Progression Towards the Intelligent Home

Progression Towards the Intelligent Home

اسلاید 1: Progression Towards the Intelligent Home

اسلاید 2: Progression Towards the Intelligent Home‘Smart home’ – an intelligent home that would provide fully automated 21st century living, with multifunctional robotsAutomation has successfully conquered industry and working environmentsLeisure time, domestic tasks and household management have remained untouched

اسلاید 3: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeAdoption of electrical domestic appliances follow the process of commoditisationNew appliances expensive, unreliable and bought by the wealthy “…the richer a person is, the more he is willing to pay for less benefit. Therefore, it is to be expected that the rich will be the early adopters of new technology…new technology can be used to ‘buy’ more free time.”Lynne Hamill ‘The Introduction of New Technology into the Household’, Digital World Research Centre, University of Surrey, UK (2000)

اسلاید 4: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeTechnological improvements, reductions in the cost of manufacture and competition all help to reduce the costOnce the market for the rich has been saturated, profit margins will be cut or cheaper products will be produced for the mass-marketElectric washing machine Introduced by the Hurley Machine Company, Chicago in 1907 (model shown left c. 1925)Early models were unreliable and expensiveEasy to sell as they eliminated or replaced household choresPrice of automated washing machines finally dropped in the 1960s, helped by the introduction of Seeburg timers

اسلاید 5: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeIntroduction of electrical domestic appliances did not reduce labour, only drudgery1950’s woman could complete all the housework that a housewife and several servants would have completed a decade beforeVisions of a ‘house of tomorrow’: luxurious 21stcentury living where housewives are finally relieved of their domestic duties Vision of fully automated home and multifunctional domestic robot has largely remained untouched

اسلاید 6: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeBroadband communications: 50% of people in European households using broadband by 2005 (IDC)Electrolux’s ‘Screenfridge’:Household members communicate via video-mail or emailUsers can surf the webFood management: recipes, how to handle foods, food storageTV, radio and connections for surveillance camerasDigital cookbook

اسلاید 7: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeLG’s ‘Internet Washing Machine’“Combines white goods with information and communications in response to the increasing popularity of home network products”Download washing cycles from the ‘Turbodrum’ website

اسلاید 8: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeRole of convergence In information technology, convergence is a term for the combining of personal computers, telecommunication, and television into a user experience that is accessible to everyone“www.whatis.com“Every decade has a word that defines it. In the 80’s it was the PC. In the 90’s it was the internet. This decade the key word is convergence”Steve Case, AOL Time Warner

اسلاید 9: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeGeneral public need to be convinced of benefits of buying multifunctional devices“Talking with your family through the refrigerator? That just sounds creepy. I suppose people will have to stop using the fridge while talking to their family…People will have to enter information about food and expiry dates manually…Isnt technology supposed to make our lives easier?”Madhu Menon, Internet consultant Compromise in design – designers need to successfully integrate two or more devices with restricted dimensions at a reasonable priceJack of all trades, master of none?

اسلاید 10: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeUniform view that the home will be intelligent, connected and wireless although the way this will be achieved, and how the home will be networked, differs drasticallyTelevision-centric:Used for entertainment, email, online shopping and as the main interfaceRegarded as a communal device, clashes over usageDifficult to upgradePC-centric:Problems of stability: consumer level PCs prone to crashing, potentially bringing down the entire network

اسلاید 11: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomePost ‘PC’ worldPersonal computing moving from the PC into a range of devices Wearable PCs‘Smart computing’: single board interfaces will use a PC processor’s power, reducing size and costChange in interface from WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse and Pull-down menus) to speech and, eventually, physical gestures “If technology is to be more accepted in the home, it must change to better suit this environment. A number of researchers have argued that this change will take the form of a ‘post PC world’.” A.T. Brown, Hewlett Packard Labs, Bristol, UK

اسلاید 12: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeManufacturers need to convince consumers to embrace the ‘Intelligent home’ Sceptics claim manufacturers have lost touch with the consumer’s need and appliance design is being driven by what is technologically possibleThe resulting products are complicated to use and intimidate consumers who don’t understand their function

اسلاید 13: Progression Towards the Intelligent Home“Technology offers the potential to make life easier and more enjoyable; each new technology provides increased benefits. At the same time added complexities arise to increase our difficulty and frustration.” Donald A. Norman, ‘The Design of Everyday Things’“Human beings are visually oriented, hands on and curious by nature. We may want to keep tangible interfaces to the real world and retain at least the impression that we know what is going on.”Ian Pearson, BT Futurologist

اسلاید 14: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeThe house of the future has engineered confines, presuming a digital lifestyle “With the notable exception of the television, which is profoundly home grown, most new domestic technologies embody notions of efficiency – designed to deliver better time and resource management”Genevieve Bell, Intel Corporation, and Joseph Kaye, MIT Media Lab‘Designing Technology for Domestic Spaces: A Kitchen Manifesto’ The kitchen is a social hub with a distinct cultural history that is to be understood before imposing technology on its inhabitants

اسلاید 15: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeThe development of an intelligent home is not restricted to a connected, automated domestic environment Philips ‘Ambient project’ (right)Ambient Intelligence as being an “exciting new paradigm in information technology, in which people are empowered through a digital environment that is aware of their presence and context, and is sensitive, adaptive, and responsive to their needs, habits, gestures and emotions”, merging the concepts of “ubiquitous computing and social user interfaces” to improve the quality of life

اسلاید 16: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeThe project aims to create a future home resembling the house of the past and eradicating all the black boxes that feature in our homes today Example of contents:Bathroom mirror (right): reflects your image, the news or weatherNebula: an interactive projector determined by movementAudio system: trigger a song by humming the tune

اسلاید 17: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeTechnology in our homes will evolve to the point that it we dont have to work to experience it. Rather, it will understand us and react to our needs, making our lives easier. In a true Ambient Intelligence environment, all electronic features and functions are integrated into peoples backgrounds. Spokesman for Philips

اسلاید 18: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeAware home, Georgia TechThe Aware Home venture is concerned with “addressing the fundamental technical, design, and social challenges” of the creation of a home environment that is aware of its occupants and their activities The home is a network of sensors and computers monitoring the movements and actions of the household members It contains a vast array of gadgets, designed to enhance the quality of life, with special emphasis on the elderly

اسلاید 19: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeExample of contents:‘Digital family portrait’ (right): reconnects geographically distant extended family members. Designed to resemble a portrait, the border changes daily reflecting the person’s life, providing peace of mind for family members ‘Gesture Pendant’: a necklace with a small camera inside that allows the user to control devices within their environment through gestures‘What am I cooking?’ (next): vision sensors capture information and displays them as visual cues

اسلاید 20: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeIts not enough just to solve these problems in the abstract. To really understand the problems and challenges of ubiquitous computing, you have to build actual environments. You have to take [aware technology] and apply it to the body…the home. Dr. Gregory Abowd, Aware Home project leader

اسلاید 21: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeDomestic Robots:Assistance for the disabledEntertainment - Sony’s AIBO that can learn through experience, as well as read emails and take photographs with its onboard camera)Household maintenance - Dyson (DC06 – still on home trial - below), Electrolux (‘Trilobite’ - below), iRobot (‘Roomba’ - below) and Probotics (‘Cye’ - next)

اسلاید 22: Progression Towards the Intelligent HomeChallenges:household environment is a complex mass of wires (resolved by wireless network), confined spaces and uneven floors Uncontrolled environment with humans interacting in the spaceA safe, powerful, portable power supply is neededRobots with AI or other behavioural complexities still have technical difficultiesEconomic concerns mean that design, functionality and materials can be compromised