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“Although this may sound like a futuristic
scenario, all of these technologies exist
today, and conform to what is called
Ubiquitous Computing.”
From Wearable to Ubiquitous
Computing
Science Fiction is now IT Science
Imagine this: A man leaves his car at the airport’s valet parking service. He heads to-wards
the building’s entrance, and as soon as he enters, his smartphone connects to
the airport’s network to search and confirm his travel documents with the airline. All he
needs to do now is approach the kiosk to scan his fingerprint and confirm his identity
against his boarding pass. This is a one-day trip, so there are no bags to check, the
man is ready to go. His Google Glass shows him augmented reality arrows that point
the way to his boarding gate.
As he walks, he pulls up his phone’s calendar to confirm his arrival time at his destina-tion,
which is electronically sent to his potential business partners, with whom he will
hold a meeting at a private conference room at his destination. Because he is running
short of time, as displayed in his head-mounted display, he receives a message
offering premier upgrade in his flight to speed up his wait at the security checkpoint.
With a double blink, he agrees to the purchase and swiftly heads towards his boarding
gate.
Manuel Belaunzaran
CTO Neoris Mexico

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“This is the conjunction of Internet-of-Things, Wearable
Computing, Mobile Apps, Geo Location, Augmented Reality,
Cloud Computing and many other developments.”
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Once on the plane, his phone synchroniz-es
his profile with the screen located in
the seat in front of him. It shows options
to check his e-mail, watch a movie from
a preselected list based on his purchase
history on Amazon, or listen to his favorite
music, also based on his preferences. He
decides to review his presentation, instead,
to ensure he is well prepared for this im-portant
meeting. He accesses his cloud
disk through the plane’s screen and checks
those three last slides he did not review
the night before. As he is about to finish, a
blinking icon appears at the bottom of the
screen prompting a message for an urgent
purchase order approval for prototype ma-terials
that his company is developing. As
this is an important project, he rushes to
approve it, and closes the application, turns
off the screen and rests for the duration of
the flight.
Upon arrival, his phone automatically
confirms his arrival to the airport business
center, so they have everything ready for
the impending meeting, he orders extra
prints of his presentation and gets billed for
all the services automatically. After a
successful meeting he invites his new
partners to lunch in order to celebrate up-coming
success.
Although this may sound like a futuristic sce-nario,
all of these technologies exist today,
and conform to what is called Ubiquitous
Computing. According to Wikipedia, it is:
“An advanced computing concept where
computing is made to appear everywhere
and anywhere. In contrast to desktop
computing, ubiquitous computing can occur
using any device, in any location, and in
any format. A user interacts with the
computer which can exist in many different
forms, including laptop computers, tablets,
terminals and phones.”
In other words, this is the conjunction of
Internet-of-Things, Wearable Computing,
Mobile Apps, Geo Location, Augmented
Reality.
Cloud Computing and many other develop-ments.
They are all available today, and all
that is necessary to make them work as
described above, is the design of a workflow
to connect technologies so they can interact
with each other seamlessly and securely. This
is real, and it is real today!
Our refrigerators can now keep track of in-ventory
levels at home and create shopping
lists that can be sent to a mobile device. At
the store, a mobile device can synchronize
with the store’s aisle plan, and optimize
a route for the user to take in purchasing
the items on the list. Smart shopping carts
can keep track of the items put inside, and
apps on a smartphone can alert the user
to any rebates or electronic coupons avail-able
for the items. Stores can now manage
electronic shelf price tags, changing by the
hour depending on the day’s sales. As a
person leaves the store, RFID connected
to banking services can check shoppers
out without stopping at the cashier and au-tomatically
charging the total to the user’s
credit card. This is also a feasible retail ex-ample
that will put early-adopters ahead of
the competition in leaps and bounds.
Many industries can benefit from Ubiquitous
Computing, including retail, banking, insur-ance,
professional services, construction,
transportation, manufacturing and healthcare.
Making the consumer’s experience more
attractive, effective, and streamlined can
present a considerable edge for those
businesses exploring these technologies.
With customers who are more connected,
informed, and proactive in leveraging these
tools, there is no limit to what businesses
can offer them to enhance their experience.
This is a trend that is definitely worth look-ing
into, as it presents incredible customer
penetration opportunities for those who can
adapt early.
Are you ready to start designing your future
ubiquitous processes?
“With customers who are more
connected, informed, and proactive
in leveraging these tools, there is no
limit to what businesses can offer
them to enhance their experience.”