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|Mar 11, 1980
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|Apr 18, 1978
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|Apr 20, 1977
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|Mitsugu Aoki, Yoshikazu Konishi, Taketoshi Ishihara
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|Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
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The present invention relates to ophthalmometers and more particularly to ophthalmometers in which ophthalmoscopic inspections can be proceeded automatically simply through actuation of switches by patients.
In an advanced mode of conventional ophthamoscopic inspections, inspection charts are sequentially projected on a screen and a patient who observes the projected chart makes a reply to the inspector with respect to the visibility of the chart. There is another type of ophthalmometer in which a corrective lens is inserted into the patient's observation optical path so that the patient can observe the projected chart through the corrective lens. In either type of the ophthalmometer, the inspector is required to operate the apparatus in order that the inspection is progressed. Therefore, a substantial time is spent before the inspection is completed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an ophthalmometer which is convenient for use and by which the ophthalmoscopic inspection can be completed in a decreased time.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an ophthalmometer in which inspection can be proceeded automatically simply through actuation of switches.
According to the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by an ophthalmometer comprising chart projecting optical means having a projecting optical path, ophthalmoscopic inspection chart means having a plurality of inspection charts each including a Landolt ring with a slit, chart advancing means for driving said chart means so that said charts are located in the projecting optical path in sequence one after another whereby an image of the chart in the projecting optical path is produced on a projecting plane, corrective lens means having a plurality of corrective lenses of different dioptral values, lens driving means for driving said corrective lens means so that the corrective lenses are brought into an operative position in sequence one after another, means for providing a mark around the chart image on the projecting plane, means for moving the mark circumferentially around the chart image, manual switch means adapted to be actuated by a patient, discriminating circuit means for discriminating whether the switch means has been actuated when the mark is in a position corresponding to the slit of the projected chart, means connected with the discriminating circuit means for energizing the chart advancing means so that an advanced chart is projected when the switch means is actuated while the mark is in a position corresponding to the slit of the projected mark and for energizing the lens driving means so that a lens having a larger dioptral value is placed in the operative position when the switch means is actuated while the mark is in a position other than the position corresponding to the slit of the projected chart.
Thus, according to the ophthalmometer of the present invention, the inspection can be progressed simply by having the patient actuate the manual switch when the mark is in the position corresponding to the slit of the projected chart. When the switch is actuated at a correct timing, the chart advancing means is energized so that a chart having a smaller Landolt ring is projected for further inspection. When the switch is incorrectly actuated, however, the lens actuating means is energized so that a further inspection is performed using a lens having a larger dioptral value with the same chart.
The present invention can be applied to an ophthalmometer of a type in which the projected chart image is observed by the patient through a corrective lens as well as to a type in which the chart is projected to the patient's eye through a corrective lens.
The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions of a preferred embodiment taking reference to the accompanying drawings, in which;
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatical illustration of the chart projecting optical system adopted in the ophthalmometer in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing detailed mechanisms adopted in the arrangement shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a view as seen along the line III--III in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a view as seen along the line IV--IV in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is view showing a projected chart and a mark around the chart; and
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the control circuit in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
Referring now to the drawings, particularly to FIG. 1, there is shown a chart projecting system including a light source 1 and a condenser lens 2 for directing the light from the light source 1 along an optical path 7. A plurality of ophthalmoscopic inspection charts 4 are carried on a chart disc 3 which is rotatable about an axis of a shaft 3a and so located that one of the charts 4 is inserted in the optical path 7. As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft 3a is connected with a motor 6 to be driven thereby.
Behind the chart disc 3, there is provided a projecting lens 5 and a half-transparent mirror 8 which are arranged in this order along the optical path 7. A portion of the light along the path 7 is therefore allowed to pass through the mirror 8 along a light path 5a while the remaining portion of the light is reflected by the mirror to pass along a reflected light path 5b.
The light which has passed along the path 5a is then reflected, by a pair of mirrors 9 and 10 provided for the purpose, to pass through an optical path 12a which is parallel with the path 5a. The light passing along the path 5b is reflected by a mirror 11 in the direction of an optical path 12b which is parallel with and laterally spaced from the path 12a by a distance L.
In the optical paths 12a and 12b, there are respectively provided corrective lens devices 14 and 15. Since the lens devices 14 and 15 are the same in construction, only the device 15 is shown in detail in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 2, the lens device 15 includes a disc 18 rotatably carried on a stationary shaft 16 and a disc 20 secured to a rotatable shaft 19. The disc 18 carries a plurality to spherical lenses 22 which are arranged with circumferential spacings. Similarly, the disc 20 carries a plurality of cylindrical lenses 23.
As shown in FIG. 4, the disc 18 has a plurality of radially directed slits 24. A driving disc 25 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced pins 26 is provided adjacent to the disc 18 in such a position that the pins 26 are sequentially brought into engagement with the slits 24 in the disc 18 to drive it. The driving disc 25 is connected with a motor 27 so that the former is rotated by the latter. Thus, the disc 18 is rotated by the motor 27 through the disc 25 and the pins 26 intermittently to locate one of the lenses 22 in the optical path 12b. In the illustrated embodiment, the dioptral value for near or far-sightness can be measured by the lenses 22.
The disc 20 has a driving shaft 19 which is connected with a motor 28 so that the disc 20 is rotated by the motor. Each of the lenses 23 is mounted in a lens frame 23a which is in turn rotatably mounted on the disc 20. The lens frame 23a has external gear teeth which are adapted to engage with a gear 29 rotatably supported about the driving shart 19. The gear 29 also engages with a pinion 31 which is driven by a motor 30. Thus, the axis of the cylinder of the lens 23 is rotated by the motor 30.
Referring further to FIG. 2, there is provided an astigmatic index projecting device 32 in the optical path 7 behind the chart disc 3. The device 32 comprises a rotatable member 34 having an index such as a colored mark 33 on a circumferential point thereof. The rotatable member 34 has external teeth which are adapted to be engaged with a pinion 35 driven by a motor 36. The motor 36 may be controlled by a switch which may be actuated by a patient and the astigmatic axis of the patient's eye can be determined by locating the index 33 is at the circumferential position of the projected chart where the projected image can be most clearly observed.
Referring back to FIG. 1, mirrors 37a and 37b are disposed respectively in the optical paths 12a and 12b with inclination angles of 45� with respect to the optical paths and a further pair of mirrors 38a and 38b are provided so as to reflect the lights from the mirrors 37a and 37b in the directions parallel but opposite to the optical paths 12a and 12b. As shown in FIG. 1, the mirrors 37a and 37b are respectively associated with the mirrors 38a and 38b so as to move together and by moving the mirrors from the positions shown by solid lines to the positions shown by dotted lines the lateral distance between the two optical paths can be decreased from l1 and l2. The light bundles which have been reflected by the mirrors 38a and 38b are passed through focusing lenses 44a and 44b to be focused. As is well known in the art, in this type of ophthalmometer, the patient's eyes are positioned at a predetermined distance from the focusing lenses 44a and 44b to observe the projected images of the chart 4 through the corrective lenses in the lens device 14 and 15.
Referring to FIG. 5, it will be noted that the chart 4 includes a mark 4a in the form of a ring having a slit 4b, which is well known in the art as the Landolt ring. The charts 4 on the disc 3 respectively have such Landolt rings 4a which differ in diameter among the charts 4. A provision is made in such a manner that marks 17 are sequentially presented around the projected chart one after another at predetermined circumferential distances. In the example shown in FIG. 5, small light sources such as light emitting diodes (LED) are arranged in such a way that the lights or images of lights from the light sources 17 are located around the projected chart images at 45� angular distances. The light sources 17 may be located anywhere in the chart projecting optical path. When the chart image is projected on a screen so that it is observed by a patient, the light sources may be provided on the screen.
The light sources 17 are respectively connected with stationary contacts 60a of a rotary switch 60 which has a rotatable contact 60b adapted to be driven by a motor 61 and connected with an electric power source 62. Thus, it will be noted that, as the rotatable contact 60b is rotated by the motor 61, the light sources 17 are energized sequentially one after another.
According to a feature of the present invention, there is provided a manually operated switch 50 which is adapted to be operated by a patient. As shown in FIG. 6, the switch 50 is connected with a discriminating circuit 51 which is also connected with the motors 6 and 61 so as to receive motor position signals therefrom. The discriminating circuit 51 functions to judge in accordance with the signals from the switch 50 and the motors 6 and 61 whether the switch 50 has been actuated when the light source 17 corresponding to the slit 4b on the Landolt ring 4a is energized. The circuit 51 thus produces a correct or error signal which is transferred to a control circuit 52. The control circuit 52 has output lines which are respectively connected with a motor control circuits 53 and 54 for controlling the chart advancing motor 6 and the lens driving motor 27, respectively.
The control circuit 52 functions to produce a chart advance signal when the correct signal is received from the discriminating circuit 51 and send the chart advance signal to the chart motor control circuit 53 which energizes the motor 6 so that the chart disc 3 is rotated by one step to present a next or advanced chart 4 in the projecting optical path. When the error signal is received, the control circuit 52 functions to produce a lens drive signal which is applied to the lens motor control circuit 54 to energize the motor 27 so that the lens disc 18 is rotated to present another lens of next larger dioptral value in the projecting optical path.
It will be noted from the above descriptions that the ophthalmoscopic inspection can be proceeded substantially automatically simply by having the patient push the manual switch. The total inspection time can thus be significantly decreased and a reliable measurement can be accomplished.
The invention has thus been shown and described with reference to a specific embodiment, however, it should be noted that the invention is in no way limited to the details of the illustrated arrangement but changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
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|Giles C. Clegg, Jr.
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|U.S. Classification
|351/234, 351/237, 351/222
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Dec 28, 1989
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Combining the insights of a gifted research scientist with vivid tales that are usually the realm of the novelist, Dr. Ronald Siegel lets his readers experience the suspicion, terror, and rage that possess the mind of the paranoid. This is the first book to investigate the actual experience of paranoia and to demonstrate that under the right conditions drugs or deprivation, for example anyone can be driven into that state. And indeed, eight million Americans already have been.
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|Aug 3, 1976
|Filing date
|Aug 14, 1974
|Priority date
|Aug 18, 1973
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|Gerhard Balle, Dieter Dieterich, Kurt Schaupp
|Original Assignee
|Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (28), Classifications (14)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
In the production of structural components such as floor toppings, wall panels, walls and ceilings, inorganic binders, such as anhydrite (natural and synthetic), gypsum or cement, are mixed, occasionally in undiluted form, but generally together with such aggregates as sand, silica, perlite, pumice or foamed plastic beads, and with water, optionally using additives such as air-entraining agents or plasticizers, and processed in this form. If the structural components produced from this mortar are to show favorable properties, it is essential to use a low water-binder factor, (WBF) i.e. to use as little water as possible, based on the binder used. Unfortunately, this often makes the mortar viscous. If the water content is further reduced, the mortar loses its plasticity and, hence, also its compactability. The production of high-quality structural components from a mortar of this kind involves intensive, mechanical compaction by vibration and/or compression. Since even this is not sufficient for a number of purposes, it is often necessary to use increased quantities of binder in order to obtain the required properties of, for example, high strength, quick setting and early strippability and imperviousness.
All the measures referred to above involve increased labor and, hence, also involve increased costs. Accordingly, these measures are not often applied and instead the mortar is made easier to work by increasing the water-binder factor. The result is often quality defects in or damage to the structural components thus produced.
Accordingly, attempts have been made to improve the workability of mortars by means of chemical additives. Thus, it is known that so-called plasticizers can be used for concrete. The plasticizers used are almost entirely surface-active substances, such as for example alkylaryl sulfonates, ethylene oxide addition products, alkyl phenol polyglycolethers or ligninsulfonates and mixtures thereof. These products are generally added to the binder in quantities of from 0.01% to 0.1%. Even using optimum dosage, the saving of water or the increase in flowability hardly amounts to more than from 10% to 12%. Rather than significantly increasing the plasticizing effect a larger addition almost always has a considerable adverse effect upon the properties of the mortar. Above all, they increase its setting time and air-pore content and reduce its strength value.
The addition of a modified amino-s-triazine resin to inorganic binders is proposed in Austrian Pat. No. 263,607. This addition is said to provide a building material with high bond strength, tensile strength and compressive strength and to improve the quality of its surface.
German Pat. No. 1,238,831 proposes a naphthalene sulfonic acid derivative/formaldehyde condensate as a dispersant for cement, while German OS No. 2,131,518 proposes a homopolymer or copolymer of amides or imides of unsaturated carboxylic acids substituted through the amide or imide nitrogen atoms by, for example alkyl- or aryl groups containing sulphonic acid groups.
Even though these products have a favorable plasticizing effect on various binders, they may in some instances tend to induce overrapid sedimentation of binder and/or aggregate, which seriously impairs strength and has an adverse effect upon the surface quality of structural components produced in this manner.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to modify a mortar so as to render it more processible in the course of producing structural components of superior strength and other properties.
These and other objects and advantages are realized in accordance with the present invention pursuant to which there is provided a mortar comprising an inorganic binder and a sulfonic acid group-containing formaldehyde condensation product with a cycloalkanone. In accordance with the invention the mortar may further contain at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a plasticizer, hardening accelerator, retarder, air-entraining agent, thickener, activator, anti-foam agent or synthetic resin dispersion and/or at least one aggregate selected from the group consisting of sand, silica, perlite, pumice or foamed plastic beads.
The condensation products used in accordance with the invention can be obtained, for example, by condensing formaldehyde and alkali metal salts of sulfurous acid with cycloalkanones of the formula ##EQU1## wherein: n is 0 or 1; and
R1 to R5 each independently is hydrogen or alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as for example methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, hexyl.
Compounds of formula I are known from the literature. The production of the formaldehyde condensation products containing sulfonic acid groups added to the mortar in accordance with the invention from compounds of formula (I) is known, for example, from German OS No. 1,720,729. According to this publication, the reactants, optionally diluted with water, are mixed together with intensive stirring at a moderately elevated temperature, for example at temperatures of from 25 to 60�C, preferably at a temperature of from 25 to 35�C, resulting immediately in an exothermic reaction which can increase the temperature of the system up to its boiling point. Condensation is completed by subsequently heating to the boiling point. Thus, condensation products according to the invention can be obtained, for example, by condensing cycloalkanones such as cyclopentanone, cyclohexanone and isomeric methylcyclohexanones, alone or in admixture, with aqueous formaldehyde solutions or with formaldehyde donors, such as paraformaldehyde or 1,3,5-trioxane and alkali metal salts of sulforous acid, for example sodium sulfite, potassium sulfite, sodium hydrogen sulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, sodium pyrosulfite or potassium pyrosulfite. The quantitative ratios between the reactants can vary within relatively wide limits. Condensates having a favorable plasticizing effect can be obtained by condensing 1 mole of cyclohexanone with about 0.75 to 4 moles, preferably about 1.05 to 2.5 moles of formaldehyde and about 0.1 to 1.2 moles, preferably about 0.25 to 1.0 mole, of an alkali metal sulfite, including an alakli metal hydrogen sulfite, or with about 0.05 to 0.6 mole, preferably about 0.125 to 0.5 mole, of an alakli metal pyrosulfite. Instead of using pure cycloalkanones, it is possible to use crude reaction mixtures obtained from the production of cycloalkanone, distillation residues, etc., either on their own or in conjunction with pure cycloalkanones. The preferred cycloalkanone is cyclohexanone.
The molecular weight of the condensation product used in accordance with the invention amounts to between about 400 to 30,000, preferably to between about 1200 and 20,000. The condensation products can be used both in the form of an aqueous solution and in powder form. If necessary, a powderform product can be obtained from the aqueous solution by spray drying.
The condensation products used in accordance with the invention are employed in a quantity of from about 0.05 to 5% by weight, preferably in a quantity of about 0.2 to 2% by weight, based on the binder. Quantities of this order have such an intense plasticizing effect upon the mortar that even the mortar produced with a relatively low water-binder factor is either spontaneously free-flowing or only requires minimal mechanical working to be brought into the form of compact structural components. Where the products according to the invention are added to the mortar, the water-binder factor can be considerably reduced, for example for the same degree of compaction, resulting in the formation of structural components with extremely good properties, such as high strength, low porosity and, hence, high imperviousness. On the other hand, it is possible, for the same waterbinder factor or with only a slight reduction in the quantity of mixing water, to obtain such a heavily plasticized mortar that there is no longer any need for compaction. If necessary, the mortar obtained in this way can be allowed to level out smoothly and evenly almost entirely on its own. Since the mortar produced in accordance with the invention generally contains only a relatively small amount of water, this material does not have any tendency to "bleed", in other words binder, aggregate and water remain in the form of a homogeneous mass, even after prolonged standing, nor does any of the mixing water rise to the surface during compaction by vibration. Aggregates can readily be used in a quantity of up to about 300% by weight, preferably to a quantity of about 150 to 200% by weight, based on the binder. The condensation products according to the invention are preferably used in the production of free-flow mortars and free-flow toppings, especially those based on anhydrite as the binder, in which case the extremely good plasticizing effect is particularly apparent, even in the presence of aggregates in the quantities referred to.
In certain applications, a further improvement can be obtained by combining the compounds according to the invention with special auxiliaries and/or additives. In the context of the invention, auxiliaries are substances which react with a basically acting binder, i.e. in the case of synthetic anhydrite reacting with the lime which is always present, to form substantially insoluble hydroxides which, in turn, are able to form with other basic components hydraulically setting compounds which are incorporated into the solidifying mortar. It is possible in this way to obtain particularly strong mortar structures which, in the case of floor toppings, not only have increased compressive strength, but also a considerably greater surface abrasion resistance. Auxiliaries of this kind are, for example, FeSO4.sup.. 7 H2 O, Al2 (SO4)3 or KAl(SO4)2. They can be added to the binder in quantities of about 0.1 to 5% by weight, preferably in quantities of about 0.2 to 2% by weight.
For special applications, it is also possible to use combinations with other additives, for example with conventional plasticizing agents (for example with condensation products of nonylphenol with ethyleneoxide), hardening accelerators (for example CaCl2 for cement or K2 SO4 for anhydrite), sealing compounds (for example alkaline earth metal salts of stearic acid), air-entraining agents (for example calcium ligninsulfonate), retarders (for example salts of tartaric acid or of citric acid) or synthetic resin dispersions, especially those all based on polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpropionate and polyacrylates, and also their copolymers.
The invention will be further described in the following illustrative examples wherein all parts are by weight unless otherwise specifically expressed.
A. Preparation of the condensation product
98g (1 mole) of cyclohexanone are intensively stirred with a solution of 84g (0.67 mole) of sodium sulfite in 200 ml of water in a spherical flask equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, thermometer and dropping funnel. 170g (1.67 mole) of an approximately 30% aqueous formaldehyde solution are then added at a temperature of 30� to 35�C, after which the initially two-phase mixture changes accompanied by a gradual increase in temperature into a slightly hazy, yellowish, slightly foaming moderately viscous solution which begins to boil spontaneously under the effect of an exothermic reaction. After the reaction has ceased, the mixture is stirred for two hours at boiling point. A sample obtained by concentration through evaporation contains 38.2% of a viscous, yellow resin with a molecular weight of approximately 6000.
B. Production of an anhydrite mortar
i. The following components were made into moist paste over a total mixing time of 3 minutes in a 10 liter planetary mixer:
5 kg of synthetic anhydrite,
0.05 kg of potassium sulfate (=1% of activator),
1.5 kg of water (WBF = 0.30).
ii. In a second test, 130 g of the condensation product obtained in accordance with (A), corresponding to a weight ratio of anhydrite:condensation product solids of 100:1, were added to the same mixture as in (i). The slump factor of the compositions obtained in both tests was determined as a measure of plasticization, and the strengths of the 4 � 4 � 16 cm prisms produced with these compositions were tested after different periods of storage.
iii. In a third test, in which 1% of the condensation product was added, the water-binder factor was reduced until the slump factor of the zero sample 1 (i) was reached. In this case, only 1.1 kg of water were required for a slump factor of 11.5/17 cm (WBF = 0.22). The strength values obtained both in this test and in tests 1 (i) and 1 (ii) are set out in the following Table: Table 1 (Strengths of anhydrite samples).
Table 1______________________________________(Strengths of anhydrite samples)Sample Slump (cm) Strengths kgf/cm2 before/after Bending tension/compressive15 shocks after 3 days after 7 days after 28 days______________________________________1.1 11/16 59/316 75/410 83/4181.2 47/49 73/394 82/401 95/4521.3 11.5/17 76/418 85/492 114/564______________________________________
i. A cement mortar was prepared from the following components:
25 kg of Portland cement = 20 1
112 kg of sand/gravel of (0-7 mm) = 81 1 corresponding to a part per volume ratio of 1:4
11 kg of water.
Since the sand additionally contains 3.6% of water the total quantity of water is 15 kg, in other words the water-cement factor (WCF) amounts to 0.60. The slump factor as measured with a slump funnel amounted to 10/14 cm. The strengths obtained are set out in Table 2.
ii. In another test, 0.5 kg, corresponding to 0.8% solids based on cement, of a condensation product prepared in accordance with Example 1 (A) from 1 mole of cyclohexanone, 1.6 mole of formaldehyde, 0.33 mole of sodium sulfite and 0.167 mole of sodium pyrosulfite, with a solids content of 40% and a molecular weight of approximately 2200, are added to the same mixtures. The quantity of water was reduced to 7 kg, so that the same slump factor as in 1 (i) was obtained. Including the quantity of water present in the sand, the total quantity of water amounted to 11 kg, corresponding to a WCF of 0.44. The following strengths were obtained:
Table 2__________________________________________________________________________(Strengths of cement mortars)MixtureWCF Slump (cm) Strengths kg/cm2 before/after Bending tension/compressive 15 shocks after 3 days after 7 days after 28 day__________________________________________________________________________2.1 0.60 10/14 37/156 49/274 63/3262.2 0.44 10/13.8 54.233 67/341 85/477__________________________________________________________________________
An anhydrite mortar of 100 parts of weight of synthetic anhydrite, 1 part by weight of K2 SO4 and 30 parts by weight of water had a slump factor of 12/20 cm. 1%, based on anhydrite, of the condensation product mentioned in Example 2(ii), expressed as solid substance, was added to 6 different mortars which had been prepared with different anhydrite fractions from standard production. All 6 mortars had a slump factor of more than 50/50cm.
It will be appreciated that the instant specification and examples are set forth by way of illustration and not limitation, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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I had the opportunity to spend some time recently with Asure Software's VP/GM of EMEA and APAC, Nigel Clarke, and to discuss how digital transformation is impacting work spaces and the mobile workforce. In years past I attended facility management conferences and developed mobile apps to help manage facilities, assets, rooms, inspections, materials and supplies. We were counting and inspecting physical objects. Today, however, there are digital transformations taking place in this industry.
Today, companies less often require employees to work in the physical office (sorry folks at Yahoo!). Often equipment is not associated with a location, but moves to where it is needed at any given time. When people do come into the office there is a need to find a desk, conference room, video or projection equipment and to use additional services to ensure their use of the office is optimized and efficiently managed.
Every day the office layout and who is using the office and rooms may differ. This requires several different strategies:
- Real-time communications with on site teams
- Agile building, parking and network access
- Digitization of a physical building into digital spaces
- Digitization of time that can be carved into increments that can be manipulated and reserved
- Associating digital times with digital spaces
- Agile room layouts
- Collaborating with third parties to provide services for particular spaces and times
- Mobile apps for the mobile workforce
All of these changes must be supported on mobile apps. Time, space, temperatures, resources, equipment, access, parking, networks and services can now be reserved and managed from thousands of miles away in a cloud computing environment. This requires a real-time system and an office layout conducive to agile use that can quickly be transformed to meet different needs on different days.
These can all be coordinated digitally via mobile apps. But that is just the beginning. You could also arrange caterings services and reserve special equipment and car services associated with time and space from thousands of miles away.
Can you imagine trying to support this kind of environment without online and mobile apps? What a nightmare. Some companies may think their industry is not being impacted significantly today by digital transformation, but they're probably wrong.
Kevin Benedict Senior Analyst, Digital Transformation Cognizant View my profile on LinkedIn Learn about mobile strategies at MobileEnterpriseStrategies.com Follow me on Twitter @krbenedict Browse the Mobile Solution Directory Join the Linkedin Group Strategic Enterprise Mobility
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