Dynamic building floorplans using retractable partitions
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsXinlin Wang, Lisa Seacat DeLuca
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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsXinlin Wang, Lisa Seacat DeLuca
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Disclosed are techniques for managing retractable privacy partitions to dynamically subdivide spaces in buildings into sub-spaces (or rooms). Retractable privacy partitions are distributed throughout a given space in a building such that the retractable privacy partitions can completely retract into a surface of the given space (for example, the floor or ceiling) such that when they are fully extended, the retractable privacy partitions create separate rooms within the given space, and when fully retracted, the retractable privacy partitions do not significantly impede movement or sightlines throughout the given space. Further disclosed are techniques to manage the retractable privacy partitions based on properties indicative of demand for rooms of various sizes within the given space. Some embodiments further disclose retractable privacy partitions including switchable glass to provide additional flexibility through dynamic opacity along with dynamic extension/retraction of the partitions.
A computer-implemented method (CIM) for use with a portion of floorspace of a building with a plurality of retractable privacy partitions throughout the portion of the floorspace, the CIM comprising:
A computer program product (CPP) for use with a portion of floorspace of a building with a plurality of retractable privacy partitions throughout the portion of the floorspace, the CPP comprising:
A computer system (CS) for use with a portion of floorspace of a building with a plurality of retractable privacy partitions throughout the portion of the floorspace, the CS comprising:
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