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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
May. 09, 2016
L & P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
William Robert Rohr, Joplin, MO (US);
Ryan Edward Chacon, Carthage, MO (US);
L&P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for incorporating presence-sensing technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to incorporating a conductive medium into the periphery of a furniture item, such as an adjustable bed, for detecting the presence of a user or other body. The bed includes a mattress with a covering material and a tape edge surrounding the perimeter of the mattress. A capacitive wire is coupled the tape edge, and is adapted to have a voltage based on proximity of an object to the capacitive wire. The bed also includes a processor coupled to the capacitive wire. The processor receives information provided by the capacitive wire, determines when a change in voltage satisfies a threshold, and indicates whether presence is detected. Based on a determination of presence, or lack of presence, a variety of corresponding features of the adjustable bed may be activated.