Multifunction Device (MFD)

Problem:​

Typical Whiteboards/boards and Smart boards available in the market and used in most of the Schools, Universities, Institutes and in ​Companies don't enable digitization of the content out of the box including customization of workflows and have a higher total cost ​of ownership (TCO).​

​Solution:​

The proposed solution leverages existing passive boards for Digital transformation with custom workflows which offer good​ user experience with data backup and security features. This solution will allow for lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and a faster return on ​investment (ROI).​

​This proposed solution will not only be suitable for educational purposes but will also augment user applications in specialist fields of​ engineering and medicine.​

This solution will use mechanisms similar to Project Silica which uses Rack and Shuttles with Shuttle management software. Here channels will be used to move the board around like in a flatbed scanner.

This will leverage AMD kit to scan the whiteboard content and convert the text and images to different digital formats using OCR to save it locally and then to the cloud storage (e.g AWS S3 bucket) for long term storage. PYNQ framework with Jupyter runbooks and a scrubber functionality to scrub the whiteboard post scanning.

Key Highlights:

Electronic scanner that erases what is written on the school board and at the same time stores it so that the students/participants can get copies when needed.​

Integration with various workflows, Content management system/s for schools and role-based access for students, teachers, trainers and auditors.​

Leverages existing infrastructure i.e passive board to digitally transform and make it cloud enabled (Smart board) unlike Digital writing tools which need painful calibration prior to use.​

Empowers users across geographies to collaborate and leverage the user-friendly interactive Web and Mobile applications.​

This Platform maintains integrity of data, holds evidences and helps in audits and maintaining compliance with various regulations.

Integration with Microsoft HoloLens 2, Apple Glasses, Apple AR/VR headset for specialization studies in STEM.​​