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Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Darrin Sculley, Byron Center, MI (US);

Bo Anderson, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Rachel Anne Neiman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Brandon Buckingham, Middleville, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); A47C 7/00 (2006.01); A47B 83/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); A47B 83/001 (2013.01); A47C 7/00 (2013.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01); H04L 9/3231 (2013.01); H04W 4/30 (2018.02); H04W 76/11 (2018.02);
Abstract

A method and system for anonymously associating a workstation user's station control preferences with a workstation, the method comprising the steps of correlating anonymous user IDs with user preference sets in a database, obtaining input from a user at a workstation, comparing the user input to the anonymous user IDs to distinguish one distinguished user from other users without determining the identity of the user, accessing the user preference set associated with the distinguished user and controlling workstation affordances per the accessed user preferences while the user is located within a present zone proximate the workstation.


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