Smart workstation method and system
First Claim
1. A method for anonymously associating a workstation user'"'"'s station control preferences with a workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
- correlating anonymous user IDs with user preference sets in a database;
obtaining input from a user at a workstation;
comparing the user input to the anonymous user IDs to distinguish one distinguished user from other users without determining the identity of the user;
accessing the user preference set associated with the distinguished user; and
controlling workstation affordances per the accessed user preferences while the user is located within a present zone proximate the workstation.
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Abstract
A method and system for anonymously associating a workstation user'"'"'s station control preferences with a workstation, the method comprising the steps of correlating anonymous user IDs with user preference sets in a database, obtaining input from a user at a workstation, comparing the user input to the anonymous user IDs to distinguish one distinguished user from other users without determining the identity of the user, accessing the user preference set associated with the distinguished user and controlling workstation affordances per the accessed user preferences while the user is located within a present zone proximate the workstation.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for anonymously associating a workstation user'"'"'s station control preferences with a workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
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correlating anonymous user IDs with user preference sets in a database; obtaining input from a user at a workstation; comparing the user input to the anonymous user IDs to distinguish one distinguished user from other users without determining the identity of the user; accessing the user preference set associated with the distinguished user; and controlling workstation affordances per the accessed user preferences while the user is located within a present zone proximate the workstation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for associating a user'"'"'s portable computing device with a workstation, the method comprising the steps of:
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sensing a link activity at the workstation indicating that a user wants to associate the user'"'"'s portable computing device with the workstation; determining that the user'"'"'s portable computing device is located within a wireless near field zone; obtaining a device ID from the user'"'"'s portable device that is located in the wireless near field zone; establishing wireless communication with the user'"'"'s portable device via the device ID; presenting a workstation control interface via a display screen on the portable device; monitoring the location of the user'"'"'s portable device within a wireless present zone associated with the workstation wherein the wireless present zone is larger than the near field zone; and if the user'"'"'s portable device is no longer detected within the wireless present zone, removing the workstation control interface from the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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