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Chair pad system and associated, computer medium and computer-implemented methods for monitoring and improving health and productivity of employees

  • US 10,206,625 B2
  • Filed: 02/14/2014
  • Issued: 02/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for monitoring employee health, the system comprising:

  • an employee workstation associated with an employee, the employee workstation comprising;

    a chair disposed on a floor of the employee workstation;

    an employee computer comprising a display;

    a chair pad disposed on the chair, the chair pad comprising;

    a chair pad controller;

    a seat-pad disposed on a seat portion of the chair;

    a back-pad coupled to the seat-pad and disposed on a back portion of the chair; and

    a set of chair pad health sensors integrated within at least one of the seat-pad and the back-pad, the set of chair pad health sensors comprising;

    one or more chair pad temperature sensors configured to sense a body temperature of the employee;

    one or more chair pad body position sensors configured to sense a body position of the employee, wherein the one or more chair pad body position sensors comprise one or more chair pad force transducers configured to sense force applied to the chair pad by the employee seated in the chair; and

    one or more chair pad body fat sensors configured to sense a body fat of the employee,the employee computer configured to send, to the chair pad controller by way of wireless communication, a request for chair pad health data,the chair pad controller configured to;

    receive, wirelessly from the employee computer, the request for chair pad health data; and

    in response to receiving the request for chair pad health data from the employee computer;

     

    collect, from the one or more chair pad temperature sensors, chair pad temperature data corresponding to the body temperature of the employee sensed by the one or more chair pad temperature sensors;

     

    collect, from the one or more chair pad body position sensors, chair pad body position data corresponding to the body position of the employee sensed by the one or more chair pad body position sensors, wherein the chair pad body position data comprises chair pad force data corresponding to the forces sensed by the one or more chair pad force transducers;

     

    collect, from the one or more chair pad body fat sensors, chair pad body fat data corresponding to the body fat of the employee sensed by the one or more chair pad body fat sensors; and

     

    transmit, wirelessly to the employee computer, chair pad health data corresponding to the chair pad temperature data, the chair pad body position data, and the chair pad body fat data collected;

    a floor mat disposed on a portion of the floor of the employee workstation, the floor mat comprising;

    a floor mat controller; and

    a set of floor mat health sensors integrated within the floor mat, the set of floor mat health sensors comprising one or more floor mat force transducers integrated within the floor mat, the one or more floor mat force transducers configured to sense forces associated with feet of the employee seated in the chair disposed on an upper surface of the floor mat,the employee computer configured to send, to the floor mat controller by way of wireless communication, a request for floor mat health data;

    the floor mat controller configured to;

    receive, wirelessly from the employee computer, the request for floor mat health data; and

    in response to receiving the request for floor mat health data from the employee computer;

     

    collect, from the one or more floor mat force transducers, floor mat force data corresponding to the forces sensed by the one or more floor mat force transducers; and

     

    transmit, wirelessly to the employee computer, floor mat health data corresponding to the floor mat force data; and

    a computer mouse disposed on a work surface of the employee workstation, wherein the computer mouse comprises;

    one or more computer mouse temperature sensors configured to sense the body temperature of the employee;

    one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors configured to sense a blood pressure of the employee; and

    one or more computer mouse blood condition sensors configured to sense a blood oxygen saturation of blood of the employee,the computer mouse configured to transmit, to the employee computer, computer mouse data corresponding to the body temperature of the employee sensed by the one or more one or more computer mouse temperature sensors, the blood pressure of the employee sensed by the one or more computer mouse blood pressure sensors, and the blood oxygen saturation of blood of the employee sensed by the one or more computer mouse blood condition sensors;

    the employee computer further configured to;

    receive, wirelessly from the chair pad controller, the chair pad health data;

    receive, wirelessly from the floor mat controller, the floor mat health data;

    receive, from the computer mouse, the computer mouse data;

    determine a body weight of the employee based on the chair pad force data and the floor mat force data;

    determine, based on the chair pad health data received, the floor mat health data received, the computer mouse data received, and the body weight of the employee determined, a health profile for the employee;

    determine a predicted a health risk for the employee based on the health profile;

    determine a health plan for the employee comprising an exercise for the employee corresponding to the predicted health risk; and

    display, via the display, the health profile for the employee and a coaching avatar comprising an animated demonstration of the exercise for the employee.

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