Adjustable Bed Remote Feedback for Memory Position Recall
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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 bed.
Innovation Solution
A handheld remote control with touch sensors and a transmitter that allows users to adjust bed parameters, control massage motors, and manage auxiliary systems like audio visual, HVAC, and kitchen appliances, enabling comprehensive control of bed settings and external devices from the bed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable beds provide basic bed section positioning functions, then bed positioning capability is improved, but user independence and control of additional devices remains limited
Solution Approach 1:
The handheld remote control is designed to perform multiple functions beyond basic bed positioning. It controls massage motors, audio visual systems, HVAC systems, and kitchen appliances through a universal remote control system that communicates with various devices in the room, allowing one device to serve multiple purposes
Solution Approach 2:
The handheld remote control acts as an intermediary device between the user and multiple systems in the room. Rather than requiring direct control of each device, the remote control mediates all control signals, translating user inputs into appropriate actions for bed sections, massage motors, audio visual equipment, HVAC systems, and kitchen appliances
2Reliability
If users with medical needs spend significant time in bed, then medical care quality is improved, but user independence and convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to independently control their own care environment without assistance. The handheld remote control allows users to adjust bed positioning, activate massage functions, control room temperature through HVAC, and manage other devices themselves, promoting self-care and independence even when confined to bed
Solution Approach 2:
By consolidating control of multiple systems (bed positioning, massage, audio visual, HVAC, kitchen appliances) into a single handheld remote control, the system provides comprehensive independence. Users can manage all aspects of their environment from one device, eliminating the need to leave the bed or request assistance for routine adjustments
3Manufacturing precision
If adjustable beds include multiple actuators and memory types, then bed positioning precision is improved, but control complexity and device integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system combines multiple actuators and memory types into a unified control architecture. The handheld remote control integrates control signals for bed positioning, massage motor activation, and environmental systems into a single interface, while the control system merges inputs from various sensors and actuators to coordinate precise positioning without requiring the user to understand the underlying complexity
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure concerns a wireless communication system adapted to establish a feedback protocol between a handheld remote control and at least an adjustable bed controller, the handheld remote control having a memory position user interface adapted to initiate a transmission of a position recall command from the handheld remote control to an adjustable bed controller using the feedback protocol to adjust a position of a bed segment to a preset position from within a predetermined range of acceptable positions stored in memory. The adjustable bed controller is adapted to initiate a communication from the adjustable bed controller to the handheld remote to indicate that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command.