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Intelligent Objects?

Intelligent Objects?. Medtronic. Science of the near future!. Special sensors detect changes in your body. Automatically adjust your heart rate. Provides 14 months worth of data about your heart to your doctor. Traditional Insurance. Age Gender Place of Residence. Progressive.

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Intelligent Objects?

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  1. Intelligent Objects?

  2. Medtronic Science of the near future! • Special sensors detect changes in your body. • Automatically adjust your heart rate. • Provides 14 months worth of data about your heart to your doctor.

  3. Traditional Insurance Age Gender Place of Residence

  4. Progressive My Rate/Snapshot Miles Traveled How fast does the driver Accelerate? Time of Day Slam on Brakes? Turning Cornering

  5. Arbitrary Conditions vs. Actual Performance

  6. ...is this the SMARTest way to cut energy costs? NO!

  7. Bringing electrical systems into the 21st century Smart Grids Electrical Grid which uses: Smart Meter+Software/Devices to control appliances Many studies Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) South Bend

  8. Why is this a good idea? Smart Grids Overall • Reduces peak demand of energy • Helping the environment • Less outages and better response when they occur • Creates business opportunities • Could save the nation over $100 billion Consumers • Money saving • Convenient • More awareness of usage Energy Companies • Money saving • Money making • General Electric is on board Sources:http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-01-11/a-smarter-electrical-gridbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advicehttp://www.smartgrid.gov/the_smart_grid#smart_grid

  9. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS

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