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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2015
L&p Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Ryan Edward Chacon, Carthage, MO (US);
Avinash Madadi, Carl Junction, MO (US);
William Robert Rohr, Joplin, MO (US);
Jason B. Turner, Joplin, MO (US);
Caleb Browning, Carthage, MO (US);
L&P Property Management Company, South Gate, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for incorporating occupancy-detecting technology into furniture is provided. More particularly, the invention relates to detecting occupancy by a standalone capacitance detection device. The standalone capacitance detection device is configured for integration with any number of furniture items. Further, the detected capacitance may be used to determine commands for controlling a variety of devices associated with the standalone capacitance detection device. Additionally, methods for determining occupancy of a furniture item and a system for monitoring occupancy are described herein.