Granted Patent B2

US 12,193,576 · App. 18/784,273 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Inventors: Rob Nunn (Eden Prairie, MN); Wade Daniel Palashewski (Andover, MN); Matthew Wayne Tilstra (Rogers, MN); Stacy Marie Stusynski (Blaine, MN); Steven Jay Young (Los Gatos, CA); Carl Hewitt (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation

A47C27/083A47C31/00A47C27/04A47C27/082A47C27/088A47C27/10A47C27/12A47C31/008A61B5/11A61B5/1115A61B5/15A61B5/6892

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A bed system comprising:

a pump configured to be fluidly connected to a pad of a mattress, wherein the pad has a first zone and a second zone and is configured to receive a fluid to be pushed through the pad;

a temperature controller configured to alter a temperature of at least one of the first zone and the second zone of the pad;

at least one processor; and

computer memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

receive a user alarm setting to wake up a user of the mattress, wherein the user alarm setting comprises a plurality of wake settings, including a wake time setting and a dual alarm setting, wherein the dual alarm setting includes a wake temperature setting and a wake motion setting;

store, to computer memory, the user alarm setting; and

activate the dual alarm setting, wherein the activation of the dual alarm setting includes a temperature of at least the first zone or the second zone of the pad being at the wake temperature setting and the wake motion setting causing at least one of the first zone and the second zone of the pad to vibrate at a predetermined setting, wherein the vibration of the predetermined setting occurs at substantially the same time as the temperature of at least a portion of the pad being at the wake temperature setting.

2. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the wake time setting is a window of time in which to wake up the user.

3. The bed system of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine a sleep-state of the user during the window of time.

4. The bed system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the wake temperature setting, the wake motion setting, or both based on the sleep-state.

5. The bed system of claim 3 , wherein the processor is further configured to refrain from initiation of the wake temperature setting, the wake motion setting, or both based on the sleep-state.

6. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined setting is one or more vibration levels that are adjustable based on the user alarm setting.

7. The bed system of claim 1 , further comprising a user presence sensor configured to detect presence of the user on the mattress, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to disable the user alarm setting in response to determining that the user is not present on the mattress.

8. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the wake motion is initiated at substantially the same time as the wake time setting.

9. The bed system of claim 1 , further comprising a timer configured to compare a current time to the wake time setting in the user alarm setting.

10. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the wake motion is configured to wake the user by way of a minimally invasive alarm.

11. The bed system of claim 1 , and further comprising:

means to increase, decrease, and maintain the temperature of the user.

12. The bed system of claim 1 , and further comprising:

means to accept voice commands to control one or more components.

13. The bed system of claim 1 , and further comprising:

means to update firmware for temperature control.

14. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein vibration is provided as a minimally invasive massage.

15. A bed system comprising:

a mattress including a pad that is configured to receive a fluid to be pushed to the pad;

a temperature sensor; and

a wake-up control system including at least one controller and at least one user alarm setting, wherein the user alarm setting comprises a wake time setting and a dual alarm setting, wherein the dual alarm setting includes a wake temperature setting and a wake motion setting, wherein the at least one controller is configured to:

receive the user alarm setting;

store, to computer memory, the user alarm setting; and

activate the dual alarm setting, wherein the activation of the dual alarm setting includes a temperature of at least a portion of the pad being at the wake temperature setting and the wake motion setting causing at least the portion of the pad to vibrate at a predetermined setting, and the vibration of the predetermined setting occurs at substantially the same time as the temperature of at least a portion of the pad being at the wake temperature setting.

16. The bed system of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

cool the fluid; and

supply the cooled fluid to the pad.

17. The bed system of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined setting is a massage level that is adjustable based on the user alarm setting.

18. The bed system of claim 15 , further comprising a user presence sensor configured to detect presence of the user on the mattress, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to disable the user alarm setting in response to determining that the user is not present on the mattress.

19. The bed system of claim 15 , wherein the wake-up control system includes one or more sleep monitoring sensors, and wherein the at least one controller is configured to:

determine a sleep state of the user based on signals from the one or more sleep monitoring sensors; and

perform a temperature adjustment of the pad based on the determined sleep state.

20. The bed system of claim 15 , and further comprising:

means to regulate flow of fluid to the mattress.

21. A bed system comprising:

a mattress;

a pad adjacent to the mattress that is configured to receive a fluid to be pushed to the pad wherein the pad includes a first zone and a second zone that are each configured to receive the fluid independently;

a wake-up control system including at least one controller and at least one user alarm setting, wherein the user alarm setting comprises a wake time setting and a dual alarm setting, wherein the dual alarm setting includes a wake temperature setting and a wake motion setting; and

a temperature sensor, wherein the at least one controller is configured to:

receive the user alarm setting;

store, to computer memory, the user alarm setting;

determine that the wake time setting is met; and

activate the dual alarm setting, based on the determination that the wake time setting was met, wherein activation of the dual alarm setting includes a temperature of at least a portion of the pad being at the wake temperature setting and the wake motion setting causing a motion to at least the portion of the pad at a predetermined setting, and the motion occurs at substantially the same time as the temperature of at least the portion of the pad being at the wake temperature setting is reached.

22. The bed system of claim 21 , wherein the dual alarm of the at least one user alarm setting includes the at least one controller being configured to receive a manual input by the user for adjusting a level of the predetermined setting of the wake motion to the portion of the pad, wherein the controller is configured to receive the user alarm setting wirelessly from a smartphone that has an application that has been both authenticated and paired with the controller.

23. The bed system of claim 21 , wherein the dual alarm of the at least one user alarm setting includes the wake temperature that is encapsulated in a data structure that identifies the controller as a component to be controlled, wherein the controller is configured to receive the data structure wirelessly from a smartphone that has an application that has been both authenticated and paired with the controller.

24. The bed system of claim 21 , further comprising:

a user presence sensor configured to detect presence of the user on the mattress, wherein the at least one controller is further configured to terminate the dual alarm setting while in progress in response to determining that the user has gotten out of the bed system.

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