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What Is Smart Home
  • It  should   use  computers


  • Integrate   work, learning   and  living  into home
  • It   should   hide  the  technique   and  details   of  how  it   works
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Who  Will use  it
  • Handicapped people
  • Sick   People
  • Old People


  • Ultimately every   body
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Motivations
  • Energy  Saving (lighting)


  • Security
  • Home shopping
  • Protection from  hazards (Fire, Flood, carbon monoxide)


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Advantages
  • Help  Inhabitants  live  a  happy   and safe  life
  • Performs tasks  automatically


  • Relieve   stress  of managing a  house


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"Safety"
  • Safety
  •       -  Hazard warning   systems
  •       -  Emergency  call,  health  hazard
  • Energy  saving
  •      -Temperature control
  •      -Domestic  device management
  •      -Consumption  monitoring
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"Comfort"
  • Comfort


  •     -  Smart   devices
  •     -Voice   control


  •     -Situation  dependent  effects
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Hazard  warning  systems
  • The   main  goal   is to  detect   dangerous   states   in  a  room  and report   them  to  the  user
  •           - Detection  of  Explosive   Gases (methane)
  •            -  Early Smoke/Fire Detection
  •                       -H2  selective  metal  oxide gas  sensor


  •           -Detection of Toxic Gases (CO,CO2)
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Some  of things  Smart home does
  • Wake   Up  home  owner   in  morning
  • present  them  with  information  when  they   need it
  • help   plan  for  good  meals
  • look  After   things  when  they  are gone
  • keep  out  intruders
  • monitor smart  devices  and schedule maintenance
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Example  of  what it  can  do
  • Can  specify   exactly   who  is   able  to  enter   your property,When,where, for  what time period and  what  privileges
  • Ex:  Gardener can  enter  garden  but  not  home
  • He  can   use net terminal  for   irrigation
  • He  can  use  PIN, wireless  badge  or  smart card to  identify himself
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Examples
  • Lonworks  network  for home owners:(offer dynamic  value  added services)
  •      - Remote  appliance  servicing
  •      - Energy   management
  •      - Security  monitoring
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Electric  utility Companies install lonwork
  • Intelligent  utility   meters to  reduce  the  cost  and increase  quality of electric  service
  • Allow  consumers  to  enable  or  disable  energy  usage  for  home
  • Can  save  homeowner  money
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"Appliance manufacturers"
  • Appliance manufacturers  can  offer  monitoring services  that automatically dispatches  repair  technicians  if  a  dishwasher, stove  or  washing machine requires service.
  • Security companies: provide enhanced levels of security: alarms, motion sensors,cameras,  and  lights
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Opportunities for Manufacturers
  • New Revenue  generating  services
  • Gain  useful   data   about   their  products  and  customers
  • Improve  brand  value
  • Increase customer  retention
  • ex: Manufacturers of dishwashers  collect data can be  used to  increase sales and improve future  product features.
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"They"
  • They  can  use  network  connection  to  add  new  functionality to  their  products:
  •     -  For  fee  upgrades
  •     -on  pay-per-use
  •     -Free  incentive  to  build  customer  loyalty
  •     -  Remote diagnosis capabilities  can  anticipate appliance  failure and trigger service  call