Patent ID: 9293026
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,F21V,F21W,G08B,H05B,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An improved Bed-Exit Lighting System, comprising: a. a sensor that provides a signal to a control unit when a user leaves a bed; b. a room light in the same room as the bed; c. a means other than a photoelectric cell for detecting light in the vicinity of the bed which is connected to the control unit; d. a relay between the room light and a power source to the room light that connects the power source to the room light upon receiving a control signal; e. the control unit connected to the relay, that controls the relay so as to provide power to a room light when a user in the bed gets out of the bed when the room is dark; f. the control unit delays the monitoring of the bed sensor after the room light is turned off for a period of time, allowing a user to get into the monitored bed; and g. a transponder which detects the presence of RFID tags.