System and method for controlling workspace environment

A system for controlling an office workspace environment comprising:

• at least one controllable office partition at least partially enclosing an office cubicle workspace operable to control at least one environmental factor of the workspace, wherein said at least one controllable office partition is positioned in an array of office cubicles located within and divide the office workspace environment;
• a local computing system connected to said at least one controllable office partition for controlling said at least one environmental factor;
• and
• a network connected to said local computing system wherein said network connects the local computing system to at least one of a server, a wireless computing device connected by a wireless communication means, or at least one additional local computing system wherein a plurality of partitions are controlled by a plurality of local computing systems activated according to an algorithm stored in the server.

A system for controlling an office workspace environment comprising:

• at least one controllable office partition at least partially enclosing an office cubicle workspace operable to control at least one environmental factor of the workspace, wherein said at least one controllable office partition is positioned in an array of office cubicles located within and divide the office workspace environment;
• a local computing system connected to said at least one controllable office partition for controlling said at least one environmental factor;
• and
• a network connected to said local computing system wherein said network connects the local computing system to at least one of a server, a wireless computing device connected by a wireless communication means, or at least one additional local computing system wherein said wireless computing device is at least one of a PDA, a laptop computer or a mobile phone.

A system for controlling an office workspace environment comprising:

• at least one controllable office partition at least partially enclosing an office cubicle workspace operable to control at least one environmental factor of the workspace, wherein said at least one controllable office partition is positioned in an array of office cubicles located within and divide the office workspace environment;
• a local computing system connected to said at least one controllable office partition for controlling said at least one environmental factor;
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• a network connected to said local computing system wherein said network connects the local computing system to at least one of a server, a wireless computing device connected by a wireless communication means, or at least one additional local computing system wherein said wireless communication device is at least one of a device operating under one of Bluetooth, IrDA, IEEE 802.11, or mobile phone standards.

A system for controlling an office workspace environment comprising:

• at least one controllable office partition at least partially enclosing an office cubicle workspace operable to control at least one environmental factor of the workspace, wherein said at least one controllable office partition is positioned in an array of office cubicles located within and divide the office workspace environment;
• a local computing system connected to said at least one controllable office partition for controlling said at least one environmental factor;
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• a wireless communication device, wherein said local computing system is connected to said wireless communication device, and wherein said wireless communication device is one of a PDA, a laptop computer or a mobile phone.

A computer implemented method for controlling a workspace environment comprising the steps of:

• providing at least one controllable office partition at least partially enclosing an office cubicle workspace operable to control at least one environmental factor of the workspace, wherein said at least one controllable office partition is positioned in an array of office cubicles located within and divide the office workspace environment;
• controlling said at least one environmental factor using a local computing system connected to said at least one controllable office partition;
• connecting the local computing system to a server over a network;
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• communicating environmental conditions of work spaces over the network to the server.

In an array of office cubicles which are positioned in an office work space, an office partition positioned within said array which controls the environment of a workspace comprising:

• means for mechanically controlling said office partition wherein said means for mechanically controlling said office partition effects mechanical movement of portions of said partition to alter at least one of sound level and air flow;
• means for electrically controlling said office partition wherein said means for electrically controlling said office partition effects at least one of transparency and color of at least a portion of said office partition;
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• a local computing system connected to said office partition which interfaces with said means for mechanically controlling said office partition and said means for electrically controlling said office partition for controlling the environment of said workspace.