4500 Automatons Marketing Presentation

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Home Automation Project Sponsored by: Mike Smith, Zhen Wang, and David Chu

Introduction: 

Introduction Home automation is a way for home owners to integrate multiple appliances and electronic devices into one seamless and efficient interface. Some of these electronic devices are: In wall/ceiling speakers, Floor/shelf (freestanding) speakers, Receivers, Amplifiers andamp; Pre-amps, Multiroom Audio Distribution, Media Servers, Audio andamp; Video Cable, Plasma Flat-Panel TV's, LCD Flat-Panel TV's, Rear Projection TV's, Front Projection Video, Screens, Racks/Mounts/Lifts/Stands, Power Conditioning/Power Quality/Surge Suppression, Home Theater Furniture/Seating/Acoustical Treatments, Whole house Automation Systems, Lighting Controls, Window Treatment Motorization/Control, Universal Wireless Remote Controls, Central Vacuum Systems, Structured Wiring Systems. As you can see it’s a long list!

Project Overview: 

Project Overview Will be designing three components for In2 Networks Home Human Interface (HHI) The User Application - will allow a user to efficiently control IP-enabled devices connected to the home network The Windows Vista Media Center Interface - should use the Windows Vista presentation framework to create control pages with layouts similar to those generated by the User Application but with better graphics and animations The Server Application - will allow users to remotely access their home devices by forwarding TCP packets between the home and remote computer

Market Overview: 

Market Overview The total market for home automation systems of all types reached approximately $2.3 billion in 2005. Parks Associates projects that revenues will grow 8% to 9% per year over the next four years, reaching more than $3 billion by 2009. Approximately $5.262 billion worth of home technology products were sold over the course of 2006. Of which, $973 million were in Home Automation/Controls. Dell, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, and Sony are pushing to make their products interoperable which should help make home automation easier to accomplish.

Home Automation Market: 

Home Automation Market

Projected Revenue for Home Automation Controls : 

Projected Revenue for Home Automation Controls

Competitors: 

Competitors In2 Networks What they do poorly Very Slow Limited to local access Difficult to update controls What they do well Always-on (online) technology Small bandwidth Integrated look Adaptability to a wide variety of components Current Application

How our Product Will be Better: 

How our Product Will be Better Will be fast, and provide multiple contexts to access control media Will allow the interface to implement skins Will allow expandability so our product can grow with hardware Will implement backwards compatibility

Components: 

Components Plan to use C# GUI object, integrating layered browsers which will utilize TCP and UNICN protocols to communicate with nodes. Windows Media Center Interface for IR/Entertainment center interface. Run loaded app from remote workstations after authenticating to manufacturer-hosted web server.

Questions: 

Questions

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