{
  "patent_number": "US 12734090",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Medical Devices Wirelessly Pair with Wall Units Using Time",
  "original_title": "Time-based wireless pairing between a medical device and a wall unit",
  "summary": "This patent describes a system for wirelessly connecting a medical device, like a patient bed, to a wall unit in a hospital room by comparing internal timers when the device is plugged into power.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent outlines a method for a medical device, such as a patient bed, to wirelessly connect with a wall module in a patient room. This connection process starts when the medical device's power plug is inserted into a power outlet on the wall module. Both the medical device and the wall module have internal timers. When the plug is connected, these timers are checked. The system compares the times from both devices to make sure that the wireless connection, or pairing, only happens between the specific medical device that was just plugged in and that particular wall module. The wall module can use different ways to detect the plug connection, including optical sensors, mechanical switches, or current sensors.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover wireless pairing methods that do not rely on a power plug connection to initiate the process.",
    "Does not cover pairing systems that use manual input, QR codes, or NFC instead of time-based comparison.",
    "Does not cover non-medical devices, as the patent specifically mentions 'medical device' and 'patient bed'.",
    "Does not cover wired connections, as the patent focuses on 'wireless pairing' between devices.",
    "Does not cover systems where the time comparison is not used to confirm the correct device for pairing."
  ],
  "filed": "2024-11-26",
  "granted": "2026-09-15",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": null,
  "holder_url": null,
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "medical",
    "telecommunications",
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software"
  ],
  "abstract": "A time-based wireless pairing operation between a medical device, such as a patient bed, and a wall module in a patient room is initiated in response to a power plug of the medical device being plugged into a power receptacle carried by the wall module. Times determined by timers of the medical device and the wall module are compared by the wall module or by the medical device so that wireless pairing occurs only with the medical device that was plugged into the wall module. Different types of plug detectors used in the wall module to detect connection of the power plug include optical detectors, mechanical switches, and current sensors.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734090/time-based-wireless-pairing-between-a-medical-device-and-a-wall-unit",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12734090/time-based-wireless-pairing-between-a-medical-device-and-a-wall-unit/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12734090",
  "relatedPatents": []
}