US 12,230,389 B2
Wireless bed locating system
Craig A. McNeely, Columbus, IN (US); Carl W. Riley, Milan, IN (US); Keith A. Huster, Sunman, IN (US); Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Greensburg, IN (US); Patricia A. Glidewell, Cary, NC (US); David C. Ferguson, Wake Forest, NC (US); Simeon Zhao, Apex, NC (US); and Daleep Bhatia, Cary, NC (US)
Assigned to Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed by Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,910.
Application 18/150,910 is a continuation of application No. 17/113,201, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,574,736.
Application 17/113,201 is a continuation of application No. 16/739,486, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 10,886,024, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 16/739,486 is a continuation of application No. 15/273,831, filed on Sep. 23, 2016, granted, now 10,566,088, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 15/273,831 is a continuation of application No. 14/098,704, filed on Dec. 6, 2013, granted, now 9,465,915, issued on Oct. 11, 2016.
Application 14/098,704 is a continuation of application No. 13/242,255, filed on Sep. 23, 2011, granted, now 8,604,916, issued on Dec. 10, 2013.
Application 13/242,255 is a continuation of application No. 12/961,608, filed on Dec. 7, 2010, granted, now 8,031,057, issued on Oct. 4, 2011.
Application 12/961,608 is a continuation of application No. 11/846,906, filed on Aug. 29, 2007, granted, now 7,868,740, issued on Jan. 11, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141906 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61G 12/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/22 (2018.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61G 7/018 (2006.01)
CPC G16H 40/63 (2018.01) [A61G 12/00 (2013.01); G06Q 50/22 (2013.01); G16H 40/20 (2018.01); G16H 40/67 (2018.01); A61G 7/018 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A patient support system for use in a healthcare facility having a network, the patient support system comprising
a bed having bed control circuitry, a bed ID, a receiver coupled to the bed control circuitry, and a network interface coupled to the bed control circuitry,
a support surface supported on the bed and having support surface control circuitry, the support surface control circuitry being in communication with the bed control circuitry and being configured to transmit surface status data to the bed control circuitry, and
a location transmitter spaced from the bed and spaced from the support surface, the location transmitter having a location ID that is wirelessly transmitted from the location transmitter to the bed control circuitry via the receiver of the bed,
wherein the bed control circuitry is configured to wirelessly transmit the bed ID, the surface status data received from the support surface control circuitry, and the location ID from the bed via the network interface such that the surface status data is wirelessly transmitted to the network via the bed control circuitry and the network interface of the bed.