System wide firmware updates to networked hospital beds
US9513899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hospital bed is programmable with new firmware that is downloaded to the bed over a network. The firmware is downloaded to the bed automatically from a remote computer device. The remote computer device receives a message from the hospital bed which includes data regarding the version number of the bed's current firmware, and if the version number indicates that the firmware is an outdated version, the remote computer device downloads a new version of the firmware to the bed.
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