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Social networking on the Web has become an integral part of our lives. Merging of computing with physical things enabled the conversion of everyday objects into information appliances. This merging allows Smart Homes to offer new automation possibilities to their residents. We propose utilizing existing social networking infrastructures and their Web-based APIs in order to integrate Smart Homes to the Web, offering social status to physical devices. We exploit the functionality and the Web 2.0 technologies provided by Facebook to transform the interaction with the Smart Home into a shared, social experience. A preliminary technical evaluation indicates that our approach is feasible and it offers acceptable performance. This work has been presented at the 21st Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal,Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2010), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2010.
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Social Networking of the Smart Home
Andreas Kamilaris, Andreas PitsillidesNetworks Research Laboratory, University of Cyprus
University of CyprusMotivation
Embedded Computing...
Introduction of Information Appliances!
... merged with Physical Objects
University of CyprusMotivation
• New possibilities for Smart Homes...
University of CyprusMotivation
• The Web of Things.• Reuse of well accepted Web principles.• Embedding Web servers on physical things.• Representational State Transfer (REST).• RESTful, open API.• Extending Web mashups into physical
mashups.• Towards Web-based Smart Homes...
University of CyprusMotivation
• Two thirds of global Internet Population visits Social Networking Sites (SNS).
• Facebook has more than 400 million active users!
Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience.The Web 2.0 is a social Web!
University of CyprusCore Idea
• What about sharing devices between people?• A Web-based Smart Home with Social Behavior.• Web Mashups with SNS.• Extend social relationships between people to
social relationships with physical devices.• Use of REST.
University of CyprusSystem Architecture
• Monitor the environmental conditions of the Smart Home.
• Energy awareness and control through Smart Metering.
• Social Integration of the Smart Home.
University of CyprusSystem Architecture
RESTful Web Services. Restlet Web Framework for Java. 6LoWPAN in TinyOS, based on blip.
Resource URI REST Method Parameters Values Return Value
Temperature GET - - text/plain
Humidity GET - - text/plain
Illumination GET - - text/plain
Leds PUT color Red,Green,Blue text/plain
Electricity GET - - application/json
Switch PUT state On,Off text/plain
University of CyprusWeb Mashups through Facebook
University of CyprusDiscovering Home Appliances
The URL points to a WADL service description file.
University of CyprusSharing Home Appliances
• Facebook group SocialFamily.
University of CyprusControlling Home Appliances
University of CyprusA Pub/Sub Mechanism
University of CyprusConcluding Remarks
• The Web of Things is a reality.• Web-based Smart Homes is a promising
practice.• Web Mashups with physical devices. • Flexibility, simplicity, security,
interoperability, even sharing.• Social API?
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