Mattress monitoring system

Abstract

A system for monitoring a mattress controller including a portable monitor having a memory, an input/output node in selective communication with the mattress controller, a processor programmed to maintain in the memory a data structure including a control data associated with the mattress controller, and selectively link with the mattress controller to communicate with the mattress controller to confirm or update the control data.

1 . A computer readable medium in a portable monitor for a mattress monitoring system that includes a mattress controller, the portable monitor having computer executable instructions for performing a method comprising: (a) maintaining a data structure for a bed identification and one or more control data associated with said bed identification; (b) selectively linking with the mattress controller to retrieve a current control data from the mattress controller, and comparing the current control data from the mattress controller to the control data maintained in the portable monitor. 
     
     
         2 . The computer readable medium in a portable monitor having computer executable instructions for performing the method of  claim 1  further comprising: updating the control data maintained in the portable monitor based on the current control data from the mattress controller. 
     
     
         3 . A portable monitor for monitoring a mattress system that includes a mattress controller, the portable monitor comprising: a memory; an input/output node adapted to communicate with the mattress controller; a processor programmed to maintain in said memory a data structure including a bed identification and a control data associated with said bed identification; selectively link with the mattress controller; prompt the controller for a current control data; receive computer readable information from the mattress controller to update the control data stored in the data structure; and control a display to report the control data to the user. 
     
     
         4 . The portable monitor of  claim 3 , wherein said input/output node includes a wireless transceiver. 
     
     
         5 . The portable monitor of  claim 3 , wherein said input/output node communicates with the mattress controller via a cable connected to said input/output node. 
     
     
         6 . A system for monitoring a mattress controller comprising: a portable monitor having a memory, an input/output node adapted to communicate with the mattress controller, and a processor programmed to maintain in the memory a data structure including a control data associated with the mattress controller, and selectively communicate with the mattress controller to confirm or update the control data maintained within the memory. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said input/output node includes a wireless transceiver. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising a connector attachable to the mattress controller and the input/output node to establish communication therebetween.