Systems and methods for temperature control of beds

Abstract

Disclosed are techniques for temperature control of a bed. A system can include a bed having first and second sides, the bed having a mattress, a first thermal module on the first side, and a second thermal module on the second side. A computer system can receive data about the bed, such as temperature, pressure, heat routine activation, and cool routine activation data for at least one of the first and second side, determine that a heat routine is activated on the first side based on the data, detect that the second side is unoccupied by a user, generate, based on (i) the heat routine being activated and (ii) the second side being unoccupied, instructions that cause the second thermal module to activate a heat crosstalk mitigation routine, and transmit the instructions to the second thermal module for activation of the heat crosstalk mitigation routine on the second side.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for temperature control of a bed, the system comprising:
 a bed having a first side and a second side adjacent the first side, wherein the bed comprises:
 a mattress; 
 a first thermal module on the first side of the bed; and 
 a second thermal module on the second side of the bed; and 
   a computer system in communication with the bed, wherein the computer system is configured to:
 receive data about the bed, wherein the data includes at least one of temperature data, pressure data, heat routine activation data, and cool routine activation data for at least one of the first side and the second side of the bed; 
 determine, based at least in part on the received data, that a heat routine is activated on the first side of the bed; 
 detect, based at least in part on the received data, that the second side of the bed is unoccupied by a user of the bed; 
 generate, based at least in part on (i) the heat routine being activated on the first side of the bed and (ii) the second side of the bed being unoccupied, instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to activate a heat crosstalk mitigation routine; and 
 transmit the instructions to the second thermal module for activation of the heat crosstalk mitigation routine on the second side of the bed. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein generating, by the computer system, the instructions is further based on a determination, by the computer system, that a heat routine is deactivated on the second side of the bed or a cool routine is deactivated on the second side of the bed. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
 receive, from a user device, user input indicating an adjustment to a microclimate of the second side of the bed; and   generate, based on the user input, instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to deactivate the heat crosstalk mitigation routine.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the computer system is further configured to generate instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to make the adjustment to the microclimate of the second side of the bed as indicated by the user input. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the generated instructions, when executed, cause the second thermal module to activate a fan of the second thermal module to a fan cubic feet per minute (CFM) setting that is below a threshold range such that ambient air is pushed into the second side of the bed. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the bed further comprises at least one of temperature sensors and pressure sensors. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the first side of the bed comprises a first array of temperature sensors positioned proximate a midpoint of the first side of the bed and the second side of the bed comprises a second array of temperature sensors positioned proximate a midpoint of the second side of the bed. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is configured to receive the data about the bed from at least one of (i) a user device configured to provide instructions for controlling at least one of the first side and the second side of the bed, (ii) temperature sensors of the bed, (iii) pressure sensors of the bed, and (iv) ambient temperature sensors in an environment surrounding the bed. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
 receive, from a pressure sensor of the bed, pressure data on the second side of the bed;   determine, based on the pressure data, that the second side of the bed is occupied by the user of the bed; and   generate instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to deactivate the heat crosstalk mitigation routine.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
 receive, from a temperature sensor of the bed, temperature data on the second side of the bed;   determine, based on the temperature data, that a microclimate of the second side of the bed satisfies threshold microclimate settings for a predetermined amount of time; and   generate, based on the determination, instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to deactivate the heat crosstalk mitigation routine.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
 determine, based at least in part on the received temperature data, that a temperature of the second side of the bed exceeds a threshold temperature range; and   generate, based on the determination, instructions that, when executed, cause the second thermal module to activate the heat crosstalk mitigation routine.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is further configured to:
 determine, based on the heat routine activation data, a heat level of the first thermal module for the first side of the bed;   determine, based on the heat level, a fan speed for the fan of the second thermal module; and   generate instructions that, when executed, cause the fan of the second thermal module to activate at the determined fan speed.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the computer system is configured to determine a high fan speed for a high heat level and a low fan speed for a low heat level. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the bed further comprises:
 a pump in communication with at least one air chamber on the first side of the bed and at least one air chamber on the second side of the bed; and   at least one pressure sensor fluidically connected to the pump and configured to detect the pressure data in at least one of the first side of the bed and the second side of the bed.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the generated instructions, when executed, cause the second thermal module to activate a fan of the second thermal module to push ambient air into the second side of the bed at a predetermined fan speed. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the generated instructions, when executed, cause the second thermal module to activate a fan of the second thermal module to push conditioned air into the second side of the bed at a predetermined fan speed. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is configured to determine that the heat routine is activated on the first side of the bed based on receiving an indication from a user device in communication with the bed, the indication including user selection, at the user device, of an option to activate the heat routine on the first side of the bed at a predetermined time. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the predetermined time is an amount of time before a user enters the first side of the bed to sleep. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the computer system is configured to:
 poll a user device in communication with the bed for an indication that the heat routine is activated for the first side of the bed; and   determine that the heat routine is activated on the first side of the bed based on receiving the indication from the user device.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the heat routine includes a series of instructions that cause the first thermal module to circulate air through the first side of the bed for a predetermined amount of time to increase a temperature of a microclimate of the first side of the bed to a user-desired temperature.