Abstract: A cable retractor includes a housing. A motorized drive section within the housing urges a segment of cable past the drive section. A chamber within the housing includes a first pulley rotatable about a fixed first axis near an end of the chamber, a second pulley rotatable about a second axis, and a third pulley rotatable about a third axis. At least the second or third pulley is translatable along a length of the chamber. The cable enters the chamber at a first opening, partially winds around the second pulley, partially winds around the first pulley, then partially winds around the third pulley, and exits at a second opening. To extract a length of cable, the translatable pulley translates toward the first pulley such that a decrease in distance between the first axis and the axis of the translatable pulley is proportional to the extracted length of the cable.

Abstract: A swivel mount kit includes a first insertable part having a hollow, cylindrical body and a first plate part attached thereto. An upper surface of the first plate part includes a curved track and with a particular shape and dimensions. A second insertable part includes an elongated body and a second plate part attached thereto. A lower surface of the second plate part includes a protrusion that extends away and has a location, shape and dimensions that correspond to those of the locking region and those of the curved track. When the elongated body is inserted into a central opening of the first insertable part and the protrusion is inserted into the locking region, the protrusion fits securely and prevents the second insertable part from moving. When the protrusion is instead inserted into the curved track, the protrusion is movable and the second insertable part is rotatable about an axis.

Abstract: A cable retractor includes a housing. A motorized drive section within the housing urges at least a segment of cable past the drive section. A circular chamber within the housing, including a circular spindle at a center, holds at least another segment of cable. The at least another segment of cable loops around the spindle. The motorized drive section urges the cable in one direction to draw the at least another segment of the cable from the circular chamber, past the motorized drive section, and through an external opening in the housing to outside the housing. The motorized drive section and urges the cable in an opposing direction to draw the at least another segment through the external opening from outside, past the motorized drive section, into the circular chamber, and around the circular-shaped spindle, then looping around itself in a circular manner.

Abstract: A system and method are described herein for gating at least one input to an amplifier, the method comprising: measuring at least one audio analog signal level received by the amplifier at a first input; determining whether the received at least one audio analog signal level is below a predetermined threshold level; and gating the first input such that the received audio analog signal level is ignored in further processing by the amplifier.

Abstract: A swivel mount kit includes a first insertable part having a hollow, cylindrical body and a first plate part attached thereto. An upper surface of the first plate part includes a curved track and with a particular shape and dimensions. A second insertable part includes an elongated body and a second plate part attached thereto. A lower surface of the second plate part includes a protrusion that extends away and has a location, shape and dimensions that correspond to those of the locking region and those of the curved track. When the elongated body is inserted into a central opening of the first insertable part and the protrusion is inserted into the locking region, the protrusion fits securely and prevents the second insertable part from moving. When the protrusion is instead inserted into the curved track, the protrusion is movable and the second insertable part is rotatable about an axis.

Abstract: A system reserves and provides a user with a workspace that includes a workspace device. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A portal controls operation of the workspace and panel. The portal receives a user request to reserve a workspace for a predetermined period, reserves the workspace based on the user request, including generating a two-dimensional barcode unique to the reserved workspace and that reservation, and transmits the 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display. The portal transmits information about the reserved workspace to a user device, receives from the user device data generated from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, activates the reserved workspace and the workspace device. The user is thereby supplied with the reserved workspace by merely providing the user request and then scanning the 2D code using the user device.

Abstract: A module is insertable within a fliptop unit for supporting any one of a variety of connectors that may be stored within the module. A front wall, rear wall, and pair of opposing sidewalls enclose an opening through the module. The pair of opposing sidewalls are disposed between the front wall and rear wall. An inner wall of one opposing sidewall includes mounting locations for receiving an end section of a pair of arms of a holder insert. The mounting locations correspond to a heights along the opening of the module. An inner wall of another opposing sidewall includes opposing mounting locations for receiving an end section of another arm of the holder insert. The opposing mounting locations further correspond to the heights along the opening of the module. The holder insert is mountable at any one of the heights along the opening of the module.

Abstract: A method and system for playing an audio indicator in a loudspeaker to identify a location of the loudspeaker in a room is described herein, comprising: at least two loudspeaker assemblies, each of which are adapted to receive digitally encoded audio signals and other digital signals, each of the at least two loudspeaker assemblies having a unique digital address and each comprising at least one loudspeaker; at least one processor communicatively coupled to each of the at least two loudspeaker assemblies; an input device communicatively coupled to the at least one processor; and a memory operatively connected with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to execute a method that comprises: receiving an input from the input device at the at least one processor, the input indicating which one of the at least two loudspeaker assemblies to identify a location thereof; generating a mes

Abstract: Described herein are a system and method for software controller that can facilitate configuration of a plurality of audio devices in an audio distribution system and wherein such configuration includes substantially automating such configuration for existing audio devices and audio devices that will be installed in the future. Information is obtained from each of a plurality of audio devices in an audio distribution system and when configuration information is received in the audio distribution system regarding a particular audio device, such that the specific audio device operates in a known manner, that configuration information is copied to others of the same specific type of audio device in the audio distribution system.

Abstract: An apparatus drives and guides movement of a display assembly that includes a display unit. At least one track extends along at least one side of the display assembly and defines a path along which the display assembly is driven. A plurality of pins extend from the display assembly to the at least one track. At least one constant force spring has at one end a coiled part that is rotatably coupled to the display assembly, and an opposing end fastened to a fixed mounting location, and an uncoiled part extending between the coiled part and the opposing end. The at least one constant force spring is configured to drive the display assembly from a lowered position to a raised position while the plurality of pins travels along the at least one track and guide movement of the display assembly.

Abstract: An acoustic waveguide for use in a unified communications system conference room audio device is described herein, wherein the acoustic waveguide is a generally shepherds-hook shaped object, comprising: a lower, substantially planar non-acoustic wave interfacing surface; and a concave or convex shaped upper acoustic wave interfacing surface, wherein the concave or convex upper acoustic wave interfacing surface comprises a concave or convex shaped surface with a substantially continuously and linearly changing radius from a lower end to an upper end, and wherein when used with a substantially similar second acoustic waveguide that is similarly positioned within the audio device, but wherein the second acoustic waveguide is a mirrored opposite of the first acoustic waveguide, the combination of the two acoustic waveguides are adapted to generate a substantially uniform sound pressure level and radiation pattern about the audio device when each receive respective acoustic audio waves from respective loudspeakers

Abstract: Systems, methods, and modes for mechanically and electrically interconnecting a plurality of electrical modules mounted on a rail side by side via an interconnector. Each electrical module comprises a housing and at least one slotted port recessed in the housing having a plurality of electrical contact pins therein. The interconnector comprises a first portion and a second portion each having a plurality of electrical contact pads, wherein each contact pad in the first portion is electrically connected to respective one of the plurality of contract pads in the second portion. The interconnector is adapted to removably attach to the electrical modules by inserting the first and second portions into respective slotted ports in the electrical modules and thereby aligning and electrically connecting the contact pads of the interconnector with respective contact pins of the electrical modules.

Abstract: A system provides a user with access to a smart locker. A panel includes, and controls, a display. A smart locker portal controls operation of the smart locker and the panel, receives a user-initiated request to access a smart locker reserved for the user, generates a 2D code that is unique to the reserved smart locker, transmits the generated 2D code to the panel for presentation on the display, transmits information about the reserved smart locker to a user device, receives from the user device data generated by the user device from a scan of the 2D code presented on the display, and in response to receiving the scanned data, checks in the user into the reserved smart locker and transmits a signal to the reserved smart locker that instructs the smart locker to open so that the user may access the smart locker.