IP Library Granted Patent US 9,161,633
Granted Patent B2
US 9,161,633 · App. 11/855,300 · Granted Oct 20, 2015

System of memory positions for an adjustable bed

Inventor: Martin B. Rawls-Meehan (Lexington, MA)
A47C20/041A47C20/08A47C21/003A47C21/006A47C21/04A47C27/081A47C31/008A61G7/015A61G7/018A61G7/05769G05B15/02A61G2203/12A61G2203/34A61H2201/0138A61H2201/0142A61H2201/0149A61H2203/0443
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Patent No.
US 9,161,633
App. No.
11/855,300
Granted
Oct 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

This disclosure concerns a memory position user interface for accessing a predetermined range of discrete acceptable positions that are stored in the memory of an adjustable bed controller.

Claims (18)

1. A control system comprising:

a handheld remote control having a memory position user interface adapted to initiate a transmission of a position recall command from the handheld remote control to an adjustable bed controller;

the adjustable bed controller being 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, wherein the discrete acceptable positions are stored in memory and define 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 being adapted to adjust, in response to a user vibrate recall command, a vibration of the bed to a preset vibration intensity.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the preset position is set by a user.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustable bed controller is further adapted to recall an inflation of an air mattress.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the handheld remote control is adapted to indicate that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command.

5. The system of claim 1 , 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.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the handheld remote control is a cell phone or a smart phone.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the handheld remote control comprises a touch screen input device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the intermediate discrete positions comprise all available intermediate discrete positions measured from the base value.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the range of discrete acceptable positions corresponds to the entire available range for the position of the adjustable bed segment.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are stored in memory within the adjustable bed controller.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the discrete acceptable positions, the base value, and the plurality of intermediate discrete positions are stored in memory outside the adjustable bed controller.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the handheld remote control and the adjustable bed controller are adapted to wirelessly communicate.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the handheld remote control and the adjustable bed controller are adapted to communicate via a wired communication link.

Continuity (2)
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