Power consumption monitor and control for bed

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11684166-B2
Application number	US-202017139259-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2020
Priority date	Jan 3, 2020
Publication date	Jun 27, 2023
Grant date	Jun 27, 2023

Abstract

A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bed system having a mattress, the bed system comprising:
a first system configured to consume power;
a second air system configured for conditioning air at a top of the mattress; and
a controller having one or more processors and a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
monitoring power consumption by the second air system;
calculating energy costs by the second air system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the second air system, wherein displaying the power consumption and the energy costs comprises:
displaying the power consumption by presenting a total cost of energy consumed during a single sleep session,

wherein the operations further comprise:
displaying an indication of cost savings by using the second air system in lieu of using a different system.

2. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein monitoring power consumption comprises:
detecting voltage and/or current used in the second air system; and
calculating the power consumption based on the voltage and/or current detected.

3. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
monitoring power consumption by the first system;
calculating energy costs by the first system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the first system.

4. The bed system of claim 3 , wherein the first system is a first air system for controlling air pressure of a first air chamber of the mattress.

5. The bed system of claim 1 , and further comprising:
a third bed articulation control system.

6. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
monitoring power consumption by the third bed articulation control system;
calculating energy costs by the third bed articulation control system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the third bed articulation control system.

7. The bed system of claim 5 , wherein the operations further comprise:
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the bed system.

8. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving information regarding the cost of energy from a utility provider, wherein the energy costs are calculated as a function of the cost of energy.

9. A method for operating the bed system of claim 1 , the method comprising:
monitoring power consumption by the second air system configured for conditioning air at the top of the mattress;
calculating energy costs by the second air system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the second air system.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting voltage and/or current used in the second air system; and
calculating the power consumption based on the voltage and/or current detected.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
monitoring power consumption by the first system configured to control air pressure of an air chamber of the mattress;
calculating energy costs by the first system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the first system.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
monitoring power consumption by a third bed articulation control system;
calculating energy costs by the third bed articulation control system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the third bed articulation control system.

13. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the total cost of energy consumed during the single sleep session is calculated as a function of the power consumption for the single sleep session and cost of energy.

14. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the different system is a whole home system configured for at least heating or air conditioning.

15. The bed system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending a signal to the different system to control the different system as a function of the power consumption by the second air system.

16. A bed system having a mattress, the bed system comprising:
a first system configured to consume power;
a second air system configured for conditioning air at a top of the mattress; and
a controller having one or more processors and a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
monitoring power consumption by the second air system;
calculating energy costs by the second air system;
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the second air system; and
displaying an indication of cost savings by using the second air system in lieu of using a different system.

17. The bed system of claim 16 , wherein the different system is a whole home system configured for at least heating or air conditioning.

18. The bed system of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
sending a signal to the different system to control the different system as a function of the power consumption by the second air system.

19. The bed system of claim 16 , wherein the operations further comprise:
monitoring power consumption by the first system;
calculating energy costs by the first system; and
displaying the power consumption and the energy costs of the first system.

20. The bed system of claim 19 , wherein the first system is a first air system for controlling air pressure of a first air chamber of the mattress.

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

• Grabinger Cory Lee
• Meline Reuben Wesley
• Jocson Cristina Marie

Classifications

• G05B2219/37371

  Flow · CPC title

• A47C31/005

  Use of aromatic materials, e.g. herbs · CPC title

• A47C27/18

  in combination with inflatable bodies · CPC title

• A47C21/044 Primary

  with active means, e.g. by using air blowers or liquid pumps · CPC title

• A47C27/15

  consisting of two or more layers (A47C27/16 takes precedence) · CPC title