# US 2021/0240143 A1 · Customizable work stations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240143 A1 - Document ID: US20210240143A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/054,535 - Filed: 2018-10-09 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-10-09 - Assignees: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Applicants: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Inventors: Charles J. Stancil; Richard E. Hodges; Harold Merkel; Ravi Shankar Subramaniam - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240143A1 ## CPC - G05B 13/028: {using expert systems only} - G05B 15/02: electric - F24F 11/64: using pre-stored data - G06T 7/20: Analysis of motion (motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51) - G06T 7/70: Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras (camera calibration G06T7/80) - G06V 40/103: {Static body considered as a whole, e.g. static pedestrian or occupant recognition} - G09G 5/10: Intensity circuits - A61B 5/11: Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb {(A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721)} - A61B 5/4809: {Sleep detection, i.e. determining whether a subject is asleep or not} - A61B 2503/24: Computer workstation operators - F24F 11/00: Control or safety arrangements - F24F 2120/12: Position of occupants - F24F 2120/14: Activity of occupants - F24F 2221/38: Personalised air distribution - G05B 2219/2642: Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house - G06T 2207/30201: Face - G09G 2320/0626: for control of overall brightness - G09G 2360/144: the light being ambient light - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - F24F: AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING (removing dirt or fumes from areas where they are produced B08B15/00; vertical ducts for carrying away waste gases from buildings E04F17/02; tops for chimneys or ventilating shafts, terminals for flues F23L17/02) - G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A customizable work station is described with a computing device that has a local processor, a local display, a connector communicably coupled to the local processor, and a plurality of sensors that collect proximal information at the station to provide at least one personalized enhancement to a user of the station. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A customizable work station comprising: a computing device that comprises a local processor and a local display output; a connector communicably coupled to the local processor, the connector to connect with a computing device; and a plurality of sensors connected to the local processor, the plurality of sensors to collect proximal information at the station and provide the information to the local processor in response to the computing device being detected by the local processor, the local processor to use the information to provide at least one personalized enhancement for a user of the station, the at least one personalized enhancement further being stored by the local processor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, further comprising at least one actuator controlled by the local processor, the at least one actuator actuating at least one structural component of the work station to provide the at least one personalized enhancement, the structural component to affect at least one of the following: environmental lighting, display lighting, air flow, humidity, external communication, internal communication, audio levels, ambient noise suppression, desk ergonomics, chair ergonomics, and display ergonomics. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors comprises a camera to provide to the local processor with image capture information associated with at least one of: user presence, ID badge, facial structure, posture, breathing, neck angle, head position and movement, body position and movement, appendage position and movement, height, and eye movement and blinking rate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, further comprising a machine-learning database comprising previously gathered proximal information and personalized enhancements associated with a previous user; the local processor to compare the previously gathered proximal information of the previous user from the database with current proximal information from the plurality of sensors to determine whether a current user has previously used the station; and the local processor to provide personalized enhancements associated with the previous user to the current user when the current user information matches the previously gathered proximal information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, in response to at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors detecting an absence of a user at the station, the local processor to display passive information on the local display output. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors determines temperature and the at least one personalized enhancement comprises making an adjustment to an air conditioning unit. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein the proximal information is processed by at least one of the following configurations: one sensor resulting in one personalized enhancement, one sensor resulting in two or more personalized enhancements, two or more sensors resulting in one personalized enhancement, and two or more sensors resulting in two or more personalized enhancements. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein the at least one personalized enhancement is time dependent. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors gathers ambient light intensity information and the at least one personalized enhancement comprises at least one of dimming the local display output and dimming a light at the work station. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The customizable work station of claim 1, wherein at least one sensor of the plurality of sensors detects pressure applied on a desk top to determine the at least one personalized enhancement. ### Claim 11 A method of providing a customizable work station comprising: detecting a computing device connected to a connector of a local processor, wherein processing by the local processor is isolated from a central server; receiving proximal information from at least one sensor that is communicably connected to the local processor; and providing, based on received proximal information, at least one personalized enhancement to a feature associated with a customizable work station. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising actuating at least one actuator to provide the at least one personalized enhancement, the structural component to affect at least one of the following: environmental lighting, display lighting, air flow, humidity, external communication, internal communication, audio levels, ambient noise suppression, desk ergonomics, chair ergonomics, and display ergonomics. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising storing the at least one personalized enhancement in a machine-learning database; comparing previously gathered proximal information from the database with current proximal information to identify whether or not a current user is a previous user of the customizable work station; and providing at least one previously stored personalized enhancements associated with the previous user to the current user when the current proximal information matches the previously gathered proximal information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising providing a bimodal display functionality by: detecting a state of no occupancy, and presenting passive information on a display of the work station. ### Claim 15 A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage media having thereon computer-executable instructions that are structured such that, when interpreted by a local processor associated with the computer program product, cause the computer program product to: detect a computing device connected to a connector of the local processor, wherein processing by the local processor is isolated from a central server; receive proximal information from at least one sensor that is communicably connected to the local processor; and provide, based on received proximal information, at least one personalized enhancement to a feature associated with a customizable work station.