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W Eric Hinshaw

Thomas I McLean

A person shopping for a mattress is helped to select a physiologically suitable mattress by a system which uses a questionnaire to elicit important information from the person. The questionnaire is processed automatically to generate a recommendation of which available mattress system is most suitable for the person.

Automatic mattress selection system

A mattress selection system comprises a test bed including a box spring and a compartmented air mattress which generates electrical outputs indicative of the weight distribution of a subject. The sensor outputs are processed automatically, in conjunction with answers to a questionnaire, to generate a recommendation of which of a selection of available mattress systems, is most suitable for the subject.

A mattress selection system comprises a test bed including a box spring and a compartmented air mattress which generates electrical outputs indicative of the weight distribution of a subject. The sensor outputs are processed automatically, in conjunction with answers to a questionnaire, to generate a recommendation of which of a selection of available mattress systems, is most suitable for the subject. Two people may use the system as well to obtain a recommendation for a bed most suitable for the two. If one person is not present, an extended questionnaire may be completed for him or her; answers to these questions are used to infer information which is used in lieu of test bed data. The extended questionnaire may also be used to obtain a bedding recommendation remotely, i.e., over the internet.

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