Domotic Systems New interaction styles

João Pinto e Vítor Pedro

Domotics represents a technological science which studies all the things employed in the houses or the buildings facilitating the work of peoples and increasing the comfort in their environment.

Nowadays there are many offers of domotic systems in the market but most of them are focused on the technology rather than the user.

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Introduction

Energy saving

Security

Flixibility Comfort

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Why Domotics?

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Main tasks of a domotic system

Lightning HVAC Security Entertainment Intercoms

• Replace manual switching with Automation of on and off signals for any or all lights

• Regulation of electric illumination levels according to the level of ambient light available

• Temperature control • Humidity control • Detection of fire, gas leaks, water leaks • Presence and access control (ex. Security cameras and motion

sensors)

• Audio and video switching and distribution • Management of multimedia content from anywhere • Integration of the intercom to the telephone or the video door

entry system to the television set • Communication between multiple rooms

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Conventional Domotic Systems Touch based devices

• Central control unit • Not a portable interface • No extra pointing device

required • Easy to use • Intuitive • The interface can be easily

programmable and changed

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Conventional Domotic Systems Buttons based remote controls

• Portable • Slim and small • Confuse? (1 - turn off the

curtains or the lights??...) • Lack of feedback in some cases • Centered control • Easy to use (not always)

The new interaction styles Analysis

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Motion detection devices

• Gesture-based interface • Wireless controlers

• Pointing device • Detects movement in three

dimensions • Workspace constraints

Wii/Sony Move

Motion detection devices

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Gesture-based interface

Camera-based scheme that read body movements

No need to carry additional control devices

XBOX Kinect

Ipad/Iphone

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Portable

Easy to use

Visual feedback

Configurable interface

Intuitive

Conventional systems New interaction styles

Touch based Buttons Based

Wii/Sony Move

XBOX Kinect Ipad/Iphone

Advantages

• Easy to use • Intuitive • Configurable

interface • Visual

feedback

• Portable (inside the house)

• Slim • Small size • Centered

control

• Gesture recognition

• More natural interaction

• Easy to use

• Gesture recognition

• More natural interaction

• No aditional control devices

• Easy to use

• Portable(everywhere)

• Easy to use • Visual

feedback • Configurabl

e interface

Desadvantages

• Not portable • Lack of feedback

• May be confuse

• Spatial restrictions

• Need visual contact

• Spatial restrictions

• Need visual contact

Comparison table

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Solution proposed

Use XBOX Kinect like systems instead of wii or Sony move (no need any controler, just gestures)

Use of Ipad/Iphone like devices

Control easily all the domotic system from anywhere (through an always-on internet connection)

Complements the gesture recognition systems when there is no visual contact

Regulation of electric illumination levels according to the activities of the users through behaviour recognition

Turn on and off the lights using gestures (individually or an entire room for instance)

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Novelties

Lightning

Control the temperature remotly or by gestures

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Novelties

HVAC

Automatically lock the doors and windows when there is no one at home

Automatically activate and deactivate the alarm system

House monitoring using the Ipad/Iphone like device notificating the user of important events (like a fire!)

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Novelties

Security

Integrated system that allows streaming content between all the multimedia devices (as an example, you can start a photo slideshow in your TV or play some ambient music with your portable device)

Control multimedia devices (TVs, sound systems, etc) using gestures

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Novelties

Entertainment

Integration of the video and audio door entry system to the Ipad/Iphone like device

Communication between your device and any/all rooms of the house

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Novelties

Intercoms

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Thanks

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