Patent ID: 8441782

Claim:
A wall-mounted computer workstation, comprising: a mounting bracket for fixable attachment to a wall; a cabinet operatively connected to the mounting bracket, the cabinet having a front side to face away from the wall, and a rear side to be adjacent to the wall; a track rigidly attached to the cabinet and operably engaged with the mounting bracket to guide the cabinet in a vertical direction; a non-contacting sensor operably disposed on the cabinet to detect a presence of a computer operator; an input device tray to receive at least one computer input device, the tray rotatably connected to the cabinet, the tray having an operating position such that the at least one computer input device is held in an input position and having a stowed position such that access to the at least one computer input device is substantially prevented; a first electromagnet disposed on the cabinet to selectively magnetically retain the input device tray in the stowed position; a second electromagnet disposed on the cabinet to selectively magnetically retain the input device tray in the operating position; an electronic lock control panel operably disposed on an exterior surface of the cabinet to accept authentication input from the operator; and an electronic lock control module disposed in a lockable compartment of the cabinet, the lock control module connected to receive signals from the electronic lock control panel and the non-contacting sensor, the lock control module connected to the first and second electromagnets to separately control electric current flow through the first and second electromagnets in response to an authentication by the lock control module.