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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Xinlin Wang, Irvine, CA (US);
Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Bozeman, MT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
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.