Technical Overview

Nimway consists of mobile apps for Android and iOS, room panels and digital floorplans. We have based Nimway on Sony’s patented world class indoor positioning solution, powered by Bluetooth beacons and wireless occupancy sensors. Nimway connects to all standard calendar systems, such as Office 365, Exchange and Google Suite. Based on your needs, we will together select the solution that suits your organisation.

Solution overview

Room panels

  • 10.1-inch high resolution multi-touch display
  • Multi-color LED frame
  • OTA Updates
  • Remote configuration
  • Secure cloud connection with HTTPS, TLS and certificate pinning
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Commercial grade (24/7 usage support)

The Sony meeting room panel is perfect for visualizing the booking and occupancy status of the meeting room, and reducing no-shows, booking confusion and interruptions. In combination with the Nimway sensors, the panel will not only show the booking status, but also if the room is occupied or not. The manual or automatic check-in feature frees up unused rooms. The tablets are remotely managed with software updates and configuration, hence maintenance free.

Floorplans

  • 49-inch Sony 4k professional display
  • Simple intuitive Sony UX
  • Mounted in portrait or landscape orientation
  • Automatic power saving for out of office hours
  • OTA Updates
  • Remote configuration
  • Secure cloud connection with HTTPS, TLS and certificate pinning
  • The color of the frame may be customized to match the interior

The uniquely patented Sony floorplan intuitively guides you to your next meeting. It handles multiple users simultaneously without any interaction from the users. The Sony floorplans are maintenance free with remote monitoring, remote software updates and remote configuration changes.

Mobile apps

  • Apple iOS 10 or newer operating system
  • Compatible with almost all Android devices with Android 6.0 or later operating system

The Nimway mobile app for Android and iOS is the employee’s digital assistant in the office. The app offers all the Nimway use cases in a truly simple and enjoyable experience. The mobile app uses the Sony positioning beacons installed in the buildings, in combination with on-board sensors and map information to position the employee indoors and provide relevant guidance.

Web app

  • Chrome 73, Internet Explorer 11 or higher
  • Screen resolution of 1920×1080 or higher

The Nimway web app is a lightweight version of the native mobile application, offering a subset of the Nimway experience.

Positioning beacons

  • Industry leading BLE chipset
  • Long battery life (3+ years)
  • No interference with existing Wi-Fi networks
  • Currently CE, FCC/IC, Singapore certified

The Sony positioning beacon is a small and discreet Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon, which in combination with mobile sensors and map matching gives best in class indoor positioning experience.

Occupancy sensors

Occupancy sensors for meeting rooms, desks and group areas.

  • Battery driven, 7+ years of normal operation
  • Remote monitoring
  • Secure cloud connection with HTTPS, TLS and certificate pinning
  • Currently CE, FCC/IC, Singapore certified
  • Meets highest environmental standards and RoHS 2015/863 Directive

The Nimway occupancy sensors are truly unique in the market, offering outstanding real-time accuracy and battery performance. They are beautifully designed in Sweden and manufactured to the highest requirements by the Sony UK Technology centre in Wales. To be able to deliver the best real-time meeting room status updates, Sony has developed a unique sensor fusion technology for instant room vacancy detection. The sensor data is sent wirelessly using a low frequency band with long indoor range, without interfering with business critical Wi-Fi networks.