IP Library Granted Patent US 7,979,169
Granted Patent B2
US 7,979,169 · App. 11/875,846 · Granted Jul 12, 2011

Methods and systems of an adjustable bed

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Patent No.
US 7,979,169
App. No.
11/875,846
Granted
Jul 12, 2011
Kind
B2
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 (37)

1. An adjustable bed, comprising:

an adjustable bed frame including one or more articulating portions;

a cell phone remote control adapted to control at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame; and

a Bluetooth remote control adapted to control the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame, wherein

at least one of the cell phone remote control and the Bluetooth remote control includes a touch screen, and wherein

the touch screen is configured to present controls selected from available controls of the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame.

2. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, wherein the air inflatable mattress is associated with an air pump to regulate air pressure in the air inflatable mattress, wherein the air inflatable mattress includes flex regions about which the air inflatable mattress can flex.

3. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising a programmable logic controller (PLC) associated with the adjustable bed frame adapted to control the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame.

4. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising a remote memory storage facility adapted to be removably and replaceably connected to an adjustable bed frame controller associated with the adjustable bed frame, wherein the remote memory storage facility includes information relating to at least one operational parameter related to control of the adjustable bed frame.

5. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising a remote storage location of user preferences, wherein the user preferences represent recall parameters accessible by a controller relating to one or more adjustable aspects of the adjustable bed frame.

6. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising a vibration motor, wherein the vibration motor is mounted to at least one adjustable bed section, wherein the vibration motor is located with individual brackets.

7. The adjustable bed of claim 1 , further comprising a table of possible positioning locations in a memory, wherein the table contains entries for at least position information and an indicator.

8. A method comprising acts of:

providing an adjustable bed frame including one or more articulating portions;

controlling at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a cell phone remote control; and

controlling at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a Bluetooth remote control, wherein the acts of controlling include:

presenting controls selected from available controls of the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed on a touch screen of at least one of the cell phone remote control and the Bluetooth remote control.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, wherein the air inflatable mattress includes flex regions about which the air inflatable mattress can flex; and

regulating air pressure in the air inflatable mattress with an air pump.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising controlling at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a programmable logic controller (PLC) that is associated with the adjustable bed frame.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing information relating to at least one operation parameter related to control of the adjustable bed frame in a remote memory storage facility adapted to be removably and replaceably connected to an adjustable bed frame controller associated with the adjustable bed frame.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing user preferences in a remote storage location, wherein the user preferences represent recall parameters accessible by a controller relating to one or more adjustable aspects of the adjustable bed frame.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising storing at least position information and an indicator in a table of possible positioning locations in a memory.

14. A method comprising:

providing an adjustable bed frame including one or more articulating portions;

controlling at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a modular control device;

controlling the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with an ultra wide band (UWB) remote control;

presenting, on a touch screen, controls selected from available controls of the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

providing an air inflatable mattress associated with the adjustable bed frame, wherein the air inflatable mattress includes flex regions about which the air inflatable mattress can flex; and

regulating air pressure in the air inflatable mattress with an air pump.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a programmable logic controller (PLC) that is associated with the adjustable bed frame.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising storing information relating to at least one operation parameter related to control of the adjustable bed frame in a remote memory storage facility adapted to be removably and replaceably connected to an adjustable bed frame controller associated with the adjustable bed frame.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising storing user preferences in a remote storage location, wherein the user preferences represent recall parameters accessible by a controller relating to one or more adjustable aspects of the adjustable bed frame.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising controlling the at least one adjustable aspect of the adjustable bed frame with a cell phone.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising mounting a vibration motor to at least one section of the adjustable bed frame, wherein the vibration motor is located with individual brackets.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 11855354 · Sep 14, 2007
Provisional Application 60825607 · Sep 14, 2006
Related Publication 20080115272A1 · May 22, 2008