Workstation, method for workstation and computer program product

Abstract

The workstation includes a work surface supported at a height above floor and exercise apparatus supported on floor next to work surface such that user operating exercise apparatus is in a position for working on work surface, exercise apparatus extending on floor away from work surface, and platform for a seat, platform including means for moving platform with respect to work surface, wherein workstation is adapted to receive means for moving platform such that platform is movable on exercise apparatus to different distances from work surface on at least one straightforward path of movement and, wherein at said distances same portion of work surface is towards user positioned for working at work surface, said distances including at least one distance defining a position of platform with respect to work surface for operating exercise apparatus and at least one position of platform with respect to work surface, where user is seated.

1 . A workstation, comprising:
 a work surface supported at a height above a floor and an exercise apparatus supported on the floor next to the work surface such that a user operating the exercise apparatus is in a position for working on the work surface, said exercise apparatus extending on the floor away from the work surface, and   a platform for a seat, said platform including means for moving the platform with respect to the work surface,   wherein the workstation is adapted to receive the means for moving the platform such that the platform is movable on the exercise apparatus to different distances from the work surface on at least one straightforward path of movement and, wherein at said distances the same portion of the work surface is towards the user positioned for working at the work surface, wherein said distances comprise at least one distance defining a position of the platform with respect to the work surface for operating the exercise apparatus and at least one position of the platform with respect to the work surface, where the user is seated.   
     
     
         2 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for moving the platform has support structures that extend vertically and horizontally below the seat such that the exercise apparatus fits below the support structures and the seat, when the platform is received by the workstation. 
     
     
         3 . A workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the workstation comprises a break arrangement that prevents the platform from moving with respect to the work surface. 
     
     
         4 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the exercise apparatus comprises a drive system for driving the exercise apparatus supported on the floor such that the exercise apparatus offers resistance to the movement of the user operating the exercise apparatus; and the drive system is arranged next to a portion of the exercise apparatus operating against the user. 
     
     
         5 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , including a controller integrated within the work surface and an interface unit for connecting to electric mains and to a communications network at the foot of support structures of the work surface, and the controller and the interface unit are electrically connected for transmission of data and electrical power. 
     
     
         6 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the platform is configured for movement of the seat in a direction of the edge of the work surface, said edge being the edge closest to the platform. 
     
     
         7 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the workstation comprises side surfaces located on opposite sides of the exercise apparatus for extending the width of the exercise apparatus in the direction of width of the work surface, wherein the side surfaces and the exercise apparatus form a substantially uniform surface. 
     
     
         8 . The workstation according to  claim 6 , wherein the platform defines a center point of rotational movement around a vertical axis and the platform comprises an arm for the seat, said arm extending vertically and horizontally away from the stand. 
     
     
         9 . The workstation according to  claim 8 , wherein the arm is connected to the stand such that the arm is rotatable around a horizontal axis. 
     
     
         10 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , wherein the exercise apparatus comprises a treadmill. 
     
     
         11 . The workstation according to  claim 1  comprising at least one sensor for detecting a movement of the platform, a drive system for driving the work surface, a display stand and/or the platform to different positions, for example a height above the floor, and a controller operatively connected to the sensor, the work surface and the drive system and the controller is configured to cause the workstation to:
 determine a movement of the platform; 
 drive the work surface, the display stand and/or the platform between different positions, for example a height above the floor, on the basis of the determined movement. 
 
     
     
         12 . The workstation according to  claim 1 , comprising a sensor for detecting a movement of the work surface and a controller operatively connected to the sensor and the exercise apparatus, the work surface and the exercise apparatus and the controller is configured to cause the workstation to:
 determine a change of height of the work surface;   switch operative state of the exercise apparatus on the basis of the determined change of the height.   
     
     
         13 . A method for a workstation comprising
 a work surface,   an exercise apparatus supported on the floor next to the work surface such that a user operating the exercise apparatus is in a position for working on the work surface,   a platform for a seat,   a drive system for driving the work surface to different heights above the floor,   one or more sensors installed to locations in the workstation for measuring movement of the platform, and   a controller operatively connected to the sensors and drive system, and arranged to cause the method comprising:   determine a movement of the platform on the exercise apparatus to different distances from the work surface on at least one straightforward path of movement and, wherein at said distances the same portion of the work surface is towards the user positioned for working at the work surface, said distances comprising at least one distance defining a position of the platform with respect to the work surface for operating the exercise apparatus and at least one position of the platform with respect to the work surface, where the user is seated.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the workstation comprises one or more sensors for measuring performance of the user in a working position, the method comprising:
 determining a working position of the user;   measuring performance of the user in the working position;   sharing the measured performance to the user, other workstations and/or asocial networking service.   
     
     
         15 . A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising program instructions for a workstation comprising
 a work surface,   an exercise apparatus supported on the floor next to the work surface such that a user operating the exercise apparatus is in a position for working on the work surface,   a platform for a seat,   a drive system for driving the work surface to different heights above the floor,   one or more sensors installed to locations in the workstation for measuring movement of the platform, and   a controller operatively connected to the sensors and drive system, and arranged, when the computer program instructions are loaded into the controller to cause the method comprising:   determine a movement of the platform on the exercise apparatus to different distances from the work surface on at least one straightforward path of movement and, wherein at said distances the same portion of the work surface is towards the user positioned for working at the work surface, said distances comprising at least one distance defining a position of the platform with respect to the work surface for operating the exercise apparatus and at least one position of the platform with respect to the work surface, where the user is seated.