Adjustable Bed Handheld Remote Control for Multi-Device Independence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing adjustable beds lack the ability to control additional devices and provide independent functionality, limiting user convenience and independence, especially for individuals with medical needs who spend significant time in these beds.
Innovation Solution
A handheld remote control with touch sensors and a transmitter that allows users to adjust various parameters of the adjustable bed, including massage settings, audio-visual systems, HVAC systems, and kitchen appliances, using a processor to communicate control signals and receive data from the bed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a basic adjustable bed with simple actuators is used, then the bed can provide basic position adjustment, but it cannot control additional devices or provide independent functionality for users
Solution Approach 1:
The handheld remote control is designed to control multiple types of devices including adjustable bed sections, massage motors, audio-visual systems, HVAC systems, and kitchen appliances through a single unified interface. This multi-functional approach allows one device to perform many control functions that would otherwise require separate control systems for each device type.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor in the handheld remote control acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple controlled devices. It receives input from various sensor types, processes the commands, and transmits appropriate control signals to different devices through wireless communication, eliminating the need for users to directly interface with each device's native control system.
2Ease of operation
If multiple sensor types and memory options are integrated, then the remote control can provide independent functionality, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The remote control system is segmented into independent modular components: different sensor types (touch, voice, gesture), multiple memory options (internal, external, cloud), and various communication protocols. Each module can be independently selected and configured based on user needs, allowing the system to provide full functionality while maintaining manageable complexity through modularity.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote control system is designed to be dynamically configurable, allowing users to select and activate only the sensor types and memory options they need. The system can adapt its complexity level based on usage requirements, providing simple operation for basic functions while offering advanced capabilities when needed, rather than requiring all features to be present and active simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If a touchscreen interface is used, then the user interface can be simplified, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system offers different interface implementation options that maintain the same user experience parameters but vary in manufacturing cost. A full touchscreen interface provides the simplest user interaction, but the system also supports alternative input methods such as physical buttons, voice commands, or gesture recognition that can be implemented with lower-cost components, allowing manufacturers to adjust the interface implementation based on budget constraints while maintaining ease of operation.
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AI summary
The present invention provides an adjustable bed handheld remote control that may include a handheld housing, a touch sensor on a front face of the handheld housing, a transmitter and the like. The touch sensor may be presented in a slider form and may be adapted to facilitate a user in adjusting a frame position of an adjustable bed. The transmitter may be electrically coupled to a processor and may receive input from the touch sensor, for communication control signals to the adjustable bed in accordance with the input received from the touch sensor.