1. Show me who was at my door and left
me a message
fi"hplay’s smart building concept
Lore Nuyens
Everyday life is changing
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2. 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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3. 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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4. Who will help me with all that new
technology?
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5. fifthplay’s smart building concept 1/2
• Platform in multi-dwelling residences
• Monitor
• Communicate
Access control
Home safety and home monitoring
Lighting and appliance control
Shopping and convenience management
Care & wellness service
fifthplay’s smart building concept 2/2
• 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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6. 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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7. Home Page
Complexity behind the scenes
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Direct control
Home Control
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11. 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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12. Messages & Home Monitor
Intrusion Detection – Settings
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13. 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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14. Conclusion
• Smart building concept
• Touch screen
• Community
Feeling of safety Well‐being
Elegant
User‐friendly
Comfor9ng
Non‐intrusive
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15. lore.nuyens@higroup.com
De Regenboog 11
B-2800 Mechelen
www.higroup.com
Tel +32 (0)15 40 01 38
Fax +32 (0)15 42 27 09
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