Bed having logic controller

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11206929-B2
Application number	US-201916533952-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 7, 2019
Priority date	Oct 10, 2014
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A system for initializing home-automation device, the system can include server-hardware including a processor and computer memory, the serve-hardware configured to receive point-of-sale data specifying a specified bed-controller and specifying a specified peripheral-controller and transmit setup data to a computing device. The computing device including a processor and computer memory, the computing device configured to receive the setup data, and cause, based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified peripheral-controller.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for initializing home-automation device, the system comprising:
server-hardware comprising a processor and computer memory, the server-hardware configured to:
receive point-of-sale data from a point-of sale device specifying a specified bed-controller and specifying a specified peripheral-controller, the point-of-sale-device is communicably coupled to the server-hardware and geographically separated from the server-hardware, and wherein the point-of-sale-device generates the point-of-sale data in a sales transaction;
transmit setup data from the point-of sale transaction to a computing device;

the computing device comprising a processor and computer memory, the computing device configured to:
receive the setup data; and
cause, based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified peripheral-controller.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein to cause, based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified peripheral-controller, the computing device is configured to:
contact the specified peripheral-controller to generate peripheral-data; and
send, to the specified bed-controller, the peripheral-data.

3. The system of claim 2 , the system further comprising the specified bed-controller, the specified bed-controller comprising a processor and computer memory, the specified bed-controller further configured to:
receive the peripheral data; and
pair with the specified peripheral-controller.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the specified bed-controller further comprises a pump-controller and a pump motor, the processor, computer memory, pump-controller, and pump motor residing within a single, universal housing.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the bed-controller is configured to:
receive the peripheral data over a network of a first protocol; and
pair with the specified peripheral-controller over the network of the first protocol.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the bed-controller is configured to:
receive the peripheral data over a network of a first protocol; and
pair with the specified peripheral-controller over a network of a second protocol.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server-hardware is configured to receive a report of a successful pair of the specified bed-controller and the specified peripheral-controller.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the point-of-sale data specifies a second peripheral-controller; and
the computing device is further configured to cause, based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified second peripheral-controller.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the point-of-sale-device resides in a retail store;
the computing device resides in a user's home;
the specified bed-controller resides in the user's home; and
the specified peripheral-controller resides in the user's home.

10. The system of claim 1 , and further comprising:
a bed having the specified bed-controller and a mattress; and
a peripheral having the specified peripheral-controller.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the point-of-sale device comprises a memory and a processor.

12. A method for initializing home-automation device, the method comprising:
receiving, by server-hardware, point-of-sale data from a point of sale device specifying a specified bed-controller and specifying a specified peripheral-controller, the point-of-sale-device is communicably coupled to the server-hardware and geographically separated from the server-hardware, and wherein the point-of-sale-device generates the point-of-sale data in a sales transaction;
transmitting setup data from the point of sale transaction to a computing device;
receiving, by the computing device, the setup data; and
causing, by the computing device and based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified peripheral-controller.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein causing, based on the setup data, the specified bed-controller to pair with the specified peripheral-controller comprises:
contacting the specified peripheral-controller to generate peripheral-data; and
sending, to the specified bed-controller, the peripheral-data.

14. The method of claim 13 , the method further comprising:
receiving, by the specified bed-controller, the peripheral data; and
pairing, by the specified bed-controller, with the specified peripheral-controller.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the peripheral data is performed over a network of a first protocol; and
pairing with the specified peripheral-controller is performed over the network of the first protocol.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the peripheral data is performed over a network of a first protocol; and
pairing with the specified peripheral-controller is performed over a network of a second protocol.

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

• Palashewski Wade Daniel
• Erko Robert
• Nunn Robert
• Redzic Gordan

Classifications

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• A61B5/6892

  Mats · CPC title

• G05B2219/2608

  Hospital bed · CPC title

• A61B5/4809

  Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not · CPC title

• A47C31/00 Primary

  Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets · CPC title