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

at least one controller associated with the adjustable bed frame and adapted to control at least one of the adjustable bed frame and the air pump;

a remote control which is

(i) adapted to control multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility, the multiple aspects comprising a position of the adjustable bed frame and an operation of the air pump,

(ii) adapted to establish at least one communication link between the at least one controller and the remote control,

(iii) adapted to control the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility by way of communications over the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller, and

(iv) adapted to store, as a global command, a user-input command sequence for controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility, the user-input command sequence comprising a series of user-input commands to control 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 facility, wherein the remote control is adapted to receive the user-input command sequence for the global command from a user.

2. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the at least one controller comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC).

3. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the user-input command sequence is adapted to cause the adjustable bed frame to automatically lie flat.

4. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the remote control is a cell phone or a smart phone.

5. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the remote control comprises a touch screen adapted to receive user input.

6. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller comprises a wireless communication link.

7. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the air mattress comprises flex regions about which the air mattress can flex.

8. The adjustable bed facility of claim 1, wherein the global command is stored in memory associated with the adjustable bed facility.

9. A method for controlling an adjustable bed facility, the method comprising:

providing the adjustable bed facility of claim 1;

receiving at the remote control the user-input command sequence for controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility;

storing the user-input command sequence as the global command; and

executing the global command to control the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility by way of communications over the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller.

10. An adjustable bed facility comprising:

an adjustable bed frame comprising one or more articulating portions;

a memory, associated with the adjustable bed facility, storing adjustable bed frame position information and an indicator of possible positioning locations;

a vibration motor associated with the adjustable bed frame;

at least one controller associated with the adjustable bed frame and adapted to control at least one of the adjustable bed frame and the vibration motor;

a remote control which is

(i) adapted to control multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility, the multiple aspects comprising a position of the adjustable bed frame and an operation of the vibration motor,

(ii) adapted to establish at least one communication link between the at least one controller and the remote control,

(iii) adapted to control the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility by way of communications over the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller, and

(iv) adapted to store, as a global command, a user-input command sequence for controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility, the user-input command sequence comprising a series of user-input commands to control at least the position of the adjustable bed frame and the operation of the vibration motor as the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility, wherein the remote control is adapted to receive the user-input command sequence for the global command from a user.

11. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the at least one controller comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC).

12. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the user-input command sequence is adapted to cause the adjustable bed frame to automatically lie flat.

13. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the remote control is a cell phone or a smart phone.

14. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the remote control comprises a touch screen adapted to receive user input.

15. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller comprises a wireless communication link.

16. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the user-input command sequence is adapted to cause the vibration motor to stop vibration.

17. The adjustable bed facility of claim 10, wherein the global command is stored in memory associated with the adjustable bed facility.

18. A method for controlling an adjustable bed facility, the method comprising:

providing the adjustable bed facility of claim 10;

receiving at the remote control the user-input command sequence for controlling the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility;

storing the user-input command sequence as the global command; and

executing the global command to control the multiple aspects of the adjustable bed facility by way of communications over the at least one communication link from the remote control to the at least one controller.