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

A height adjustable table assembly comprising:

• a worktop;
• a frame supporting the worktop;
• an integrated drive subassembly to facilitate vertical height adjustment of the worktop;
• memory storing defined conditions related to vertical position of the worktop including at least a first defined condition;
• a control system including a user input control interface and at least one processor, the input control interface for receiving user commands to initiate changes in worktop height, the at least one processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• a) at any time, respond to direct manual user input via the input control interface to change the worktop height by controlling the drive subassembly to change the worktop height;
• and
• b) enable a reminder function to periodically change the worktop height by:
• i) monitoring worktop use;
• ii) comparing the worktop use to at least one of the defined conditions;
• iii) after the at least one condition is met, moving the worktop while the worktop remains at substantially the same height to persistently support the user in a current posture as a reminder signal to the user to change the worktop height to a different position to support the user in another posture that is different than the current posture;
• iv) monitoring for user input via the input control interface to change the worktop height;
• (v) upon each of the worktop height being changed prior to providing the reminder signal to the user to change the worktop height and the worktop height being changed subsequent to providing the reminder signal to the user to change the worktop height, automatically repeating steps (i) through (v);
• and
• wherein the step of moving the worktop includes controlling the drive subassembly to move the worktop.

A height adjustable table system having a reminder system for encouraging the user to periodically change system height, the table system comprising:

• a worktop;
• a frame supporting the worktop;
• an integrated drive subassembly to facilitate vertical height adjustment of the worktop;
• a memory storing at least upper and lower height conditions for the worktop wherein the upper height condition supports a user in a first posture and the lower height condition supports the user in a second posture that is different than the first posture and wherein a first condition is a first of the upper and lower height conditions and a second condition is a second of the upper and lower height conditions, the memory also storing reminder time durations including at least a first reminder time duration;
• a control system including a user input control interface and at least one processor, the input control interface for receiving user commands to initiate changes in worktop height, the at least one processor programmed to perform the steps of:
• a) at any time, respond to direct manual user input via the input control interface to change the worktop height by controlling the drive subassembly to change the worktop height;
• and
• b) enable a reminder function to periodically change the worktop height by:
• (i) tracking a monitored duration during which the worktop is substantially persistently in one of the first or second conditions;
• (ii) comparing the monitored duration to at least one of the reminder time durations;
• (iii) upon the monitored duration reaching the at least one of the reminder time durations, moving the worktop while the worktop remains at substantially the same height to persistently support the user in a current posture as a reminder signal to the user to change the worktop position from the one of the first and second conditions to the other of the first or second conditions;
• (iv) monitoring for worktop movement to the other of the first and second conditions;
• (v) upon each of the worktop being positioned in the other of the first and second conditions prior to the first monitored duration reaching the at least one of the reminder time durations and the worktop being positioned in the other of the first and second conditions subsequent to the monitored duration reaching the at least one of the reminder time durations, resetting the monitored duration and automatically repeating steps (i)-(v);
• and
• wherein the step of moving includes moving the worktop vertically.