Patent ID: 11957250
Assignee: SLEEP NUMBER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. A system comprising:
a bed having a mattress comprising an air chamber; and
a central controller comprising:
one or more processors;
an enclosure configured to enclose one or more elements of the central controller;
a pressure sensor in fluid communication with the air chamber of the mattress;
an A/D converter configured to receive analog information from the pressure sensor and convert the analog information to digital information usable by the one or more processors;
a network interface configured to interact with an external server for processing and storage of data, wherein the external server is positioned external to the enclosure of the central controller;
a pump configured to add air to the air chamber of the mattress when a pump motor is energized;
a power supply connected to the pump motor; and
computer memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the central controller, cause the central controller to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from the pressure sensor via the A/D converter, pressure data indicative of pressure applied to the air chamber by a person on the mattress;
transmitting, via the network interface, the pressure data to the external server for analysis; and
receiving, via the network interface, second data that has been analyzed by the external server that is positioned external to the enclosure of the central controller.