1. Domotic Systems
New interaction styles
João Pinto e Vítor Pedro
2. Introduction
Domotics represents a technological science which
studies all the things employed in the houses or the
buildings facilitating the work of peoples and
increasing the comfort in their environment.
Nowadays there are many offers of domotic systems
in the market but most of them are focused on the
technology rather than the user.
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4. Main tasks of a domotic system
Lightning HVAC Security Entertainment Intercoms
• Integration of thegas
Audio and video switching water telephone or the video door
Detection of control leaks,and distribution of on and off signals
Temperature fire,switching withthe leaks
Replace manual intercom to Automation
• entry system of
Management access
Presence all to the control (ex.
Humidity andlights television setSecurity anywhere
for any orcontrolmultimedia content fromcameras and motion
• Communication between multiple rooms
sensors)
Regulation of electric illumination levels according to the level of
ambient light available
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5. Conventional Domotic Systems
Touch based devices
• Central control unit
• Not a portable interface
• No extra pointing device
required
• Easy to use
• Intuitive
• The interface can be easily
programmable and changed
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6. Conventional Domotic Systems
Buttons based remote controls
• Portable
• Slim and small
• Confuse? (1 - turn off the
curtains or the lights??...)
• Lack of feedback in some cases
• Centered control
• Easy to use (not always)
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7. Analysis
The new interaction styles
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9. Motion detection devices
XBOX Kinect
Gesture-based interface
Camera-based scheme that read
body movements
No need to carry additional
control devices
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11. Comparison table
Conventional systems New interaction styles
Buttons Wii/Sony
Touch based XBOX Kinect Ipad/Iphone
Based Move
• Easy to use • Portable • Gesture • Gesture • Portable(ev
• Intuitive (inside the recognition recognition erywhere)
• Configurable house) • More • More • Easy to use
interface • Slim natural natural • Visual
• Visual • Small size interaction interaction feedback
Advantages feedback • Centered • Easy to use • No aditional • Configurabl
control control e interface
devices
• Easy to use
• Not portable • Lack of • Spatial • Spatial
feedback restrictions restrictions
• May be • Need visual • Need visual
confuse contact contact
Desadvantages
12. Solution proposed
Use XBOX Kinect like systems instead of wii or Sony
move (no need any controler, just gestures)
Use of Ipad/Iphone like devices
Control easily all the domotic system from anywhere
(through an always-on internet connection)
Complements the gesture recognition systems when
there is no visual contact
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13. Novelties
Lightning
Regulation of electric illumination levels according to
the activities of the users through behaviour
recognition
Turn on and off the lights using gestures (individually
or an entire room for instance)
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14. Novelties
HVAC
Control the temperature remotly or by gestures
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15. Novelties
Security
Automatically lock the doors and windows when
there is no one at home
Automatically activate and deactivate the alarm
system
House monitoring using the Ipad/Iphone like device
notificating the user of important events (like a fire!)
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16. Novelties
Entertainment
Integrated system that allows
streaming content between all the
multimedia devices (as an example,
you can start a photo slideshow in
your TV or play some ambient music
with your portable device)
Control multimedia devices (TVs,
sound systems, etc) using gestures
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17. Novelties
Intercoms
Integration of the video and audio door entry system
to the Ipad/Iphone like device
Communication between your device and any/all
rooms of the house
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