Bed system having controller for an air mattress

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12364342-B2
Application number	US-202418404647-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 4, 2024
Priority date	Oct 10, 2014
Publication date	Jul 22, 2025
Grant date	Jul 22, 2025

Abstract

A system can include a bed having a mattress, a sensor, and the data processing device. The sensor is configured to sense a feature of the mattress and transmit readings to a data processing device. The data processing device includes a processor and is configured to receive the readings from the sensor and determine if the readings i) indicate a user presence on the mattress and ii) indicate the user intends to sleep. The data processing device is configured to transmit a command to a peripheral controller responsive to determining that the readings i) indicate user presence on the mattress and ii) indicate the user intends to sleep.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a mattress;
at least one first sensor configured to:
monitor position of a sleeper on the mattress; and
transmit readings to a data processing system comprising i) a device controller and ii) at least one server; and

the data processing system configured to:
use the readings from the first sensor to convert the readings into sleep information and determine if the sleep information indicates that a user on the mattress intends to sleep; and
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, change a firmness of the mattress.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, transmit a command to a user interface device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mattress comprises a firmness-adjustable element under a layer of foam.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to use one or more learning techniques to learn sleep patterns of the user on the mattress.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the one or more learning techniques comprises classifying the readings into sleep events.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings do not indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, refrain from changing the firmness of the mattress.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the data processing system is further configured to:
identify a first time range during which the user would be expected to sleep once presence of the user is detected on the mattress during the first time range;
change the firmness of the mattress if the data processing system determines that the readings indicate user presence on the mattress during the first time range; and
refrain from changing the firmness of the mattress if the data processing system determines that the readings indicate user presence on the mattress outside of the first time range.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the sleep information comprises data indicating a length of time that the user is laying in bed; and
to determine if the sleep information indicates that the user intends to sleep, the data processing system is further configured to determine that the time that the user is laying in bed is greater than a threshold.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the sleep information comprises data indicating breathing behavior of the user; and
to determine if the sleep information indicates that the user intends to sleep, the data processing system is further configured to determine that the breathing behavior matches a target threshold.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to, responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, engage a speaker to output audio content to the user.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to, responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, engage a lighting fixture to change a lighting conditions around the user.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to, responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, engage a climate-control element to change a temperature around the user.

13. A system comprising:
a mattress;
at least one first sensor configured to:
monitor position of a sleeper on the mattress; and
transmit readings to a data processing system comprising i) a device controller and ii) at least one server; and

the data processing system configured to:
use the readings from the first sensor to convert the readings into sleep information and determine if the sleep information indicates that a user on the mattress intends to sleep; and
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, articulate a foundation that supports the mattress.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, transmit a command to a user interface device.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the mattress comprises a firmness-adjustable element under a layer of foam.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to use one or more learning techniques to learn sleep patterns of the user.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more learning techniques comprises classifying the readings into sleep events.

18. The system of claim 13 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings do not indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, refrain from articulating the foundation.

19. The system of claim 13 , wherein:
the data processing system is further configured to:
identify a first time range during which the user would be expected to sleep once presence of the user is detected on the mattress during the first time range;
articulate the foundation if the data processing system determines that the readings indicate user presence on the mattress during the first time range; and
refrain from articulating the foundation if the data processing system determines that the readings indicate user presence on the mattress outside of the first time range.

20. A data processing system configured to:
use readings from a first sensor of a mattress to convert the readings into sleep information and determine if the sleep information indicates that a user on the mattress intends to sleep; and
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, adjust the mattress.

21. The data processing system of claim 20 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, transmit a command to a user interface device.

22. The data processing system of claim 20 , wherein the mattress comprises a firmness-adjustable element under a layer of foam.

23. The data processing system of claim 20 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to use one or more learning techniques to learn sleep patterns of the user.

24. The data processing system of claim 23 , wherein the one or more learning techniques comprises classifying the readings into sleep events.

25. The data processing system of claim 20 , wherein the data processing system is further configured to:
responsive to determining that the readings do not indicate that the user on the mattress intends to sleep, refrain from adjusting the mattress.

26. The data processing system of claim 20 , wherein:
the data processing system is further configured to:
identify a first time range during which the user would be expected to sleep once presence of the user is detected on the mattress during the first time range;
adjust the mattress if the data processing system determines that the readings indicate user presence on the mattress during the first time range;

Assignees

• Sleep Number Corp

Inventors

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

Classifications

• G05B15/02

  electric · CPC title

• A61B5/4809

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

• G05B2219/2608

  Hospital bed · CPC title

• A61B5/6892

  Mats · 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