Electric Bed Cloud-Server Control to Reduce Terminal Device Dependency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electric beds require additional terminal devices for posture adjustment, leading to increased production costs and inconvenience due to potential loss or damage, and lack the ability to adapt to changing user needs during sleep.
Innovation Solution
An intelligent electric bed system that includes a monitoring module to track user physical conditions, a wireless communication module to send data to a server, and a main control module to adjust the bed based on server-generated control signals, allowing for real-time monitoring and adjustment of the bed's state.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an additional terminal device is used for each electric bed to adjust posture, then the bed can be controlled remotely, but production cost increases and the device may be lost or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling a single terminal device to control multiple electric beds through cloud server mediation. Instead of requiring separate remote controllers for each bed, one terminal device can manage several beds, reducing the total number of terminal devices needed while maintaining remote control functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between the terminal device and multiple electric beds. The server receives control signals from the terminal device, identifies target beds, and transmits appropriate control instructions to each bed, enabling indirect control that reduces terminal device requirements.
2Device complexity
If a single-function terminal device is used, then production cost is reduced, but the device cannot adapt to changing user needs during sleep
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional control model by shifting intelligence from the terminal device to the electric bed itself. The bed incorporates sensors and processing capabilities to autonomously detect user conditions and adjust posture without requiring a complex terminal device, thereby maintaining simple terminal hardware while achieving adaptive functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The electric bed performs self-service by using onboard sensors to monitor user physical conditions and automatically adjusting its posture based on detected needs. This autonomous operation eliminates the requirement for a sophisticated terminal device to make real-time adjustments, achieving adaptability through the bed's own intelligence.
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AI summary
An intelligent electric bed system, comprising an electric bed, a terminal device, and a server. The electric bed comprises: a monitoring module (1) for monitoring physical conditions of a user, and sending monitoring data to a wireless communication module (3); and a main control module (2) for receiving a control signal from the wireless communication module (3) and adjusting a state of the electric bed based on the control signal. The wireless communication module (3) may transmit the received monitoring data to the server, receive the control signal from the server, and send the control signal to the main control module (2). The server may generate the control signal based on a setting signal sent by a terminal device and the monitoring data. The terminal device is adapted to adjust the state of the electric bed via the server and send the setting signal to the server. By using the electric bed system, changes can be made in time for usages of different users, thereby improving sleeping condition of the users.