METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF AN ADJUSTABLE BED

• US 20160038359A1
• Filed: 10/19/2015
• Published: 02/11/2016
• 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.
• Granted Patent: US 9,700,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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

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

1-5. -5. (canceled)

6. An adjustable bed facility comprising:

an adjustable bed frame comprising one or more articulating segments;

a vibration motor associated with the adjustable bed frame;

an adjustable bed controller associated with the adjustable bed frame and adapted to control the adjustable bed frame and the vibration motor; and

a handheld remote control having a user interface adapted to initiate a transmission of at least one of a position recall command and a vibration recall command from the handheld remote control to the adjustable bed controller;

wherein;

the adjustable bed controller is adapted to adjust, in response to a user initiated position recall command, a position of a bed segment to a preset position, wherein the preset position is represented by a position that is within a pre-determined range of discrete acceptable positions for the bed segment, the discrete acceptable positions being stored in memory and defining a range of available positions including;

a base value stored in memory and defining a flat position for the bed segment, and a plurality of intermediate discrete positions stored in memory and measured from the base value; and

the adjustable bed controller is adapted to adjust, in response to a user initiated vibration recall command, a vibration intensity of the vibration motor to a preset vibration intensity.

7. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the preset position is set by a user.

8. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the handheld remote control is adapted to indicate that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command.

9. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are selected from the group consisting of actuator linear extension and actuator number of rotations.

10. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the handheld remote control comprises a touch screen input device.

11. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the intermediate discrete positions comprise all available intermediate discrete positions measured from the base value.

12. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the range of discrete acceptable positions corresponds to the entire available range for the position of the adjustable bed segment.

13. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are stored in memory within the adjustable bed controller.

14. The adjustable bed facility of claim 6, wherein the handheld remote control and the adjustable bed controller are adapted to wirelessly communicate.

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

providing the adjustable bed facility of claim 6;

receiving at the handheld remote control at least one of the position recall command and the vibration recall command;

transmitting the at least one of the position recall command and the vibration recall command to the adjustable bed controller; and

adjusting at least one of the position of the bed segment to the preset position according to the position recall command and the vibration intensity of the vibration motor to the preset vibration intensity according to the vibration recall command.

16. An adjustable bed facility comprising:

an adjustable bed frame comprising one or more articulating segments;

an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame;

an adjustable bed controller associated with the adjustable bed frame and adapted to control the adjustable bed frame and air pressure in the air inflatable mattress; and

a handheld remote control having a user interface adapted to initiate a transmission of at least one of a position recall command and an inflation recall command from the handheld remote control to the adjustable bed controller;

wherein;

the adjustable bed controller is adapted to adjust, in response to a user initiated position recall command, a position of a bed segment to a preset position, wherein the preset position is represented by a position that is within a pre-determined range of discrete acceptable positions for the bed segment, the discrete acceptable positions being stored in memory and defining a range of available positions including;

a base value stored in memory and defining a flat position for the bed segment, and a plurality of intermediate discrete positions stored in memory and measured from the base value; and

the adjustable bed controller is adapted to adjust, in response to a user initiated inflation recall command, the air pressure of the air inflatable mattress to a preset inflation pressure.

17. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the preset position is set by a user.

18. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the handheld remote control is adapted to indicate that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command.

19. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are selected from the group consisting of actuator linear extension and actuator number of rotations.

20. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the handheld remote control comprises a touch screen input device.

21. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the intermediate discrete positions comprise all available intermediate discrete positions measured from the base value.

22. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the range of discrete acceptable positions corresponds to the entire available range for the position of the adjustable bed segment.

23. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are stored in memory within the adjustable bed controller.

24. The adjustable bed facility of claim 16, wherein the handheld remote control and the adjustable bed controller are adapted to wirelessly communicate.

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

providing the adjustable bed facility of claim 16;

receiving at the handheld remote control at least one of the position recall command and the inflation recall command;

transmitting the at least one of the position recall command and the inflation recall command to the adjustable bed controller; and

adjusting at least one of the position of the bed segment to the preset position according to the position recall command and the air pressure of the air inflatable mattress to the preset inflation pressure according to the inflation recall command.