You can communicate with the systems in a Smart Home when you are there or not. A main security panel can be communicated with either manually or verbally. Using a PIN number individualized for the homeowner's convenience, you can tap into the multiple position, load, tilt and vibration sensor intelligences of the Smart Home.
The systems can be manipulated if you are away from home. If the owner wanted to be a bit economically minded during the extreme seasons of winter and summer, they could call ahead to the house to make it aware to either higher or lower the temperature of the house depending on the season. For security purposes, to make it look like the house is attended, you can alert the home to pull the shades, and turn on lights and televisions.
If you are not home and expecting an important delivery or a trusted friend, the Smart Home can convenience you in these situations. On delivery person's arrival, the home can call you at work to make you aware and you can have the house let them in to drop off the parcel. The houses security system will disallow them from coming into your house any further. If you are expecting friends or family for the weekend and their flight gets in earlier than expected, you can tell the home to let them in so they can relax and don't have to wait for you to get home.
Double Checking
If you are away from the house or in the house not knowing of a problem, the Smart Home's sensors will keep you aware. If you are not at home and there is a gas leak or a similar problem the home will turn off the gas main and alert you of this problem before you return. If there is a fire while you are away or sleeping, the system will operate the fire alarms, initiate sprinklers (if the house is equipped), and automatically alert the fire and ambulance services, turn on the lights for sight, and unlock the door for a speedy exit.
Helping Hand
For the elderly or handicapped, a Smart Home can virtually eliminate the need for a live-in aide. For people in wheelchairs, the house can be equipped with motorized cupboards and shelves for easy retrieval of items. Position sensors can operate lighting systems at night to eliminate possible injury. The light will follow your path to your destination and extinguish the light upon your exit.
Other Conveniences
There are limitless conveniences that come along with owning a Smart Home. Imagine your alarm goes off in the morning and while most of us press a button to shut off the alarm, the owner of a smart home presses a button and the alarm goes off, the lights come on, the television comes on (or your favorite station on the radio), the shower starts to the temperature of your liking, the coffee pot starts downstairs, the kids are alerted to wake up, food is dispensed for pets, the lawn gets watered, the shades open, and the stove warms up ready for you to start making your breakfast.
At night imagine pressing a button and your favorite television channel comes on, the shades are drawn, the doors are locked, and the oven begins to preheat for dinner. Does this sound smart?
