Title :
A fault diagnosis system for the connected home
Author :
Utton, Peter ; Scharf, Eric
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., London Univ., UK
Abstract :
The connected home of the future, in which all consumer appliances in a home are networked together, is close to becoming the connected home of today. This article explores the role of fault diagnosis in such an environment and explains how agent technology may be applied. The article outlines the need for future standards that can maximize the benefit of a shared diagnostic system.
Keywords :
Internet; computer network reliability; consumer products; fault diagnosis; home automation; home computing; software agents; Internet; agent technology; connected home; fault diagnosis system; shared diagnostic system; Bluetooth; Environmental management; Fault diagnosis; Home automation; Local area networks; Network servers; Plugs; Standards publication; Web and internet services; Web server;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2004.1362556
