Granted Patent B2

US 12,376,686 · App. 18/538,884 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Inventors: Wade Daniel Palashewski (Andover, MN); Yi-ching Chen (Maple Grove, MN); Rob Nunn (Eden Prairie, MN); Robert Erko (Apple Valley, MN)

Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation

A47C27/082A47C27/083

Abstract

Claims (48)

1. A system comprising:

a server system configured to:

receive a list of peripheral devices associated with a bed;

provide, to the bed in response to a request for the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed, the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed;

the bed comprising:

a controller comprising a computer memory and one or more processors, the controller configured to:

request, from the server system, the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed;

receive, from the server system, the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed; and

responsive to receiving the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed, generate a data connection to each peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to test the data connection to each peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices to determine if each of the peripheral devices respond correctly.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein to test the data connection to each peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices to determine if each of the peripheral devices respond correctly, the controller is configured to send to each peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices a test message configured to cause each peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices to respond with a response.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the response comprises a status report that contains an error from one of the peripheral devices.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine that a particular peripheral device in the list of peripheral devices is in an error state; and

responsive to determining that the particular peripheral device is in an error state, issue a command to the particular peripheral device to engage in a remedial action.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the remedial action is a power cycle.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is further configured to:

determine that the particular peripheral device is still in the error state after issuance of the command to engage in the remedial action; and

generate an error record recording the error state and the particular peripheral device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to store the error record in the computer memory of the controller.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the controller is further configured to transmit the error record to the server system; and

the server system is further configured to receive and store the error record.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the server system is further configured to generate, responsive to receiving the error record, a service request specifying service to be performed on at least one of the bed and the particular peripheral device in a service call.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein to receive the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed, the server system is configured to receive sales information for the bed that comprises the list of peripheral devices associated with the bed.

12. A system comprising:

a server system configured to:

receive information about an environment associated with a bed, wherein the information comprises a list of a plurality of peripheral device associated with the environment; and

the bed comprising:

a controller comprising a computer memory and one or more processors, the controller configured to:

request, from the server system, the list of the plurality of peripheral devices associated with the environment;

receive, from the server system, the list of the plurality of peripheral devices associated with the environment;

generate, responsive to receiving the list of the plurality of peripheral devices associated with the environment, a data connection between the controller of the bed and at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices; and

transmit a signal to the at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices, wherein the signal establishes the data connection.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to test the data connection between the controller of the bed and the at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices to determine if the at least one peripheral device responds correctly.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the controller is further configured to request a status report from the at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the status report contains an error from the at least one peripheral device of the plurality of peripheral devices.

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

determine that the at least one peripheral device is in an error state based on the status report; and

responsive to determining that the at least one peripheral device is in the error state, issue a command to the at least one peripheral device to engage in a remedial action.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the remedial action is a power cycle.

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

determine that the at least one peripheral device is still in the error state after issuance of the command to engage in the remedial action; and

generate an error record recording the error state and the at least one peripheral device.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the controller is further configured to store the error record in a of the controller.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein:

the controller is further configured to transmit the error record to the server system; and

the server system is further configured to receive and store the error record.

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