Hand-held controller for bed and mattress assembly
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorsLawrence E. Luff, Ryan A. Reeder
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Abstract
A hand-held controller is used to control an apparatus that supports a person. The hand-held controller includes a display that displays graphical images pertaining to functions of the apparatus. An illustrative apparatus comprises a frame and a mattress supported by the frame.
Claims118
A hand-held controller for controlling at least one function of a bed and mattress assembly, the hand-held controller comprising:
- a clock operating to keep track of time,
- at least one button engageable to program the at least one function of the bed and mattress assembly to occur at a programmed time, and
- a display configured to provide feedback to a user regarding the at least one function, the display displaying a graphical image related to the at least one function when the at least one button is engaged to program the at least one function.
A hand-held controller for controlling at least one function of a bed and mattress assembly, the hand-held controller comprising
- a clock operating to keep track of time,
- at least one button engageable to program the at least one function of the bed and mattress assembly to occur at a programmed time, and
- a display configured to provide feedback to a user regarding the at least one function, the display displaying a graphical image related to the at least one function when the at least one function occurs at the programmed time.
A hand-held controller for controlling at least one function of a bed and mattress assembly having a portion that moves during operation of the at least one function, the hand-held controller comprising
- a button engageable to control the at least one function, and
- a display configured to provide feedback to a user regarding the at least one function during operation of the at least one function, the display displaying a graphical image having an image portion that moves on the display as the portion of the bed and mattress assembly moves.
An apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a hand-held controller for controlling at least one function of at least one of the frame and the mattress, the hand-held controller including at least one button engageable to control the at least one function and a display configured to provide feedback regarding the at least one function, the display displaying a graphical image when the button is engaged.
An apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, and
- a hand-held controller configured to control at least one function of at least one of the frame and the mattress, the hand-held controller including a clock operating to keep track of time, at least one button engageable to program the at least one function to occur at a programmed time, and a display configured to provide feedback to a user regarding the at least one function, the display displaying a graphical image related to the at least one function when the at least one function occurs at the programmed time.
An apparatus comprising
- a frame,
- a mattress supported by the frame, at least one of the frame and the mattress having a movable portion, and
- a hand-held controller having at least one button that is engageable to control movement of the movable portion and a display that is configured to provide feedback to a user regarding the movement of the movable portion, the display displaying a graphical image having an image portion that moves on the display as the movable portion moves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.