Smart bed with mattress that responds to physical inputs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart beds lack the ability to dynamically respond to physical inputs, such as taps or slaps, to adjust their settings or the surrounding environment, limiting personalized comfort and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A smart bed system comprising a mattress with embedded sensors and a processor that detects physical inputs and adjusts its firmness, orientation, temperature, or environmental settings, such as lighting and temperature, based on predefined or user-defined inputs, allowing for tailored responses to individual preferences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional smart beds are used, then basic automated functions are provided, but the ability to dynamically respond to physical inputs is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical control systems with sensor-based detection systems. Accelerometers and other sensors detect physical inputs (taps, slaps, pats) and convert them into electronic signals that the processor interprets, substituting mechanical complexity with electronic sensing and software processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart bed system performs self-adjustment in response to detected physical inputs without requiring external control interfaces. The processor automatically interprets sensor data and adjusts mattress functions (firmness, elevation, temperature) based on the detected input patterns, enabling the system to serve itself.
2Ease of operation
If sensors and processors are added to enable physical input detection, then personalized comfort and control are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces sensors as intermediary devices between the user's physical actions and the mattress's response functions. The sensors detect physical inputs and translate them into signals that the processor can interpret, serving as a mediator that simplifies user interaction while enabling sophisticated control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes its operational parameters (firmness, elevation, temperature) in response to detected physical input patterns. The processor analyzes characteristics of the inputs (strength, duration, location) and adjusts mattress parameters accordingly, enabling intuitive control without complex user interfaces.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are positioned at various locations on the mattress, then detection accuracy is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mattress into multiple sensing zones with sensors positioned at specific locations (head, torso, leg areas). Each sensor or sensor group independently monitors its designated zone, allowing precise localization of physical inputs while enabling modular manufacturing and assembly processes.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables personalized comfort and control by dynamically adjusting the mattress and surrounding environment in response to physical inputs, enhancing sleep quality and user experience.
Implementation Method 1
Each sensor may comprise an accelerometer. More specifically, the at least one sensor may be positioned adjacent to the sleep surface at a location where it may detect a physical input provided by an individual
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AI summary
A smart bed with a mattress that detects the one or more physical inputs, identifies at least one function corresponding to each physical input, and responds to each physical input by executing the at least one function. The physical input may be provided as a tap, pat, slap, stomp, or kick on a surface of the mattress. One or more sensors of the mattress may detect each physical input. A processor of the smart bed may identify and execute the at least one function associated with the at least one physical input. In addition, the processor may identify an individual who provided the physical input(s) and execute the corresponding function(s) in a manner tailored to the individual who provided the physical input(s). Methods of using such a smart bed are also disclosed.