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Intelligent office furnishings

US10531731B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2017
Grant dateJan 14, 2020
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04Q2209/823
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method of operating a desk including receiving, at a desk controller, a message from a chair, and determining a position of a user based on the message. The message includes an indication of a sensed rotation of the chair. The method also includes generating, via the desk controller, a control signal for a motor based on the position of the user. The motor is coupled to a support framework of the desk. The method further includes changing a height of the support framework of the desk according to the control signal.

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