Controlling a bed remotely
AssigneeSleep Number Corporation
InventorsJessica Lynn Dixon, Stacy Stusynski, Natalie Negus, Jeffrey Scott Hartzler, Cory Lee Grabinger
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Abstract
A remote control for a bed system is described. The remote control includes a case, a display screen, a first input area, at least one capacitive button, and a communications module. The case has a base surface, a display surface, and an upper surface. The display screen is on the display surface. The first input area is on the display surface. At least one capacitive button is separate from the first input area. The communication module allows communication between the remote control and a separate controller of the bed system.
Claims29
A remote control for a bed system, the remote control comprising:
- a case comprising a base surface, a display surface, and an upper surface;
- a display screen on the display surface;
- a first input area on the display surface;
- at least one capacitive button separate from the first input area;
- and
- a communication module configured to allow communication between the remote control and a separate controller of the bed system.
A method of operating a bed system having a remote control, the method comprising:
- fetching, by the remote control, a state of a bed from a bed controller that is physically separate from the remote control;
- and
- displaying an interface on a screen of the remote control responsive to the fetched state.
A bed control system comprising:
- a bed controller configured to control functions of a bed;
- a remote control physically separate from the bed controller, wherein the remote control is wirelessly coupled to the bed controller, the remote control comprising:
- a case comprising a base surface, a display surface, and an upper surface, wherein a portion of the case is capacitively sensitive, the bed controller configured to wake responsive to a signal from the case;
- a display screen on the display surface;
- and
- an input area on the display surface.
A remote control for a bed interface, the remote control comprising:
- a case comprising a base surface, a display surface, and an upper surface;
- a display screen on the display surface;
- an input area on the display surface;
- and
- a light sensor configured to:
- receive ambient light, and
- produce a light signal representative of an ambient light level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.