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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
May. 17, 2021
Hill-rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Justin Bender, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Kin Meng Choi, Batesville, IN (US);
Anthony Cohn, Harrison, OH (US);
Frederick Keith Schultz, Bringhurst, IN (US);
Sridhar Karimpuzha Seshadri, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Thomas L. Simpson, Brookville, IN (US);
Hill-Rom Services, Inc., Batesville, IN (US);
Abstract
An exit prediction system for a support apparatus receives data inputs from one or more force sensors without zeroing the one or more force sensors. Changes in the data inputs are detected to determine whether the detected changes indicate a movement trend. An exit prediction is determined based at least partially on the movement trend, and without combining the data inputs from the one or more force sensors to determine the occupant's weight. A notification is generated based on the exit prediction.