Controlling resource management in a workspace
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1. A method comprising:
- at a controller having connectivity to a network, monitoring one or more office-based physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations;
determining an identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace;
determining status information for each of the one or more office-based physical resources in the physical workspace, the status information including categorization information and use information;
detecting a presence of a particular user of the one or more users in the physical workspace;
determining a particular physical resource, among the one or more office-based physical resources, to deploy to the particular user based on the use information and the identity of the particular user;
when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a personal resource, automatically deploying, with a propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to a particular work station, among the plurality of work stations, associated with the particular user and unlocking at least a portion of the particular physical resource for use by the particular user based on the identity of the user; and
when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a pooled resource, automatically deploying, with the propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to either the particular workstation or a larger workstation based on a size of the particular physical resource and a size of the particular workstation, wherein the particular user is instructed to move to the larger workstation if the particular physical resource is deployed to the larger workstation.
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Abstract
Controlling resource management in a workspace includes, at a controller having connectivity to a network, monitoring one or more physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations. An identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace is determined. Status information is determined for each of the one or more physical resources in the physical workspace. Deployment of a particular resource of the one or more physical resources to a particular work station among the plurality of workstations is controlled based on the status information and the identity of the particular user.
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1. A method comprising:
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at a controller having connectivity to a network, monitoring one or more office-based physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations; determining an identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace; determining status information for each of the one or more office-based physical resources in the physical workspace, the status information including categorization information and use information; detecting a presence of a particular user of the one or more users in the physical workspace; determining a particular physical resource, among the one or more office-based physical resources, to deploy to the particular user based on the use information and the identity of the particular user; when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a personal resource, automatically deploying, with a propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to a particular work station, among the plurality of work stations, associated with the particular user and unlocking at least a portion of the particular physical resource for use by the particular user based on the identity of the user; and when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a pooled resource, automatically deploying, with the propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to either the particular workstation or a larger workstation based on a size of the particular physical resource and a size of the particular workstation, wherein the particular user is instructed to move to the larger workstation if the particular physical resource is deployed to the larger workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface unit configured to enable network connectivity; and a processor coupled to the network interface unit and configured to; monitor one or more office-based physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations; determine an identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace; determine status information for each of the one or more office-based physical resources in the physical workspace, the status information including categorization information and use information; detect a presence of a particular user of the one or more users in the physical workspace; determine a particular physical resource, among the one or more office-based physical resources, to deploy to the particular user based on the use information and the identity of the particular user; when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a personal resource, automatically deploy, with a propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to a particular work station, among the plurality of work stations, associated with the particular user and unlock at least a portion of the particular physical resource for use by the particular user based on the identity of the user; and when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a pooled resource, automatically deploy, with the propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to either the particular workstation or a larger workstation based on a size of the particular physical resource and a size of the particular workstation, wherein the particular user is instructed to move to the larger workstation if the particular physical resource is deployed to the larger workstation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed operable to:
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monitor one more office-based physical resources in a physical workspace having a plurality of work stations; determine an identity of one or more users present in or scheduled to be present in the physical workspace; determine status information for each of the one or more office-based physical resources in the physical workspace, the status information including categorization information and use information; detect a presence of a particular user of the one or more users in the physical workspace; determine a particular physical resource, among the one or more office-based physical resources, to deploy to the particular user based on the use information and the identity of the particular user; when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a personal resource, automatically deploy, with a propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to a particular work station, among the plurality of work stations, associated with the particular user and unlock at least a portion of the particular physical resource for use by the particular user based on the identity of the user; and when the categorization information indicates that the particular physical resource is currently categorized as a pooled resource, automatically deploy, with the propulsion mechanism, the particular physical resource to either the particular workstation or a larger workstation based on a size of the particular physical resource and a size of the particular workstation, wherein the particular user is instructed to move to the larger workstation if the particular physical resource is deployed to the larger workstation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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