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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2020
Applicant:

Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jeff Gibson, Hudsonville, MI (US);

Christopher Hoyt, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Nicolas Milani, Zeeland, MI (US);

Kurt Dykema, Holland, MI (US);

Dave Moelker, Holland, MI (US);

Jared Thomas, Zeeland, MI (US);

Assignee:

HERMAN MILLER, INC., Zeeland, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 85/00 (2006.01); A47B 9/00 (2006.01); H04Q 9/04 (2006.01); A47B 21/02 (2006.01); A47B 83/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/00 (2013.01); A47B 21/02 (2013.01); A47B 83/02 (2013.01); G08B 21/22 (2013.01); H04Q 9/04 (2013.01); A47B 2009/006 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0039 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0056 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0061 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0062 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/823 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for communicatively pairing a mobile communication device and a furniture item, such as a desk or table, includes placing the mobile communication device in a communication zone associated with the furniture item. In response to placing the mobile communication device in the communication zone, a communication link is established between the mobile communication device and a communication circuit of the furniture item. A user interface is then displayed on a display screen of the mobile communication device to show a preset height, such as a standing or sitting height, for the furniture device. When a user selects the preset height, an actuator adjusts the furniture item to the specific height. The communication circuit may use any available wireless communication protocol or circuit.


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