Height adjustable support surface and system for encouraging human movement and promoting wellness

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 and generating a presence signal usable to determine when a user is present at the workstation and when no user is present at the workstation;
• a processor programmed to:
• (i) receive the user presence signal from the sensor and use the user presence signal to determine ongoing periods when a user is present within the space associated with the workstation as well as ongoing periods when no user is present within the space;
• (ii) track and store a cumulative duration of time that the worktop is in a sitting position during ongoing periods while a user is within the space associated with the workstation, wherein the user is present within the space associated with the workstation during at least first and second periods where the first and second ongoing periods are separated by an intervening period when the user is not present within the space associated with the workstation and wherein the cumulative duration of time includes both the first and second periods and does not include any periods during which the user is not present within the space associated with the workstation including the intervening period;
• (iii) determine that the cumulative duration is at least equal to a threshold period;
• and
• (iv) provide a user with a reminder to change a current position of the worktop to a standing position at the end of the threshold period;
• wherein the processor is programmed to compare the duration of time that the worktop is in a specific height position during periods while a user is present within the space associated with the workstation to a pre-established goal and display an indication of the comparison on a display device.

A system for adjusting a height of a workstation, comprising:

• a worktop having a top surface;
• a drive mechanism coupled to the worktop for driving the worktop to different positions in which the worktop is at different elevations;
• a first sensor for sensing the presence of a workstation user within a space associated with the workstation and generating a user presence signal usable to identify when a user is present at the station and when no user is present at the station;
• a processor programmed to:
• (i) control the drive mechanism to move the worktop to different positions;
• (ii) receive the user presence signals from the first sensor and use the user presence signal to determine ongoing periods when a user is present within the space associated with the workstation including at least first and second ongoing periods as well as ongoing periods when no user is present at the workstation including at least an intervening period that separates the first and second ongoing periods;
• (iii) track and store statistics related to at least a cumulative duration of time that the worktop is in at least a first sitting position during ongoing periods while a user is present within the space associated with the workstation, wherein the cumulative duration of time includes at least the first and second ongoing periods and does not include periods during which the user is not present within the space associated with the workstation including the intervening period.

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 a workstation user's body within a space associated with the workstation and generating a presence signal usable to determine when a user is present at the workstation and when no user is present at the workstation;
• a processor programmed to:
• (i) receive the user presence signal from the sensor and use the user presence signal to determine ongoing periods when a user is present within the space associated with the workstation as well as ongoing periods when no user is present within the space;
• (ii) track and store a cumulative duration of time that the worktop is in a sitting position during ongoing periods while a user is present within the space associated with the workstation wherein the periods while the user is within the space associated with the workstation include at least first and second ongoing periods that are separated by an intervening period during which the space associated with the workstation is not occupied by the user, and wherein the cumulative duration of time includes both the first and second ongoing periods and does not include any periods during which the user is not present within the space associated with the workstation including the intervening period.