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MoodTouch , A luxury home automation controller

MoodTouch , A luxury home automation controller. Team 6: Oscar Cantu Gil Lampe Juhee Park Saloni Vaghela Si Zhao WEI Wang. PLan. Introduction, What is “Home Automation?” Target Market, Where can we sell it ? Market situation, Do people really want it ?

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MoodTouch , A luxury home automation controller

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  1. MoodTouch,A luxury home automation controller Team 6: Oscar Cantu Gil Lampe Juhee Park SaloniVaghela Si Zhao WEI Wang

  2. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  3. PLan • Introduction, What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  4. What is “Home Automation”? Use of: • Computer • Information technology to control & monitor: • Home appliances • Security • Light • HAVC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning)

  5. Why this topic? 2012’ Market Profit → $181.30 million ⁞ 2018’ Market Profit → $361.10 million (by Home Automation Markets Report in Asia-Pacific) Market Growth Safety Energy Needs Security Convenience Entertainment Technology Smartphone Ubiquitous System Bluetooth

  6. What is our project? • Design a Home Automation Controller (HAC) • High standard  no budget limitation • Innovative  implementation of new tech • Interactive  “feel the mood”

  7. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market, Where can I sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  8. Target market - selection GDP/pers: $186 k (year 2012) Pop: 36 k(year 2011) PPP: 71 k (year 2012) Med. age: 45.1 years Three candidates: Monaco • Market too small GDP/pers: $ 47 k (year 2012) Pop: 120 M (year 2012) PPP: 37 k (year 2012) Med. age: 44 years • Huge difference between rich and poor • Country highly indebted, risky Japan GDP/pers: $ 46 k (year 2012) Pop: 2.3 M (year 2012) PPP: 48 k (year 2012) Med. age: 27 years • Ideal Dubai

  9. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  10. Awareness of HAC Limited awareness Misconception of current trend Survey: • 105 participants • Conducted by Shifra Smart Homes

  11. Acceptance of Smart Homes • Not a very developed product • Huge potential (25% of the total market) • Need a “spark”, a good demo Among the 47% “yes” Among the 75% “no”

  12. Persona • Sheikh Abdullah - User Characteristics • 40 years old and tech savvy • Married with 2 kids • Owns oil well company آبار النفط (literally oil wells in Arabic) • Earns 1billion$ annually - Tasks required from Home Automation System • Walls change color according to the mood • Music changes according to the mood • Turn on/off various household devices like faucets, lights, etc. by cell-phone or mainframe • Will text or email to ask if the system needs to call police if there’s security breach - Environmental Characteristics • Change lightings and ambience when he entertains guests from various countries for his business • Might be away on business and know energy statistics of the house to conserve energy

  13. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  14. Interface, What is MoodTouch? MoodTouch Elements:

  15. Door: • Door analyzes mood depending on: • Body Temperature • Facial Expression • Person’s Tone

  16. Door Properties: • Doorknob uses Thermo Sensor Strip to determine body temperature. • Camera uses facial recognition to determine state of mood in unison with body temperature • Voice is analyzed through microphone to determine whether angry tone or happy tone.

  17. Mood Options: • Depending on mood, wall colors change using Thermo-chronic paint. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5_5RDKxOY#t=83 • In house temperature is maintained using Insulating Glaze. • Music depending on mood starts playing in the house. • Temperature and lighting changes depending on mood. • Illumiroom makes it possible to look like it is snowing inside if preferred.

  18. Illumiroom: • A 3D project in every room to make it look like it is: • Snowing • Raining • Windy • Thunderstorms • Autumn Leaves Are Falling • Endless possibilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=sJ4hWa6y710#t=56

  19. Motion Detecting Cameras can: • Start car if it detects car keys being picked up. • Turn faucet off if person walks away while its on. • Close blinds if it detects the person cover their eyes because of sunlight. • Lock the door after you leave. • Lock the door after you enter. • Turn lights on/off when walking in/out of room.

  20. Voice Activation: • Through Voice Recognition: • The door can be opened/closed • The car can be started • The lights can be turned off • Temperature can be controlled • Mood setting can be changed • Music can be changed • Television can be turned on • Many more

  21. MoodTouch App Interface: • App Interface contains 9 categories: • Lock and Unlock • Entertainment • Energy • Mood • Temperature • Security • Statistics • Motion Detection • Settings

  22. Categories: • Each category expands into various options to control aspects of the house pertaining to that category. • Everything can be deactivated or activated under the Settings Category. • This is the interface for the Main Frame in the house, any smartphone, or tablet. • All these categories can be controlled using voice control.

  23. Interface, What is MoodTouch? Submenus in Categories:

  24. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design, How does it look like? • Conclusion

  25. Concept Proposal: Main Screen: Back Front Major (Customized) Information Background - Weather Notification (Minor Information) Shape optimized for holding Cross-Section

  26. Concept Proposal: Mood Happiness Display of 8 Moods based on Colors Calm Energy Music album Cover Melancholy • Easy to recognize • Make it intuitive • Looks uncluttered Control of Intensity (lights, colors)

  27. PLan • Introduction,What is “Home Automation?” • Target Market,Where can we sell it? • Market situation, Do people really want it? • Interface, What is MoodTouch? • Design,How does it look like? • Conclusion

  28. Further work Lessons Learned • Innovations hard to find • After innovative, implementing is difficult • Finding the right target market is hard • Developing the interface correctly is challenging • Making it economical • Making it still more user friendly • Development of the design

  29. References: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulated_glazing • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5_5RDKxOY • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mood_ring • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=76CfAH0TM5Q • http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2013/05/22/the-new-xbox-one-kinect-tracks-your-heart-rate-happiness-hands-and-hollers/#!ptBnF • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lRlp61jMpY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ4hWa6y710 • http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/illumiroom/ • http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-360/kinect/speech-recognition • http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/05/apples-smart-dock-would-bring-siri-into-the-home • http://www.savantsystems.com/commercial_markets.aspx. • http://www.shifrasmarthomes.com/AR003.html

  30. Thank YoU

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