William C Ewing

US Patent:

20170255880, Sep 7, 2017

Filed:

Mar 1, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/057838

Inventors:

- Boston MA, US
William David Ewing - Chapel Hill NC, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/02
H04L 29/06
G06T 7/00
G06T 7/20
H04N 7/18
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Methods and apparatuses are described for dynamic seating and workspace planning. A server computing device determines an identity and a workspace location of people within a facility by analyzing digital images from cameras at the facility and data elements of interactions with hardware devices at the facility. The server computing device determines the workspace location for each person within the facility using (i) a physical location associated with a digital image in which the person appears and (ii) a physical location associated with at least one of the hardware devices being used by the person. The server computing device generates a workspace reservation chart indicating a portion of workspace locations currently being used and a portion of workspace locations reserved for future use. The server computing device provides advice to remove computing devices regarding available workspace locations at the facility.