RFID smart office chair
First Claim
1. A method, in an item of smart furniture, for adjusting settings for adjustable features, the method comprising:
- receiving a set of profiles, wherein each profile within the set of profiles includes first settings information for a person;
receiving identification information from a person using a first item of smart furniture;
matching the identification information with a given profile within the set of profiles;
receiving second settings information from a second item of smart furniture; and
automatically setting at least one adjustable feature of the first item of smart furniture based on the first settings information in the given profile and the second settings information received from the second item of smart furniture.
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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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28 Claims
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1. A method, in an item of smart furniture, for adjusting settings for adjustable features, the method comprising:
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receiving a set of profiles, wherein each profile within the set of profiles includes first settings information for a person; receiving identification information from a person using a first item of smart furniture; matching the identification information with a given profile within the set of profiles; receiving second settings information from a second item of smart furniture; and automatically setting at least one adjustable feature of the first item of smart furniture based on the first settings information in the given profile and the second settings information received from the second item of smart furniture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, in an item of smart furniture, for adjusting settings for adjustable features, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a set of profiles, wherein each profile within the set of profiles includes first settings information for a person; means for receiving identification information from a person using a first item of smart furniture; means for matching the identification information with a given profile within the set of profiles; means for receiving second settings information from a second item of smart furniture; and means for automatically setting at least one adjustable feature of the first item of smart furniture based on the first settings information in the given profile and the second settings information received from the second item of smart furniture. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product, in a computer readable medium, for adjusting settings for adjustable features in an item of smart furniture, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for receiving a set of profiles, wherein each profile within the set of profiles includes first settings information for a person; instruction for receiving identification information from a person using a first item of smart furniture; instructions for matching the identification information with a given profile within the set of profiles; instructions for receiving second settings information from a second item of smart furniture; and instructions for automatically setting at least one adjustable feature of the first item of smart furniture based on the first setting information in the given profile and the second settings information received from the second item of smart furniture. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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