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Automated & smart whiteboard cleaner that erases sensitive information

A smart whiteboard system with erasing system that can identify and erase sensitive information from the whiteboard.

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Innovation Title:
Method and system for providing a smart whiteboard cleaner

Name & Age of Inventors (at the time of innovation):
Vedanth Venkatesh (14)
Gabriel Bashir Khatri (09)
Iffra Mehek Pathan (12)
Saad Master (14)
Rehan Sahir Ali (10)
Zahra Shifa Khatri (11)
Samad Syed (13)
Darshan Kumar (11)
Abdullah Hasani (17)
Mishaal Qureshi, (17)
Zaynab Khan (17)

Problem Statement:

Ideas can be stolen and confidential information can be leaked due to writings left on the whiteboard.

Whiteboarding is a great way to brainstorm and share ideas. What if ideas are stolen and confidential information is leaked due to information left on the whiteboard after a meeting? Data suggests that sensitive information is leaked after they are left on the whiteboard after a meeting.

About the Innovation:

Young inventors from DiscoverSTEM innovated an intelligent device to manage the whiteboards.

This system consists of a compartmentalized erasing system that can identify and erase sensitive information from the whiteboard. The innovation consists of identification means to identify the sensitive information and erasing means to erase it if it detects that the data is left on the board after a meeting.

Patent Certificate:

Patent Grant Date:
May 31, 2023

South African Patent Number:
2023/03518