Wireless configuration and authorization of a wall unit that pairs with a medical device

A system comprising

• a wall module including a first wireless transceiver and first circuitry configured to receive an audio feed and a data feed,
• a patient bed including a second wireless transceiver, a speaker, and second circuitry coupled to the speaker and the second wireless transceiver, the second wireless transceiver being configurable for wireless communication with the first wireless transceiver, and
• a mobile device configured to link temporarily with the first wireless transceiver for wireless communication for configuration of the circuitry of the wall module, the mobile device being configured to receive a first user input to command the circuitry of the wall module to mute the speaker of the patient bed,
• wherein in response to receipt of the first user input to mute the speaker of the patient bed, the circuitry of the wall module communicates with the second wireless transceiver via the first wireless transceiver in a first manner that prevents the audio feed from being audibly played through the speaker of the patient bed,
• wherein the first circuitry of the wall module and the second circuitry of the patient bed implement a time-based pairing operation to pair the patient bed with the wall module,
• wherein the time-based pairing operation is initiated by plugging a power plug of the patient bed in to a power receptacle of the wall module,
• wherein plugging in the power cord to the power receptacle results in a first timer of the patient bed being started to measure a first uptime, wherein plugging in the power cord to the power receptacle results in a second timer of the wall module being started to measure a second uptime, wherein the wall module is configured to transmit to the patient bed from the first wireless transceiver an advertisement including the second uptime, wherein the patient bed compares the second uptime with the first uptime and, if the second uptime is within a predetermined tolerance range of the first uptime, the patient bed sends a pairing message to the wall module which results in the wall module and the patient bed becoming automatically paired for subsequent wireless communications.

A system comprising

• a wall module including a first wireless transceiver and first circuitry configured to receive an audio feed and a data feed,
• a patient bed including a second wireless transceiver, a speaker, and second circuitry coupled to the speaker and the second wireless transceiver, the second wireless transceiver being configurable for wireless communication with the first wireless transceiver, and
• a mobile device configured to link temporarily with the first wireless transceiver for wireless communication for configuration of the circuitry of the wall module, the mobile device being configured to receive a first user input to command the circuitry of the wall module to mute the speaker of the patient bed,
• wherein in response to receipt of the first user input to mute the speaker of the patient bed, the circuitry of the wall module communicates with the second wireless transceiver via the first wireless transceiver in a first manner that prevents the audio feed from being audibly played through the speaker of the patient bed,
• wherein the first circuitry of the wall module and the second circuitry of the patient bed implement a time-based pairing operation to pair the patient bed with the wall module,
• wherein the time-based pairing operation is initiated by plugging a power plug of the patient bed in to a power receptacle of the wall module,
• wherein plugging in the power cord to the power receptacle results in a first timer of the patient bed being started to measure a first uptime, wherein plugging in the power cord to the power receptacle results in a second timer of the wall module being started to measure a second uptime, wherein the patient bed is configured to transmit to the wall module from the second wireless transceiver a message including the first uptime, wherein the wall module compares the first uptime with the second uptime and, if the first uptime is within a predetermined tolerance range of the second uptime, the wall module sends a pairing message to the patient bed which results in the wall module and the patient bed becoming automatically paired for subsequent wireless communications.