Title :
Facilitating the programming of the smart home
Author :
Jahnke, Jens H. ; D´entremont, Marc ; Stier, Jochen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
The ongoing miniaturization and cost reduction in electronic hardware has created opportunity for equipping homes with inexpensive smart devices for controlling and automating various tasks in our daily lives. Networking technology and standards have an important role in driving this development. We discuss how technological progress in the areas of visual programming languages, component software, and connection-based programming can be applied to programming the smart home. As an example of an industrial prototype solution, we present microCommander, a visual tool for rapidly programming synergetic devices for the smart home.
Keywords :
home automation; home computing; intelligent sensors; software engineering; visual programming; component software; connection-based programming; cost reduction; electronic hardware miniaturization; home automation; industrial prototype; microCommander; networking standards; networking technology; smart devices; smart home programming; visual programming languages; visual tool; Application software; Computer languages; Home automation; Logic programming; Programming profession; Smart homes; Software engineering; Software maintenance; Software systems; User interfaces;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MWC.2002.1160084
