02-02-2012, 04:25 PM
Smart Home Technologies
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Intelligent Environments
.Environments that use technology to assist inhabitants by automating task components
.Aimed at improving inhabitants’ experience and task performance
.NOT: large number of electronic gadgets
Requirements for Intelligent Environments
Acquire and apply knowledge about tasks that occur in the environment
Automate task components that improve efficiency of inhabitant tasks
Provide unobtrusive human-machine interfaces
Adapt to changes in the environment and of the inhabitants
Ensure privacy of the inhabitants
Examples of Intelligent Environments
Smart Homes
Optimized climate and light controls
Item tracking and automated ordering for food and general use items
Automated alarm schedules to match inhabitants’ preferences
Control of media systems
