US 11,937,690 B2
Automatically adjustable desk with usage tracking and methods thereof
Ramesh Namala, Allen, TX (US)
Filed by QualGear LLC, Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/967,563.
Prior Publication US 2019/0328128 A1, Oct. 31, 2019
Int. Cl. A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A47B 9/10 (2006.01); A47B 21/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 21/02 (2013.01) [A47B 9/10 (2013.01); G05B 19/416 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0039 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0056 (2013.01); A47B 2200/0062 (2013.01); G05B 2219/41326 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adjustable height desk comprising:
a plurality of height adjustable legs;
a motor coupled to the plurality of height adjustable legs;
a controller for controlling the motor;
memory coupled to the controller,
wherein the memory stores at least a first height for a user for use of the desk in a sitting position and a second height for the user for use of the desk in a standing position;
wherein the first and second heights are optimized using hand-level detection or a combination of eye-level and hand-level detection; and
at least one motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect a user gesture and initiate a signal to the controller to adjust the desk from the first height to the second height; and wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect an upward or downward hand gesture.
 
10. An adjustable height desk comprising:
a plurality of height adjustable legs;
a motor coupled to the plurality of height adjustable legs;
a controller for controlling the motor;
a memory coupled to the controller,
wherein the memory stores at least a first height for a user for use of the desk in a sitting position and a second height for the user for use of the desk in a standing position; and
at least one motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect a singular user gesture and initiate a signal to the controller to adjust the desk from the first height to the second height based solely on the singular gesture, wherein the at least one motion sensor comprises two motion sensors disposed on opposing sides of the desk, configured to require simultaneous operation to initiate the signal to the controller.
 
11. An adjustable height desk comprising:
a plurality of height adjustable legs;
a motor coupled to the plurality of height adjustable legs;
a controller for controlling the motor;
memory coupled to the controller,
wherein the memory stores at least a first height for a user for use of the desk in a sitting position and a second height for the user for use of the desk in a standing position;
wherein the first and second heights are optimized using hand-level detection or a combination of eye-level and hand-level detection;
at least one motion sensor, wherein the motion sensor is configured to detect a user gesture and initiate a signal to the controller to adjust the desk from the first height to the second height; and
a camera operable to detect whether the user is present;
wherein the camera in conjunction with the controller and memory stores an amount of time the user is present.