Inflatable air mattress autofill and off bed pressure adjustment
View Patent ↗A method and system may include transmitting a signal to a pump of an air mattress to set the pressure of the air mattress to an initial pressure; receiving, at a central controller, a user preference condition for an automatic adjustment of the pressure in the air mattress; receiving, at the central controller, an indication that the air mattress is empty; and based on determining that the user preference condition has been met and receiving the indication: detecting a change in the pressure of the air mattress beyond a threshold value; and based on the detection, adjusting the pressure of the air mattress to the initial pressure.
1. A system comprising:
a bed comprising:
an air mattress having at least one inflatable bladder;
a pressure sensor configured to sense pressure in the air mattress; and
a controller configured to:
adjust the pressure of the air mattress; and
receive sensed pressures from the pressure sensor;
a server that is physically separated from the bed and that is in data communication with the controller, the server configured to:
store user preferences related to an auto-adjust feature of the bed;
determine that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed;
wherein the controller is further configured to:
responsive to the determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed and responsive to a determination that a user preference has been met:
adjusting the pressure of the air mattress to an unoccupied pressure value;
and
maintain the air mattress at the unoccupied pressure value.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the server is further configured to send to the controller an indication that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed; and
the controller is configured to determine that the user preference has been met.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user preferences comprise one of the group consisting of i) a time preference that indicates one or more times periods of the day when the auto-adjust feature can be used and ii) a delay preference that includes a threshold that indicates the user's preference for when the auto-adjust feature should be engaged.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user preference comprises both:
a time preference that indicates one or more times periods of the day when the auto-adjust feature can be used; and
a delay preference that includes a threshold that indicates the user's preference for when the auto-adjust feature should be engaged.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the bed further comprises an external device configured to:
receive, from the pressure sensor, data of the sensed pressures of the air mattress; and
transmit, to the server, the data of the sensed pressures of the air mattress.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the external device is further configured to filter the data before transmitting the data to the server.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to maintain the air mattress at the unoccupied pressure value without user input.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed is made based on i) data of sensed pressure from the pressure sensor and ii) other data.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed is made based only on data other than data of sensed pressure from the pressure sensor.
10. A system comprising:
a bed comprising:
an air mattress having at least one inflatable bladder;
a pressure sensor configured to sense pressure in the air mattress; and
a controller configured to:
adjust the pressure of the air mattress; and
receive sensed pressures from the pressure sensor;
a server that is physically separated from the bed and that is in data communication with the controller, the server configured to:
determine that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed;
wherein the controller is further configured to:
responsive to a determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed and responsive to a determination that a user preference related to an auto-fill feature has been met:
adjusting the pressure of the air mattress to an empty bed pressure; and
maintaining the air mattress at the empty bed pressure.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to store user preferences.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the server is further configured to send to the controller an indication that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed; and
the controller is configured to determine that the user preference has been met.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user preferences comprise one of the group consisting of i) a time preference that indicates one or more times periods of the day when the auto-fill feature can be used and ii) a delay preference that includes a threshold that indicates the user's preference for when the auto-fill feature should be engaged.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user preference comprises both:
a time preference that indicates one or more times periods of the day when the auto-fill feature can be used; and
a delay preference that includes a threshold that indicates the user's preference for when the auto-fill feature should be engaged.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the bed further comprises an external device configured to:
receive, from the pressure sensor, data of the sensed pressures of the air mattress; and
transmit, to the server, the data of the sensed pressures of the air mattress.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the external device is further configured to filter the data before transmitting the data to the server.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to maintain the air mattress at the empty bed pressure without user input.
18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed is made based on i) data of sensed pressure from the pressure sensor and ii) other data.
19. The system of claim 10 , wherein the determination that the bed does not have a user laying on the bed is made based only on data other than data of sensed pressure from the pressure sensor.