Patent ID: 8195475
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for improving ergonomics for a user within a workplace, comprising: plurality of work areas, wherein a user can perform multiple physical tasks within the workplace by interacting with the plurality of work areas, each of the plurality of work areas having at least one physically adjustable parameter adjustable through a range of motion; an indicator associated with each of the plurality of work areas, the indicator comprising a series of visually unique settings, each setting corresponding to a physical range of motion of the at least one physically adjustable parameter of the corresponding plurality of work areas; and a stored data set associated with the user of the workplace, wherein the stored data set comprises information representative of a determined series of ergonomic settings for each of the at least one physically adjustable parameter of the plurality of work areas in the workplace as represented by the indicator and correlated with the user of the workplace; wherein retrieval of the stored data set corresponding to the user permits the plurality of work areas to be conformed to the determined series of ergonomic settings in the stored data set associated with the user of the workplace.