Movable desk with adjustable lift and tilt

1 . A movable desk, comprising:

an adjustable desktop;

vertical support members coupled to the adjustable desktop;

a vertical actuator for adjusting a vertical position of the adjustable desktop;

wheel assemblies coupled to bottom portions of the vertical support members wherein each of the wheel assemblies comprises an omnidirectional wheel and a motor coupled to the omnidirectional wheel;

a controller in communication with the vertical actuator and the motors of the wheel assemblies for controlling movements of the vertical actuator and the wheel assemblies; and

a memory coupled to the controller for storing a predetermined desk location;

wherein the controller controls the vertical actuator to adjust the vertical position of the desktop and the controller controls the motors of the wheel assemblies to move the movable desk from a current location to the predetermined desk location.

2 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a user interface coupled to the controller for receiving desk controls from an authorized user; and

a tilt actuator coupled to the adjustable desktop and in communication with the controller;

wherein the user interface receives tilt angle inputs and the controller adjusts a tilt angle of the adjustable desktop.

3 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a microphone coupled to the controller;

a memory coupled to the controller for storing user preferences for the movable desk; and

a voice-controlled command system running on the controller for converting verbal commands received by the microphone into movement controls for the motors, wherein the movable desk is moved by the controller in response to voice commands received by the microphone.

4 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

an object detection sensor coupled to the controller for detecting an object in a path of the movable desk, wherein the controller responds to the object in the path of the movable desk by stopping the motors or altering a course of the movable desk to prevent a collision between the object and the movable desk.

5 . The movable desk of claim 1 wherein each of the wheel assemblies include a planetary gearing between the motor and the omnidirectional wheel.

6 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a camera coupled to the controller; and

facial recognition software running on the controller;

wherein the memory coupled to the controller stores facial image data of an authorized user of the movable desk, the camera takes an image of a desk user's face and the facial recognition software determines that the image of the face matches the facial image data before the controller allows the authorized user to control the movements of the vertical actuator and the wheel assemblies.

7 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a user interface coupled to the controller, wherein the user interface is a digital touchscreen touchpad, a press button, and a digital haptic touch screen.

8 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a wireless receiver coupled to the controller for providing wireless communications with a computing device; and

a user interface for controlling the movable desk running on the computing device;

wherein the user interface receives desk movement signals from the computing device and the controller controls the motors and the vertical actuator in accordance with the desk movement signals.

9 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

desk setting data recorded by the controller and stored in the memory for a first identified user, wherein the desk setting data comprises: desk user identification, desktop height, desktop tilt angle, locations of the movable desk, and time of use for the movable desk;

an artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning module coupled to the controller having access to the desk setting data stored in the memory, wherein the AI machine learning module learns user habits through the desk setting data and generates desk setting preferences; and

a user interface display coupled to the controller, wherein the user interface display displays the desk setting preferences for the first identified user, an accept button for accepting the desk setting preferences for the first identified user, and a desk setting modify button for controlling the vertical actuator and the motors of the moveable desk.

10 . The movable desk of claim 9 further comprising:

desk setting data recorded by the controller and stored in the memory for a second identified user;

wherein the user interface display displays the desk setting preferences for the second identified user and an accept button for accepting the desk setting preferences for the second identified user.

11 . The movable desk of claim 10 further comprising:

a speaker coupled to the controller; and

a sensor for detecting that the user is in a seated position at the movable desk;

wherein the controller determines that the user has remained in the seated position for a pre-determined time period and the controller causes the speaker to give an audio reminder to move out of the seated position.

12 . The movable desk of claim 1 further comprising:

a security user interface coupled to the controller for preventing unauthorized use of the desk wherein the security user interface comprising at least one of: a radio frequency identification reader, a fingerprint reader, a retina scanner, and a facial recognition camera.

13 . A movable desk, comprising:

an adjustable desktop;

vertical support members coupled to the adjustable desktop;

a vertical actuator for adjusting a vertical position of the adjustable desktop;

wheel assemblies coupled to bottom portions of the vertical support members wherein each of the wheel assemblies comprises an omnidirectional wheel and a motor coupled to the omnidirectional wheel;

a controller in communication with the vertical actuator and the motors of the wheel assemblies for controlling movements of the vertical actuator and the wheel assemblies;

a tilt actuator for adjusting a tilt angle of the adjustable desktop, wherein the tilt actuator is extendable between an extended position and a retracted position;

a controller for controlling movements of the vertical actuator and the motors of the wheel assemblies;

a memory coupled to the controller for storing user preferences for movable desk settings for a plurality of users; and

a user identification interface coupled to the controller, wherein the controller controls the vertical actuator to adjust the vertical position of the adjustable desktop and adjusts the tilt actuator to adjust the tilt angle of the adjustable desktop to match the movable desk settings for a user from the plurality of users identified by data received by the controller from the user identification interface.

14 . The movable desk of claim 13 , further comprising:

object detection sensors coupled to the controller for detecting objects close to the movable desk and preventing collisions between the objects and the movable desk.

15 . The movable desk of claim 13 , further comprising:

operational modes for the movable desk stored in the memory, wherein each of the operational modes has different predetermined personalized movable desk settings, user restrictions, and desk control restrictions; and

a management interface coupled to the controller and the memory, wherein the management interface having access to the memory for selecting, modifying, and customizing the operational modes.

16 . A system for controlling a plurality of movable desks, comprising:

a first desk of the plurality of movable desks comprising:

an adjustable desktop;

vertical support members coupled to the adjustable desktop;

a vertical actuator for adjusting a vertical position of the adjustable desktop;

wheel assemblies coupled to bottom portions of the vertical support members wherein each of the wheel assemblies comprises an omnidirectional wheel and a motor coupled to the omnidirectional wheel;

a controller in communication with the vertical actuator and the motors of the wheel assemblies for controlling movements of the vertical actuator and the wheel assemblies;

a wireless receiver in communication with the controller for receiving movement commands, and

a memory coupled to the controller for storing a predetermined desk location;

 wherein the controller controls the vertical actuator to adjust the vertical position of the desktop and the controller controls the motors of the wheel assemblies to move the movable desk from a current location to the predetermined desk location; and

a central management computing device in wireless communication with the first movable desk, wherein the central management computing device has a processor, a wireless transmitter, a management memory for storing a set of predetermined positions for the first movable desk, and a command user interface, the central management computing device transmitting the movement commands to move the first desk to the predetermined positions.

17 . The system for controlling a plurality of movable desks of claim 16 wherein the first desk further comprises an object detection sensor for detecting objects close to the first movable desk and the controller responds to the object in the path of the movable desk by stopping the motors or altering a course of the movable desk to prevent a collision between the object and the movable desk.

18 . The array of movable desks of claim 16 wherein the management memory stores pre-defined user profile data for a plurality of users and the controller of the first movable desk receives the user profile data for one of the plurality of users and controls the vertical position of the adjustable desktop and adjusts the tilt angle of the adjustable desktop according to the user profile data.

19 . The system for controlling a plurality of movable desks of claim 16 wherein the first desk further comprises a tilt actuator coupled to the adjustable desktop and in communication with the controller that receives tilt angle inputs and adjusts a tilt angle of the adjustable desktop.

20 . The system for controlling a plurality of movable desks of claim 16 wherein the first desk further comprises: a camera coupled to the controller and facial recognition software running on the controller, wherein the memory coupled to the controller stores facial image data of an authorized user of the movable desk, the camera takes an image of a desk user's face and the facial recognition software determines that the image of the face matches the facial image data before the controller allows the authorized user to control the movements of the vertical actuator and the wheel assemblies.