Techniques for configuring physical spaces
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorLyle Howard Sandler
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Abstract
Techniques for configuring physical spaces are provided. Walls of a physical space are selectively engaged on tracks and sectioned. The walls include integrated devices to receive instructions and automatically reconfigure themselves into custom defined spaces by moving along the tracks in accordance with the instructions. Moreover, the walls selectively include integrated media devices that receive instructions to present custom information and to provide interactive custom services. The instructions can be customized and dynamically delivered to the walls and the media devices on demand to alter the physical space of an establishment along with altering the presented information and provided services of the establishment.
Claims20
A processor-implemented method programmed in memory and/or a non-transitory computer-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method, comprising:
- receiving, via the one or more processors, an instruction to configure a physical space having multiple walls into a target configuration from an existing configuration;
- directing, via the one or more processors, devices associated with the walls to move selective walls along tracks to achieve the target configuration;
- and
- instructing, via the one or more processors, media devices embedded in or affixed to portions of selective walls to present custom information consistent with the target configuration.
A processor-implemented method programmed in memory and/or a non-transitory computer-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method, comprising:
- instructing, via the one or more processors, devices that control walls of a physical space to reconfigure from a source state to a target state;
- and
- configuring, via the one or more processors, media devices within the physical space to a media state consistent with the target state.
A system comprising:
- memory configured with a space configuration manager represented as executable instructions that execute on one or more processors;
- wherein the space configuration manager is configured to interact with devices that control walls of physical space within a building to custom and to automatically redefine that physical space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.