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Beyond the super-rich and the super-geeks: Smart homes for the rest of us

Beyond the super-rich and the super-geeks: Smart homes for the rest of us. Ratul Mahajan Microsoft Research HomeNets 2010. S mart homes. Capability to automate and control multiple, disparate systems within the home [ABI Research] Today, only the super rich and super geeks have it.

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Beyond the super-rich and the super-geeks: Smart homes for the rest of us

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  1. Beyond the super-rich and the super-geeks: Smart homes for the rest of us Ratul Mahajan Microsoft Research HomeNets 2010

  2. Smart homes Capability to automate and control multiple, disparate systems within the home [ABI Research] Today, only the super rich and super geeks have it

  3. Why don’t you have it? You have the basic ingredients But composition is difficult

  4. An example home network Ratemynetworkdiagram.com

  5. Why is device composition in the home hard? • Homes have users, not administrators • Extreme heterogeneity • Low expertise and willingness to manage • Privacy • Rich set of devices • Technical issues mix with human and economic ones • Experimental difficulties

  6. Interoperability is not sufficient App A App B App D App C

  7. Monolithic systems are hard to extend Apps A, B, C, ….

  8. An alternative approach: A home-wide operating system HomeStore App A App B App C Operating system “The home needs an operating system (and an app store)”Dixon, Mahajan, Agarwal, Brush, Lee, Saroiu, Bahl,HotNets 2010

  9. Summary • By simplifying device composition, we can bring smart homes to the mainstream • Current approaches fall short • Interoperability alone is insufficient • Monolithic systems are hard to extend and customize • A promising alternative: A home-wide OS

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