Patent ID: 8334777

Claim:
A bed system comprising a bed having a bed identifier uniquely identifying the bed to the bed system, a bed network, and a bed function controller configured to control a plurality of electronically-controllable functions of the bed by sending control signals over the bed network, at least one first user control module supported by the bed and operably coupled to the bed network to enable a user to control one or more of the electronically-controllable functions of the bed, and a second user control module spaced from the at least one first user control module, spaced from the bed, electrically isolated from the bed, supported by an architectural structure, and operably coupled to the bed network, the second user control module comprising a housing, at least one input device supported by the housing, a display supported by the housing, memory in which data and computer-executable instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions to cause the display to display information about the bed identified by the bed identifier, and send a signal to the bed function controller of the bed identified by the unique identifier to cause the bed function controller to execute an electronically-controlled function selected at the input device of the second user control module.