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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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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