Systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for harvesting human energy in the workplace
First Claim
1. A workplace energy harvesting system for harvesting energy from an employee, the system comprising:
- one or more electronic user devices;
a human energy harvesting system comprising;
a kinetic energy harvesting system comprising one or more kinetic energy harvesting devices configured to harvest kinetic energy generated by physical activity of the employee; and
a neural energy harvesting system comprising one or more neural energy harvesting devices configured to harvest neural energy generated by neural activity of the employee; and
an energy harvesting control system configured to;
determine an amount of energy harvested, the energy harvested comprising a sum total of an amount of the kinetic energy harvested via the kinetic energy harvesting system and an amount of the neural energy harvested via the neural energy harvesting system; and
selectively enable/disable at least one of the one or more electronic user devices based at least in part on the amount of energy harvested.
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Abstract
Provided are embodiments of systems, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for harvesting human energy from an employee. The techniques including determining an amount of energy harvested, and selectively enabling/disabling one or more electronic user devices based at least in part on the amount of energy harvested. The amount of energy harvested including kinetic energy and neural energy. The kinetic energy having been harvested by a kinetic energy system including one or more kinetic energy harvesting devices that harvest kinetic energy generated by physical activity of an employee. The neural energy having been harvested by a neural energy system that includes one or more neural energy harvesting devices that harvest neural energy generated by neural activity of the employee.
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23 Claims
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1. A workplace energy harvesting system for harvesting energy from an employee, the system comprising:
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one or more electronic user devices; a human energy harvesting system comprising; a kinetic energy harvesting system comprising one or more kinetic energy harvesting devices configured to harvest kinetic energy generated by physical activity of the employee; and a neural energy harvesting system comprising one or more neural energy harvesting devices configured to harvest neural energy generated by neural activity of the employee; and an energy harvesting control system configured to; determine an amount of energy harvested, the energy harvested comprising a sum total of an amount of the kinetic energy harvested via the kinetic energy harvesting system and an amount of the neural energy harvested via the neural energy harvesting system; and selectively enable/disable at least one of the one or more electronic user devices based at least in part on the amount of energy harvested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for harvesting human energy from an employee, the system comprising:
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a human energy harvesting system comprising one or more kinetic energy harvesting devices configured to harvest kinetic energy generated by physical activity of the employee, the one or more kinetic energy devices comprising a plurality of walking platforms disposed on a floor of the employee'"'"'s office such that the employee can engage a different walking platform when located at different positions in the office, a walking platform configured to harvest kinetic energy generated by the employee when walking on the walking platform; an energy harvesting control system configured to; determine an amount of energy harvested via human energy harvesting system, the amount of energy harvested comprising an amount of energy harvested via the plurality of walking platforms; and selectively enable/disable one or more electronic user devices based at least in part on the amount of energy harvested. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method for harvesting human energy from an employee, the method comprising:
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determine an amount of energy harvested, the amount of energy harvested comprising; an amount of kinetic energy harvested by a kinetic energy system comprising one or more kinetic energy harvesting devices configured to harvest kinetic energy generated by physical activity of an employee; and an amount of neural energy harvested by a neural energy system comprising one or more neural energy harvesting devices configured to harvest neural energy generated by neural activity of the employee; and selectively enabling/disabling one or more electronic user devices based at least in part on the amount of energy harvested. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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