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Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jean-Paul Labrosse, Altadena, CA (US);

Michael Xinjie Chu, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Scott Sullivan, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

STEELCASE INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/00 (2006.01); A47B 21/02 (2006.01); A47B 9/20 (2006.01); A47B 17/02 (2006.01); A47B 21/06 (2006.01); A47B 97/00 (2006.01); F16L 3/01 (2006.01); G05B 19/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 21/02 (2013.01); A47B 9/20 (2013.01); A47B 17/02 (2013.01); A47B 21/06 (2013.01); A47B 97/00 (2013.01); F16L 3/01 (2013.01); G05B 19/048 (2013.01); A47B 2097/003 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0054 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0056 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0061 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0062 (2013.01); G05B 2219/24015 (2013.01);
Abstract

A workstation system for tracking workstation activity, the system comprising a database storing user specific information including at least one user goal associated with user activity at the workstation, the workstation including at least a first sensor, the at least a first sensor automatically collecting data useable to determine identity of a user within a space associated with the workstation and collecting user biometrics, a first reminder device and the system further including at least a first processor linked to the at least a first sensor and the reminder device, the processor receiving data from the at least a first sensor device and using the received data to attempting to determine the identity of the user that occupies the space, upon identifying the first system user, the processor tracking user biometrics, programmed to access at least a subset of the information associated with the first user and use the accessed information for the user as well as the user biometrics to automatically generate periodic reminders for the first system user via the reminder device to perform at least one activity.


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