Online Desk Sharing Method

Problem

Remote tools enable digital collaboration.
They do not enable interaction on physical work surfaces.

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Video Conferencing

One can show; the other can only observe. No simultaneous action. Millimetric spatial awareness is lost.

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AR Headsets

High procurement costs, specialized hardware, and complex certification timelines.

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Physical Travel

High operational cost and scheduling latency measured in mission cycles.

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The Solution

Two engineers. Two locations.

Shared physical work surfaces - in real time.

Using the everyday devices already in your pocket.

ESTRACK Kourou and ESOC Toulouse engineers working simultaneously across corresponding work surfaces,
using only a mobile device, a phone holder, and an existing video connection - a software-independent approach.

Space Industry Applications

01

AIT / Satellite Assembly

ESTEC engineers and industrial suppliers in Noordwijk, Toulouse, Bremen or Turin jointly working on connector placement, PCB inspection, or cable routing on physical hardware - without travel.

02

MRO / Overhaul

ESOC technical staff providing real-time bilateral guidance to ESTRACK ground stations in Kourou, Kiruna, Cebreros or Malargüe during hardware maintenance - physical co-presence without travel.

03

Training & Academic Support

EAC instructors and ESTEC engineers working on physical mockups, alongside ESEC (Redu) experts providing assembly guidance to university teams. Delivering physical precision and expert intervention instead of verbal approximation.

Patent Information

The OnlineDeskSharing Method (ODS Method) is protected by granted patents in three jurisdictions: Switzerland (IPI), the European Union (EPO), and the United States (USPTO). Novelty and non-obviousness have been independently verified by each patent office.

Credentials & Technical Maturity

Granted Patents

CH · EU · US Jurisdictions. Independently verified novelty.

Innosuisse

Funded and supported by the Swiss Innovation Agency.

Venture Kick Award

Winner of Swiss Innovation Award.

Swiss Incorporation

Switzerland-based venture preparing for formal incorporation. Eligible for ESA BIC Switzerland.

Technical Validation (TRL)

The core method has been validated at TRL 5 in relevant non-space environments with real users. Space-related applications are currently at TRL 2-3. The objective is to advance to TRL 5 for space use cases through a structured feasibility study, open to collaboration with partners in ground operations and AIT environments: No additional hardware, infrastructure, or new software installation is required (BYOD Approach).