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Programming the smart home [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
A smart home is a house that is responsive to its inhabitants and their actions by being aware of their context. Potential applications for smart homes address economic and comfort aspects of living, or could provide unobtrusive support for the elderly ...
Bischoff, Urs   +2 more
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A sensitising tool for smart home designers: Based on user-oriented product design research into the home life of older adults in the UK [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Focusing on the needs of users, design can leverage new product development process by offering insightful knowledge of those needs.
Wang, Hsueh-Pei
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Remote Control and Monitoring of Smart Home Facilities via Smartphone with Wi-Fly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Due to the widespread ownership of smartphone devices, the application of mobile technologies to enhance the monitoring and control of smart home facilities has attracted much academic attention.
Lu, Joan, Ghabar, Omar
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Smart home environment future challenges and issues [PDF]

open access: yesComputational Algorithms and Numerical Dimensions, 2023
The most significant energy consumption in smart domestic networks occurs with smart plugs due to the uninterrupted supply. Consequently, this study article addresses home automation electricity management, which involves balancing the consumption of ...
Victoria Nozick
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Exploring the Sustainable Values of Smart Homes to Strengthen Adoption

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Despite numerous benefits and developments, smart home technology has not been widely adopted by mainstream users. The purpose of this study is to suggest user-centered smart home design strategies to promote smart home adoption.
Soojung Chang, Kyeongsook Nam
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A method of moving object segmentation based on inter frame difference and Graph Cuts

open access: yes上海师范大学学报. 自然科学版, 2017
Motion segmentation is meaningful video processing.Traditional method like background subtraction and frame difference shortcomings.Image segmentation based on threshold,EDGE histogram only used for static object segmentation.Frame difference method has ...
Chen Juan   +3 more
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Smart home for elderly care: development and challenges in China

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2020
Background China’s smart home for elderly care emerged in 2008, and had went through four developmental stages which consists of seed stage, start-up stage, development stage and popularization stage.
Quan Zhang, Meiyu Li, Yijin Wu
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Toward Smart Home Authentication Using PUF and Edge-Computing Paradigm

open access: yesSensors, 2022
The smart home is a crucial embodiment of the internet of things (IoT), which can facilitate users to access smart home services anytime and anywhere. Due to the limited resources of cloud computing, it cannot meet users’ real-time needs. Therefore, edge
Tsu-Yang Wu   +5 more
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Requirements and Mechanisms for Smart Home Updates

open access: yes, 2021
The interconnection of sensors and actuators of smart home devices creates dependencies that allow for ubiquitous services. These devices can be subject to transformative changes through software updates that might lead to unintended consequences.
Waltereit, Marian   +4 more
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Designing adaptable smart home environment based on resident's activity

open access: yesSmart Cities and Regional Development Journal, 2018
The main objective of this research is to design an adaptable smart home environment that is based on resident’s activity and behavior. In today’s world, smart homes are becoming the norm and many people use smart appliances on daily basis. The main
Boban DAVIDOVIC   +3 more
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