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Breakout: Home Automation and Inter-device communication

  • Home automation systems have low market penetration
  • Need to balance energy-efficiency with user comfort
  • User interactions with system are different in commercial and non-commercial settings
  • Two models of systems 
* simple: nagging, lease, "liberal paternalism"
  * "do nothing unless told to do otherwise"
* activity-based, inferring system
  * interaction involving calendars / scheduling
  * system can access calendar and make smart decisions on behalf of user
  * system can use information from calendar to try to influence user behavior
  • details of inter-device communication not so interesting, but coordination between devices interesting 
  * lights in a system turning off at same time
  * if blinds drawn, lights shouldn't be on
  * devices turning on at the same time after blackout
  • incentivize "good" user behavior 
  * recommendations at the end of month
  * penalize user for being inefficient
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