KR20160025793A - Apparatus having situation-adaptive position-adjustable table plate and method for adjusting position of the table plate - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are an apparatus having a situation-adaptive position-adjustable table plate and a method for adjusting a position of a table plate according to a situation. The apparatus having a situation-adaptive position-adjustable table plate comprises: a table plate which functions as a work table on which a user performs work, and is supported by at least one support unit; a situation information generation unit to use at least one among a physical condition of the user, a work environment of the user, and work information about the work performed by the user to generate situation information about a current situation of the user; a table plate position determination unit to receive the situation information and determine a position including a height and a slope of the table plate according to the received situation information; and a table plate position adjustment unit to control a length of the support unit according to the determined position to adjust the position of the table plate. According to the present invention, since a height of a table is automatically adjusted based on the physical condition and work condition of the user, multiple risk factors caused by a sitting position are eliminated, and work efficiency of the user is improved.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for adjusting a position of an upper plate,

The present invention relates to an apparatus including a position adaptive position adjustable top plate and a method of adjusting a position of a top plate of the apparatus according to a situation, and more particularly to a method of adjusting a position of a top plate adaptively Thereby improving the working efficiency as well as improving the health of the user.

As technology advances, there is a growing demand for users to improve their health. Especially, modern people lack the momentum compared to the past. Moreover, due to the advances in computer technology, modern people live in front of computers, so exercise is absolutely lacking except for simple repetitive movements such as mouse operation and keyboard operation. In addition, with the rapid spread of the Internet, the time spent in front of modern computers is increasing. Therefore, in recent years, there has been a growing interest in health compared to the conventional ones. In response to this interest, many techniques have been developed to improve the health of the user.

By the way, modern people have a lot of work to sit down, especially compared to the past. In other words, it takes a lot of time to sit on a desk or chair of a school or workplace, to sit on a car, to sit at night, to sit at a table, eat rice, sit on a sofa and watch a broadcast . The longer the sitting time is, the lower the exercise amount, the higher the probability of abdominal obesity, the less the amount of muscle, the insulin function is lowered, metabolic syndrome and other symptoms may appear. These risks are multiplied when modern people are sitting in improper postures. Therefore, a variety of devices have been developed and popularized to help modern people maintain a desirable sitting posture.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006-0090537, for example, discloses a height adjuster for a student desk and a chair that adjusts the height according to the size of a student's body so that the student maintains a posture corresponding to his or her body. Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0112787 discloses a desk and system furniture for preventing a neck, a shoulder, and a back pain by helping students maintain a desirable posture, as well as for improving learning and work efficiency . By using this conventional technique, modern people can prevent various diseases caused by an inappropriate posture.

However, recent research suggests that sitting is a serious threat to modern health. That is, even if a sitting posture is corrected, it can be found that the sitting behavior itself as compared to standing or walking can be a potential risk to the user's health. This is because the longer the sitting posture is taken, the weaker the muscles in the body, the 'core'. The 'core muscle', which has the power to hold the center of the body, is the muscle that helps each part of the body function. It can be called the 'starting point' of all muscles. If the core muscles do not function properly, the spine becomes weaker, and other joints, such as the shoulders and knees, tend to overload, increasing the risk of injury and back problems. For example, bus drivers and taxi drivers who sit and work all day are known to have more than twice the risk of having metabolic syndrome compared to regular workers. Therefore, it is necessary not only to correct posture but also to reduce the time that the user is sitting.

Therefore, there is a desperate need for a technique to improve health and improve work efficiency by inducing the user to perform standing work by adjusting the height and inclination of the desk automatically based on the user's physical condition and work condition.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0090537: "height adjuster for student desk and chair" Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0112787: "Desk for correct posture and system furniture having the desk"

An object of the present invention is to provide a table whose height is automatically adjusted based on the situation information.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically adjusting the height of a table based on context information.

In order to accomplish the above objects, one aspect of the present invention relates to an apparatus including a situation adaptive position adjustable table plate. Such an apparatus comprises: a top plate, which is supported by at least one support, and which functions as a work table for a user to perform work; A status information generating unit for generating status information on the current status of the user using at least one of a physical condition of the user, an operation environment of the user, and operation information on the operation performed by the user; A top plate position determination unit for receiving the status information and determining a position including a height and a slope of the top plate according to the received status information; And a top plate position adjusting unit for adjusting the position of the top plate by controlling the length of the supporting unit according to the determined position. In particular, the situation information generating unit includes: a sensor unit having at least one sensor connected to a network, each sensor having an object to be sensed; A sensor signal receiving unit for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor; And a situation information determination unit for determining the situation information by combining, processing, and analyzing the sensor signals using ubiquitous technology or object Internet technology. The sensor unit may further include: a biosensor for measuring a user's biomedical signal; A peripheral sensor for measuring information on the working environment of the apparatus; And a task information collection unit for collecting information on a task performed by the user. The biosensor may measure information on a physical condition of the user including at least one of an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, an electromyogram, a pulse wave, a respiration, a blood pressure, a body weight, a body temperature, The ambient temperature, and the current time, and the task information collecting unit collects at least one of the history of the task performed by the user, the task currently being performed, and information about a task to be performed in the future. In addition, the physical condition is measured by at least one of a meter, a camera, a depth camera, and an infrared camera attached to a user's body, and the position of the top board is determined by a smart portable device connected to a wireless communication network. Particularly, the top plate position determination unit classifies the task performed by the user into at least two of the warm up mode, the general mode, the concentrated mode, and the relaxation mode according to at least one of the current concentration of the user and the required concentration, Determines the height to correspond to one of the working modes according to the status information, and the apparatus is a household furniture or a business furniture.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a position of a table plate supported by at least one support unit, . The method may further include generating status information on the current status of the user using at least one of a physical condition of the user, a working environment of the user, and a job information of a job performed by the user; A top plate position determining step of receiving the position information and determining a position including a height and a slope of the top plate according to the received position information; And adjusting the position of the upper plate by controlling the length of the support portion according to the determined position. The status information generating step may include generating a sensor signal for a sensing object through a sensor unit including at least one sensor connected to a network; Receiving the sensor signal from the sensor; And determining the context information by combining, processing, and analyzing the sensor signals using ubiquitous or object Internet technologies. The sensor unit may further include: a biosensor for measuring a user's biomedical signal; A peripheral sensor for measuring information on the working environment of the apparatus; And a task information collection unit for collecting information on a task performed by the user. Particularly, the biosensor measures information on a user's physical condition including at least one of an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, an EMG, a pulse wave, a respiration, a blood pressure, a body weight, a body temperature, The ambient temperature, and the current time, and the task information collecting unit collects at least one of the history of the task performed by the user, the task currently being performed, and information about the task to be performed in the future. In addition, the physical condition is measured by at least one of a meter, a camera, a depth camera, and an infrared camera attached to a user's body, and the height of the top board is determined by a smart portable device connected to a wireless communication network. The top plate position determination step may classify the work performed by the user into at least two of the warm up mode, the general mode, the concentrated mode, and the relaxation mode according to at least one of the current concentration of the user and the desired concentration step; And determining the height to correspond to one of the working modes according to the context information.

According to the present invention, since the position of the top plate is automatically adjusted based on the user's physical condition and the working condition, the user forcibly stands up and performs the work. Therefore, various risk factors due to the sitting posture are eliminated.

Further, according to the present invention, since the position of the top board can be automatically adjusted based on the situation information, the work efficiency of the user is improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a table in which a position is automatically adjusted based on context information according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the situation information generating unit of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a view showing another embodiment of a table in which a position is automatically adjusted based on context information according to an aspect of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart conceptually showing a method of automatically adjusting a position of a top board based on situation information according to another aspect of the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, operational advantages of the present invention, and objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in various different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described. In order to clearly describe the present invention, parts that are not related to the description are omitted, and the same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same members.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a table in which a position is automatically adjusted based on context information according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1, an apparatus including a position adaptive position adjustable top plate according to the present invention includes a table plate 110, a situation information generating unit 130, a top plate position determining unit 150, a top plate position adjusting unit 150, (170), and supports (190, 192).

In the present invention, the top plate 110 serves as a work platform for a user to perform work, and does not necessarily have to be located on top of the apparatus 100 according to the present invention. For example, when the support portion is installed on the ceiling, the upper plate 110 may be attached to the lower portion of the support portion.

The upper plate 110 is supported by the supports 190, 192. One or more supports 190 and 192 are provided to support the top plate 110, but it is advantageous in terms of stability of the top plate 110 that two or more supports are provided. The support portions 190 and 192 are provided with top plate position adjusting portions 170 and 172 to adjust the lengths of the supporting portions 190 and 192. The top plate position adjusting unit 170 adjusts the lengths of the supporting members 190 and 192 according to the position determined by the top plate position determining unit 150. [

For example, the top plate position adjusters 170 and 172 may include a piston (not shown) operated by hydraulic pressure and a hydraulic damper for restricting the operation of the piston. Known hydraulic dampers include a piston in which a hydraulic (incompressible) fluid moves in a partially filled cylinder. When the damper is moved in a first direction in which no substantial dampening force is generated, the piston is moved in the cylinder with respect to the hydraulic fluid and the one-way valve is opened by the pressure difference in the hydraulic fluid on opposite sides of the piston. The hydraulic fluid then flows through the one-way valve from the high pressure side of the piston to the low pressure side of the piston, allowing the piston to move relatively easily in this first non-cushioning direction. On the other hand, the one-way valve is closed when the pressure on the one-way valve drops, i.e. when the piston stops moving or when the direction of movement of the piston reverses.

Alternatively, the top plate position adjusting units 170 and 172 may have a physical configuration in which the gap is adjusted by the magnetic force using the solenoid. That is, in the present invention, the top plate position adjusters 170 and 172 are not limited to specific configurations, and all length adjusting devices according to the related art may be included.

In the present specification, the term " position " is used as a concept including a height and a slope of a top plate. When the length of each of the support portions 190 and 192 supporting the upper plate is changed, the height of the portion supported by the support portion is changed. For example, if the length of the first support portion 190 is shorter than the length of the second support portion 192, the top plate 110 is tilted to the left. As described above, various heights and slopes can be realized by the height difference of the portion supported by the support portion. In this specification, the height determined by the top plate position determination unit 150 is not necessarily equal to the length of the top plate position adjustment units 170 and 172. [ The sum of the height of the footrest (not shown) and the height of the top plate 110 provided with the supporting portions 190 and 192 corresponds to the height of the table 100. However, since the height of the table 100 increases when the lengths of the supporting portions 190 and 192 are long, the top plate position determining unit 150 can determine the lengths of the top plate position adjusting portions 170 and 172 in consideration of this relationship .

The top plate position determination unit 150 according to the present invention uses the situation information provided from the situation information generation unit 130 when determining the position of the table 100. [ In the present specification, situation information includes personal static situation information such as a user's physical condition, identity information, hobbies, preferences and the like using the user terminal, and past, present, and future states of the tasks performed by the user. In other words, the situation information includes static situation information related to the personality and characteristics of the individual and dynamic situation information related to the work performed by the user. Generally, context information refers to information that defines the characteristics of a situation such as a person, a place, an object, an object, a time, etc. that affect interaction between a user and another user, system, or device in relation to ubiquitous computing. More specifically, the network connection status, the communication bandwidth, and the printer display, the computing situation such as the workstation, the user's profile, the location, the user situation including the people around, ㅇ Traffic condition ㅇ Physical situation, time ㅇ Note ㅇ Monthly ㅇ Time situation such as seasons are all included in the situation information. Such contextual information is often used for reasoning that the system can be grasped and gathered through various sensing devices and applications, used to provide various application services, or tied with other contextual information to obtain a third conclusion. The top plate position determination unit 150 included in the table 100 according to the present invention uses the status information to determine the position of the table 100 and automatically determines a position most suitable for the user's situation.

That is, according to the present invention, since the position of the table 100 is automatically changed according to the situation, it is possible to eliminate various risk factors that may be caused by the user sitting for too long, .

For example, when the situation information received by the situation information generating unit 130 indicates that the user is sleeping or has a decreased concentration, the top plate position determining unit 150 determines that the support members 190 and 192 are long The height of the table 100 can be determined to be increased.

Alternatively, the top plate position determination unit 150 may determine the position of the table 100 according to the type of work performed by the user. For example, when performing a task requiring a high concentration of attention, the position of the table 100 is set to be increased so that the user's attention can be raised and the effect of improving concentration can be expected. For example, in the case of a user who is studying a language, the table 100 is used in a sitting position, but in the case of a user who is studying mathematics, the length of the supports 190 and 192 is set so as to use the table 100 in an upright state Can be adjusted.

Alternatively, the top plate position determination unit 150 may adjust the position of the table 100 in consideration of the duration of the specific posture. For example, the top plate position determination unit 150 can adjust the lengths of the supports 190 and 192 so that the height of the table 100 is automatically increased by 10 minutes every hour. In this case, since the height of the table 100 increases every hour, the users automatically take a standing posture.

In addition, the top plate position determination unit may determine the position of the table 100 by classifying the work performed by the user into a warm-up mode, a general mode, a concentrated mode, and a relaxation mode according to a user's current concentration and required concentration. These operation modes will be described as follows.

- Warm-up mode

The warm-up mode is a mode that starts when you start a job, or before you go back to work after a relax mode. For example, it may be possible to review the history of a job before it starts, or to arrange for a job to be performed in warm-up mode. For example, in the warm-up mode, the height of the table 100 may be determined to be one level.

- Normal mode

The normal mode is generally a working mode in which an operation is performed according to the use of the table 100. For example, it usually corresponds to a sitting and performing task. Thus, in the normal mode, the height of the table 100 may be determined to be a normal height, i.e., two levels.

- Concentration mode

The intensive mode is the mode in which the highest concentration is required to perform a certain operation. For example, it refers to the mode in which a user is immersed in a task after a certain period of time since the start of a task. Therefore, in the focused mode, the height of the table 100 may be determined to be the highest three levels. That is, when the user concentrates on the work, the height of the table 100 is automatically adjusted to the highest height, so that the user can naturally raise the concentration of the user.

- relaxation mode

The relaxation mode indicates when the user recharges after the concentration mode. In the relax mode, the user may lean out of the table 100 and lean against the couch, or may rest on the table 100 for a while. In general, the user's concentration is not always maintained when performing a task, but the quality of concentration is more important than the amount of time spent on the task. In this way, relaxation mode plays a very important role to enhance concentration.

How to use the situation information to determine the lengths of the supports 190 and 192 in the present invention will be described in detail later with reference to the related part, for example.

When the top plate position determining unit 150 determines the position of the table 100 according to the operation mode, the top plate position adjusting units 170 and 172 adjust the lengths of the supporting units 190 and 192 according to the determined position .

The situation information generation unit 130 analyzes the sensor signals generated through various sensors and collects the situation information. The configuration and operation of the situation information generation unit 130 will be described later with reference to Fig.

For convenience of illustration, it has been described in FIG. 1 that two supports 190, 192 support the top plate 110. However, as the number of supports 190, 192 increases, the stability of the table 100 is improved. In addition, the inclination of the upper plate 110 can be changed by setting the lengths of the supporting portions 190 and 192 to be different from each other. For example, if the four supports 190, 192 support the top plate 110, by making the length of the support positioned close to the user shorter than the length of the support located far from the user, It may be inclined.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram conceptually showing the situation information generating unit of FIG. 1. FIG.

2 includes a sensor unit 210, a sensor signal receiving unit 250, and a situation information determination unit 290. The situation information generating unit 200 shown in FIG. The sensor unit 210 includes a biosensor 220, a peripheral sensor 230, and a work sensor 240.

The biosensor 220 is attached to a body part of the user to measure various bio-signals. The biosensor 220 may include all sensors according to the prior art, such as an electrocardiogram sensor, a breathing sensor, an electroencephalogram sensor, an electromyogram sensor, a pulse sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a weight sensor.

In addition, the posture of the user may be measured by a depth camera (not shown). Generally, a depth camera is a camera of ToF (Time Of Flight Camera) type, and captures an object according to a predetermined integration time to generate a depth image. The exposure time is a time for convening the electrons to generate one frame included in the depth image. Therefore, the longer the exposure time, the higher the precision of the depth image generated by the depth camera. However, since the exposure time is correlated with the frame rate, conventionally, the exposure time is determined according to the frame rate. The conventional depth camera (not shown) may include a depth image acquisition unit, a motion measurement unit, and a depth image interpolation unit. The depth image acquisition unit acquires the depth image generated by the depth camera and provides the depth image to the motion measurement unit or the depth image interpolation unit. For example, the depth image acquisition unit may transmit the first generated depth image to the motion measurement unit, thereby controlling the exposure time for the second depth image to be generated in accordance with the motion of the first depth image have. The motion measuring unit measures the motion of the acquired depth image. For example, the motion measuring unit may measure a motion of the depth image by obtaining a sum of squared differences (SSD) for each pixel included in the depth image. Thus, by using the depth camera, the user's posture can be extracted by measuring the movement of the user and the distance to the user.

In addition, the biological signal may be measured through analysis of the image measured from the camera. For example, by measuring the size of the pupil from the image or extracting the motion of the head, it is possible to detect that the concentration of the user is lowered and the eyes are closed or the user nods his head due to drowsiness.

The peripheral sensor 230 collects information about the circumstance where the table is installed. For example, the ambient sensor can collect ambient temperature, ambient brightness, and current time. In general, the brightness needs to be considered because the user can easily become tired when the ambient brightness is dark. Also, the higher the ambient temperature, the more easily the user becomes tired. Therefore, when the temperature is high, it is desirable to raise the height of the table more frequently to forcibly raise the user.

The job sensor 240 collects status information on past, present, and future jobs performed by the user. For example, it is predicted that the user's fatigue will increase if the duration of the current task is longer. Therefore, it is preferable to raise the height of the table more frequently. In addition, if a user changes a job to be performed, the height of the table may be raised to warn the user. For example, when you are going to study English while studying math, you can raise the table by elevating the user.

When the sensor information is acquired by the sensor unit 210, the sensor signal receiving unit 250 receives the sensor signals. The sensor signal receiving unit 250 may be connected to sensors included in the sensor unit 210 through various networks. For example, the sensor signal receiving unit 250 may be a network interface that performs a physical layer and a data link layer. At this time, the network may be a wired or wireless network, and may be extended to any network including a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), and the like, but is preferably implemented as an Internet network. Also, the sensor signal receiving unit 250 may receive a sensor signal through a Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN) and a used Internet network.

When the sensor signal is received, the situation information determination unit 290 generates the situation information in consideration of the received sensor signal. The situation information includes the static situation information on the user's physical condition, the dynamic situation information on the user's surrounding situation, and the situation information on the tasks performed by the user, as described above.

3 is a view showing another embodiment of a table in which a position is automatically adjusted based on context information according to an aspect of the present invention.

3, an apparatus 300 including a position adaptive position-adjustable top plate according to the present invention includes a top plate 310, a situation information generating unit 330, a top plate position determining unit 350, (370), and supports (390, 392, 394, 396). The top plate 310, the situation information generation unit 330, and the top plate position determination unit 350 shown in FIG. 3 are similar in structure and operation to the corresponding components in FIG. Therefore, a repetitive description is omitted in order to avoid repetition.

The apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 3 differs in the configuration of the apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1, the top plate position adjuster, and the support. That is, the four supports 390, 392, 394, and 396 shown in FIG. 3 are attached to the upper portion of the upper plate 310 and fixed to the ceiling, respectively. In addition, each supporting portion includes corresponding top plate position adjusting portions 370, 372, 374, and 376. [

As described above, when the lengths of all of the supports 390, 392, 394, and 396 are adjusted to be the same, the top plate 310 is raised or lowered while maintaining a flat position. However, if the lengths of the supports 390, 392, 394, 396 are adjusted differently, the inclination of the top plate 310 is changed. For example, if the lengths of the first and second support portions 390 and 392 are shorter than the lengths of the third and fourth support portions 394 and 396, the top plate 310 can be tilted like a book reader.

392, 394, and 396 because the support portions 390, 392, 394, and 396 are installed on the ceiling and the upper plate 310 is installed on the lower portions of the supports 390, 392, 394, The height of the table 300 becomes lower. Therefore, the top plate position determining unit 350 should determine the lengths of the top plate position adjusting units 370, 392, 394, and 396 in consideration of this relationship.

3, the top plate position determination unit 350 can determine the position of the top plate 310 to improve the total efficiency of the user's work. In the present specification, the total efficiency refers to the efficiency with which a user performs task to perform a task. When you perform a task, it does not necessarily increase efficiency when you are sitting at the table unconditionally for a long time. However, it is true that standing position is more uncomfortable than sitting position in instantaneous efficiency dimension. Therefore, it is possible to instantly drop the efficiency by causing a user to sit down and perform a task. However, by maintaining a long sitting posture, if your health deteriorates and you are eventually unable to work for a long time, the resulting total efficiency will deteriorate. Therefore, the top plate position determination unit according to the present invention determines the top plate position so as to improve the total efficiency even if the efficiency is somewhat deteriorated momentarily.

4 is a flowchart conceptually showing a method of automatically adjusting a position of a top board based on situation information according to another aspect of the present invention.

As described above, in the top plate position adjusting method according to the present invention, the situation information is used to determine the position of the top plate according to the user's situation and the operation situation. Accordingly, a sensor signal for a sensing target is generated through a sensor unit including at least one sensor connected to each other via a network at step S410. The sensor unit used to generate the sensor signal may include a biosensor for measuring a user's biosignal, a peripheral sensor for measuring information about the work environment, and a work sensor for measuring information about a work performed by the user As described above.

The sensor signals measured by the sensor unit are received through various networks (S420). The sensor signals can be received through the network interface as described above.

When the sensor signal is received, the status information is generated in consideration of the received sensor signal (S430). The context information may be generated through an individual device, but may also be generated via a smart portable device.

When the status information is generated as described above, the position of the top board is determined based on the generated status information (S440). Determining the top board position may also be performed through the smart portable device. Further, in order to determine an appropriate top plate position, the operation mode can be classified into a warm-up mode, a general mode, a concentrated mode, and a relaxation mode, as described above.

If the position of the upper plate is determined, it is determined whether it is necessary to adjust the position of the upper plate (S450). If the current position of the top plate is the same as the determined position, there is no need to further adjust the top plate position. Otherwise, the top position is adjusted according to the determined position (S460).

When the top plate position is adjusted, it is determined whether the operation is repeated (S470). If the operation performed by the user is not completed, the process returns to step S410 of generating the sensor signal again. If the job is completed as a result of the inquiry of the job status, or is terminated by the user, the job is terminated.

The method shown in Fig. 3 may be executed by an application installed in a smart portable device. In this case, the application may receive sensor signals from separate measurement sensors connected to a camera or smart portable device in the smart portable device, and may combine the received sensor signals to generate contextual information. The application may also allow a user of the smart portable device to enter information about his or her preferred work environment, or to enter a user ' s job schedule. These user preferences can be used to determine contextual information and to determine the position of the top board.

Once the position is determined, the application can instruct the top plate position adjuster (170 in FIG. 1) to adjust the length of the support in accordance with the determined position. The smart portable device and the top plate position controller can communicate through various communication methods. When communication is established between the two devices, the application instructs the top plate position adjuster to adjust the position, and the top plate position adjuster can notify the application of the resultant position.

As described above, according to the method of the present invention, since the position of the top plate is automatically adjusted according to the user's situation or work situation, the work efficiency is increased and the health of the user is improved.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, although a table is described as an apparatus in the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. Rather, it is clear that a variety of household and business furniture, such as household desks, work desks, dining tables, etc., can be included in the apparatus.

In addition, the method according to the present invention can be embodied as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium may include any type of recording device that stores data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission via the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also store computer readable code that may be executed in a distributed manner by a distributed computer system connected to the network.

As used herein, the singular " include " should be understood to include a plurality of representations unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and the terms "comprises & , Parts or combinations thereof, and does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components, components, or combinations thereof. The terms "part", "unit", "module", "block", and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, And a combination of software.

Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention and the drawings attached hereto are only a part of the technical idea included in the present invention, and that those skilled in the art will readily understand the technical ideas included in the specification and drawings of the present invention It is obvious that all the variations and concrete examples that can be deduced are included in the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to all furniture whose height can be adjusted according to the user's situation and work environment.

100, 300: a device (table) including a top plate,
110, 310: top plate
130, 200, 330: a situation information generating unit
150, 350: top plate position determination unit
170, 172, 370, 372, 374, 376: top plate position adjusting section
190, 192, 390, 392, 394, 396:
210:
250: Sensor signal receiver
290: Situation information determination unit

Claims (13)

1. Apparatus comprising a situation-adaptive position adjustable table plate,
The upper plate functioning as a work table on which a user performs work and being supported by at least one support;
A status information generating unit for generating status information on the current status of the user using at least one of a physical condition of the user, an operation environment of the user, and operation information on the operation performed by the user;
A top plate position determination unit for receiving the status information and determining a position including a height and a slope of the top plate according to the received status information; And
And a top plate position adjuster for adjusting a position of the top plate by controlling a length of the supporting portion according to the determined position. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
A sensor unit having at least one sensor each having a sensing object and connected to a network;
A sensor signal receiving unit for receiving a sensor signal from the sensor; And
And a situation information determiner for determining the situation information by combining, processing and analyzing the sensor signals using ubiquitous technology or object Internet technology. 3. The method of claim 2,
The sensor unit includes:
A biosensor for measuring a user's biomedical signal;
A peripheral sensor for measuring information on the working environment of the apparatus; And
And a task information collecting unit for collecting information on a task performed by the user. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the biosensor measures information on the physical condition of the user including at least one of an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, an electromyogram, a pulse wave, a respiration, a blood pressure, a body weight, a body temperature,
The peripheral sensor collects at least one of ambient brightness, ambient temperature, and current time, and
Wherein the task information collecting unit collects at least one of a history of a task performed by the user, a task currently performed, and information on a task scheduled to be performed in the future. 5. The method of claim 4,
The physical condition is measured by at least one of a meter, a camera, a depth camera, and an infrared camera attached to a user's body,
Wherein the position of the top plate is determined by a smart portable device connected to a wireless communication network. The method according to claim 1,
The top plate position determination unit classifies the work performed by the user into at least two of the warm up mode, the general mode, the concentrated mode, and the relaxation mode according to at least one of the current concentration of the user and the required concentration, And determines the height to correspond to one of the working modes according to the information. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the apparatus is a household furniture or business furniture, the apparatus comprising a situation adaptive position adjustable top plate. 1. A method of adjusting a position of a table plate supported by at least one support, the work table functioning as a work table,
A status information generating step of generating status information on the current status of the user using at least one of a physical condition of the user, a working environment of the user, and operation information on a job performed by the user;
A top plate position determining step of receiving the position information and determining a position including a height and a slope of the top plate according to the received position information; And
And adjusting the position of the top plate by controlling the length of the support according to the determined position. 9. The method of claim 8,
The status information generating step includes:
Generating a sensor signal for an object to be sensed through a sensor unit including at least one sensor connected to a network;
Receiving the sensor signal from the sensor; And
And determining said context information by combining, processing and analyzing said sensor signals using ubiquitous or object Internet techniques. 10. The method of claim 9,
The sensor unit includes:
A biosensor for measuring a user's biomedical signal;
A peripheral sensor for measuring information on the working environment of the apparatus; And
And a work information collecting unit for collecting information on a work performed by the user, according to a situation. 11. The method of claim 10,
Wherein the biosensor measures information on the physical condition of the user including at least one of an electroencephalogram, an electrocardiogram, an electromyogram, a pulse wave, a respiration, a blood pressure, a body weight, a body temperature,
The peripheral sensor collects at least one of ambient brightness, ambient temperature, and current time, and
Wherein the job information collecting unit collects at least one of a history of a job performed by the user, information on a job currently being performed, and information on a job scheduled to be performed in the future, according to a situation. 12. The method of claim 11,
The physical condition is measured by at least one of a meter, a camera, a depth camera, and an infrared camera attached to a user's body,
Wherein the height of the top plate is determined by a smart portable device connected to a wireless communication network. 9. The method of claim 8,
The top plate position determination step may include:
Classifying the work performed by the user into at least two of a warm up mode, a general mode, a concentrated mode, and a relaxation mode according to at least one of a current concentration of a user and a required concentration; And
And determining the height to correspond to one of the working modes according to the context information. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 21 >

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