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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2017
Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Jean-Paul Labrosse, Altadena, CA (US);
Michael Xinjie Chu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Scott Sullivan, San Francisco, CA (US);
STEELCASE INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for controlling a height adjustable workstation that includes a worktop supported by a frame and a vertical displacement drive mechanism controllable to change the elevation of the worktop to different worktop elevation positions, the method comprising, using a processor linked to the drive mechanism to perform the steps of tracking periods during which the worktop is in various worktop elevation positions, using the tracked periods to identify times at which to present reminders to a workstation user to change a current worktop elevation position to a standing elevation position and at the identified times, controlling the drive mechanism to automatically change the worktop height from the current worktop elevation position to another elevation position that is distinct from any standing elevation position to encourage a workstation user to raise the worktop to a standing elevation position.