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The critical part here is not standards and not even the usability from a graphical UI perspective, but who is put in control by the technology. Home automation
by julianpye 12y ago
The critical part here is not standards and not even the usability from a graphical UI perspective, but who is put in control by the technology. Home automation has always faced this difficult hurdle.
In most families, the lightswitch, a thermostat, etc belong to everyone who wants to use it and who is near it.
I like Siri being in control, but she will have to be like a Butler that can bridge conflicts if this is to make it beyond single-person households into family homes.
- r00fus 12y agoI don't see (initially) any conflict here except for where the switch or manual control doesn't allow for state-independent operation (e.g.: manual slider for dimmer switch). In that case, I imagine upgrades being required in order to play nicely (e.g.: [1]) In the case where all controls for a resource allow state-independent operation, it's simply resolved with "last-in wins", and possibly more elaborate permissions models as automation adoption matures. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MAW603RH-WH-Electronics-Maestro-Dimmer/dp/B000BQMVXC http://www.amazon.com/Lutron-MAW603RH-WH-Electronics-Maestro...