WORKPLACE WITH INTEGRATED INTERFACE FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A USER

• US 20130199420A1
• Filed: 02/06/2013
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kih-Utveckling AB
• Original Assignee: Kih-Utveckling AB
• Inventors: HJELM, Johan
• Application Number:
  US13/760,811
• Publication Number:
  US 20130199420A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 108/20
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 21/00 Tables or desks for office equipment, e.g. typewriters, keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 9/00 Tables with tops of variable height lecterns with variable height A47B19/06; school forms or desks with variable height A47B39/02, A47B41/02; seats with variable height A47C3/20

Abstract

A workplace comprising a piece of furniture comprising a control unit for controlling functions at said workplace, wherein said piece of furniture further comprises an integrated interface for a communicative connection to a mobile device, said integrated interface being connected to said control unit, said integrated interface further being adapted to communicate a user specific identification from said mobile device to said control unit, and said control unit is configured to control said functions at said workplace based on said user specific identification.

Claims

1. A workplace comprising:

a piece of furniture comprising a control unit for controlling functions at said workplace,

wherein

said piece of furniture further comprises an integrated interface for a communicative connection to a mobile device,

said integrated interface being connected to said control unit,

said integrated interface further being adapted to communicate a user specific identification from said mobile device to said control unit, and

said control unit is configured to control said functions at said workplace based on said user specific identification.

2. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said functions include adjustments of a height of said piece of furniture.

3. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said piece of furniture is a height adjustable table comprising an electric motor for driving said height adjustable furniture, and wherein said control unit further controls the operation of the electric motor.

4. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said functions further comprise adjustments of lighting conditions.

5. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said functions further comprise providing a user access to a network.

6. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said functions further comprise control of electrical power outlets.

7. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said workspace further comprises a telephone and said telephone is, based on the identification from said mobile device, configured to be operable with a telephone number associated with said user.

8. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein the communicative connection between said interface and said mobile device is a wireless connection.

9. A workplace according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection is a near field communication connection.

10. A workplace according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection is a Bluetooth connection.

11. A workplace according to claim 8, wherein said wireless connection is a WLAN connection.

12. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein the communicative connection between said interface and said mobile device is a wired connection.

13. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is voice-controlled.

14. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a mobile phone with software adapted to communicatively connect to said integrated interface.

15. A workplace according to claim 1, wherein said mobile device is a tablet computer with software adapted to communicatively connect to said integrated interface.