Hill-Rom Services, Inc.

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell

David C Newkirk

Gavin Martin Monson

John D Christie

John V Harmeyer

Gregory J Shannon

Steven V McCaig

Jason M Williams

Brian Guthrie

Lari E Rutherford

Vijay Aditya Tadipatri

Shawn J Keller

A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.

Time-based wireless pairing between a medical device and a wall unit

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Jamesville, NY, United States of America

Reece Allan Michael Caldwell