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Show me who was at my door and left me a message fi"hplay’ssmartbuildingconcept
Lore Nuyens
Everyday life is changing
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Feeling secure
• Someone rings my doorbell • My toddler is asleep • While I am not at home • Was there someone at the door? • Did the gardener close the gate properly? • Did a stranger try to get into my house?
Ordering over Internet & delivery at home
• Common business • Even more convenient • Goods are delivered, even when I am not at home • Fresh fruit and vegetables are kept cool • Laundry is picked up and delivered the next day,
ironed nicely and smoothly
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Control HVAC, lights, audio, video, security
• Houses are equipped with home automation systems, sensors, switches, remote controls, ...
• Individual solutions or do they ‘speak’ to each other? • I left the house - Are the lights switched off
automatically? • I forgot the coffee machine - Can I turn it off
remotely?
Monitoring health
• Getting older, but don’t want to depend on other people
• Sensible, safe and sound • Call for help in case of emergency • Monitor my health myself • Easily get in touch with a care provider
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Who will help me with all that new technology?
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fifthplay’s smart building concept
• Platform in multi-dwelling residences • Monitor • Communicate
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Access control Home safety and home monitoring
Lighting and appliance control Shopping and convenience management
Care & wellness service
fifthplay’s smart building concept
• Fully equipped buildings • Internet connection & intra-building network • Touch screen • Bridge between consumer and technology • Directly accessible • Easy to use, clear, intuitive • Consistent • ‘Granny-proof’
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Why Human Interface Group?
• Mix of services • Designing user interfaces • Developing user documentation • Training users and company’s staff
• Human Interface Design
Users
Easy access
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Home Page
Complexity behind the scenes
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Complexity behind the scenes
• Complex functionality and structure behind the scenes
• Home page • Modules • Settings button
• Feedback • Status of a module • Number of incoming calls or messages
Comforting feeling
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Messages & Home Monitor
Design patterns
• Not always widely know design patterns available
• Consistency throughout the application • Helpful • Users: learn once, reuse the next time • Developers: library of design patterns
• Same screen layout, workflow, navigation, content zones
• And similar, yet different content
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Direct control
Home Control
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Floor Plan
• Fit onto screen, regardless of the dimensions, number of floors, number of components • Tabs for different floors or parts of the house • 1 layer with all components • Different layers for each component for complex
situations
• Stay up to date • List of components, categorized by floor and room
Guidance
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Messages & Home Monitor
Intrusion Detection – Settings
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Workflow arrows
• Wizard-like interface • Split up steps into several screens • Over the top, too little information
• Workflow arrows • Better overview • Guidance • Color indicates the flow
Conclusion
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Conclusion
• Smart building concept • Touch screen • Community
Elegant
Non‐intrusive
Comfor9ngUser‐friendly
Feelingofsafety Well‐being
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