RFID smart office chair
US6964370B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47C7/72
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Smart furniture is provided that automatically adjusts to a person's preferences based on an identification of the person. A person may be equipped with an identification device, such as a radio frequency identification device. The smart furniture may include a reader for the identification device to identify a person using the piece of furniture. The smart furniture may also include storage in which settings profiles of users are stored. The smart furniture may then receive a profile that matches the person using the furniture and set adjustable features according to the profile. Settings profiles may be uploaded to or downloaded from a remote storage using a wireless communications interface, such as a wireless network interface.
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