Height adjustable support surface and system for encouraging human movement and promoting wellness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional height-adjustable sit-stand desks lack intelligence and fail to adapt to user changes and environmental conditions, leading to inconsistent use and reduced health benefits due to lack of biometric data integration and adaptive operation.
Innovation Solution
A power-assisted sit-stand workstation with an electronic controller that uses user-profile information, biometric sensors, and environmental data to create a custom height-adjustment schedule, adapting to user fatigue and fitness levels, and encouraging regular use through sound, light, and displacement cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional height-adjustable sit-stand desks are used, then basic height adjustment functionality is provided, but they lack intelligence and fail to adapt to user changes and environmental conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements biometric sensors that continuously monitor user physiological data (heart rate, body temperature, galvanic skin response) and provide feedback to the controller, which automatically adjusts desk height and provides alerts. This closed-loop feedback system enables the desk to adapt to user changes in real-time without requiring complex manual programming or user input.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-monitoring and self-adjustment through integrated biometric sensors and automated control algorithms. The desk independently detects user fatigue levels, posture changes, and physiological states, then autonomously modifies height adjustment schedules and provides alerts, eliminating the need for continuous user intervention or complex external monitoring systems.
2Productivity
If conventional height-adjustable sit-stand desks are used, then manual height adjustment is possible, but user adherence is reduced due to lack of adaptive operation
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses biometric feedback (heart rate variability, body temperature changes, galvanic skin response) to monitor user fatigue and engagement levels in real-time. Based on this feedback, the controller dynamically adjusts height change schedules, timing, and provides contextual alerts, creating an adaptive system that responds to actual user needs rather than following fixed predetermined schedules, thereby improving adherence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the static, manual height adjustment system into a dynamic, adaptive system that continuously modifies its operation based on real-time biometric data. The height adjustment schedule, timing, and alert frequency are all dynamic parameters that automatically change in response to user physiological states, making the system flexible and responsive to individual user patterns and needs.
3Reliability
If biometric sensors and adaptive control are added to create intelligent operation, then user adherence and health benefits improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple biometric sensing functions (heart rate monitoring, body temperature sensing, galvanic skin response detection) and environmental sensing (light levels, temperature) into a single integrated controller system. This consolidation reduces the number of separate components and control units needed, simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining comprehensive health monitoring and adaptive control capabilities.
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AI summary
A system for adjusting a height of a workstation, comprising a height adjust system for a workstation, the height adjust system being adjustable in elevation, a worktop mounted to the height adjustment system for movement therewith to different positions, a first sensor device for sensing the presence of a workstation user within a space associated with the workstation, a processor that tracks and stores at least the duration of time that the worktop is in at least one of a sitting position and a standing position while a user is within the space associated with the workstation, the processor further providing a user with a reminder to change a current position of the worktop to another position.