Mattress seat force sensing method
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining a weight of a patient positioned on a mattress, the method comprising:
- executing a monitoring mode wherein a mattress has a status and the mattress status is monitored by a controller that is coupled to a sensor situated inside the mattress and spaced from an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface of the mattress, the controller being configured to detect a change in the status of the mattress, the status being indicative of a person'"'"'s movement relative to the mattress, andautomatically entering a measuring mode wherein a total body weight value of a person on the mattress is determined based on data received by the controller from the sensor situated inside the mattress if the mattress status indicates that a person is on the mattress and not changing position relative to the mattress.
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Abstract
A weighing system and method associated with a mattress is operable to determine a patient weight value while the patient is positioned on the mattress.
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining a weight of a patient positioned on a mattress, the method comprising:
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executing a monitoring mode wherein a mattress has a status and the mattress status is monitored by a controller that is coupled to a sensor situated inside the mattress and spaced from an uppermost surface and a lowermost surface of the mattress, the controller being configured to detect a change in the status of the mattress, the status being indicative of a person'"'"'s movement relative to the mattress, and automatically entering a measuring mode wherein a total body weight value of a person on the mattress is determined based on data received by the controller from the sensor situated inside the mattress if the mattress status indicates that a person is on the mattress and not changing position relative to the mattress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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