Patent ID: 9237814
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A47C,A61G,A61H,G08C

Claim Text:
1. A control system adapted to establish two-way command and verification wireless communication between a handheld remote control and at least an adjustable bed controller, the control system comprising: a handheld remote control comprising a memory position user interface adapted (i) to initiate a wireless transmission of a position recall command from the handheld remote control to an adjustable bed controller and (ii) to receive a return wireless communication from the adjustable bed controller indicating that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command; an adjustable bed controller adapted (i) to adjust, following receipt of the position recall command from the handheld remote control, a position of a bed segment to a preset position wherein the preset position is represented within a predetermined range of available positions stored in memory, and (ii) to initiate a wireless communication from the adjustable bed controller to the handheld remote to indicate that the adjustable bed controller has responded to the position recall command; and memory comprising (i) a stored plurality of actuator positions defining the predetermined range of available positions, the plurality of actuator positions comprising (A) a predetermined first value defining a lower possible actuator position in the predetermined range, (B) a predetermined second value defining an upper possible actuator position in the predetermined range, and (C) intermediate actuator positions spanning the predetermined range, and (ii) a preset actuator position as the preset position, the preset actuator position being stored as an indication corresponding to the preset recall position and to an available actuator position in the predetermined range.