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This blog were created by two Information Technology's students named Patrice Jaegers and Nicolas Fortel.

In this blog,
We'll talk about Intelligent Home named Ihome or Domotik Home.

We called "Intelligent Home",
a networked home which uses information technology and communication
to facilate the live of the inhabitants.

Moreover it is integrating your chosen home electronic equipment into one coherent system, example systems include audio visual lighting heating and security.

* giving your home the knowledge and the power to run your life more smoothly
* no longer will you have to control electric and electronic equipment manually and individually – all will become programmable to respond to your needs simultaneously, even when you are not at home
* now your audio visual lighting heating and security ......all become Intelligent.

This is an example of a computer which is a fully featured media and control centre for the home and more particularly about 3 subjects:
- media
- home automattion
- security

Media:
We can connect it to your entertainment system to watch television, view videos, play MP3s, or observe video feeds from security and or child monitoring cameras.

home automation:
Integrate the HTVR with a Home Automation System and control your compatible intrusion detection system, air conditioning system, lighting system, and automated appliances from the main unit or wirelessly connected extender devices.

Security:
It’ll even monitor your intrusion detection system to automatically transmit video to a monitoring centre or predefined location whenever an alarm is triggered.

This is the remote control equiped by Windows Media Center Edition 2005 allows you to view and record multiple television broadcasts simultaneously, Pause & Rewind TV, Play MP3/Media files stored on the Media PC or accessible over the network, Burn CDs/DVDs, and easily interface with external automation systems .
Store all of your media digitally on hard disk and access it throughout your home on any wirelessly connected television or portable Windows Media device

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In this picture we can see an example of a intelligent home.

1.LIGHTING AND APPLIANCE CONTROL
a) Control lights from anywhere inside or outside your home
b) Automate lights to follow your respond to a specific event.
c) A keychain remote control lets you alert your home, turn off your security system and light the house.
Imagine the lights dim, drapes close, entertainment components come on and the popcorn starts popping.
d)Allow the position of the sun to control lights and appliances in your home.
e)Welcome friends or alert the family to intruders with intelligent outdoor lighting.


2.POOL & SPA
*Control your pool and spa from anywhere
*Completely automate the cleaning, heating and filter pump.

3.IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
Why water the lawn if it just rained? Your sprinklers can be set based on the weather.

4.COMPUTER AUTOMATION CONTROL
Automate your entire home by programming an intelligent scheduler to be the "brains."

5.SENSORS
a) Perimeter sensors alert you when a person crosses your property line.
b) Lights turn themselves on when you enter each room.
c) Incorporate door and window sensors into your security system.
d) Use glass break sensors to alert your security system of intruders.
e) Be alerted when guests arrive.
f) light sensors.
g) Flood sensors detect if the washer break and turns off the water, even if you are not home.
h) Know the minute the mail arrives.

6.PHONES & INTERCOMS
a) transform your regular phone into a high-tech telecommunications system.
b) Add personal extensions to your phones at home.
c) Answer the door from your home phone or even your cell phone
d) Install an intercom system or just use your phones.
e) Know who's calling with Caller ID right on your TV.


7.VIDEO AND CAMERAS
a) Monitor your home with surveillance cameras indoors and out.
b) View your home from any computer over the internet or phone lines.
c) Install a camera at your door to see who is knocking.
d) Choose from indoor and outdoor camera systems, black and white or color versions.
e) Use time lapse recording products.
f) Send wireless TV, VCR and video surveillance signals.
g) Supervise different parts of your house, like the pool area or nursery, using your TV or a dedicated monitor.
h) Install in-wall or ceiling speakers in every room, each connected to your single stereo.

8.AUDIO
a) Control speaker volume in each room individually or all at once.
b) Upgrade your system with the latest speakers, surround sound, subwoofers, multi-room multi-source amplifiers, bass shakers and more.
c) Create a fun environment for outdoor entertainment using specialized speakers. Some even look like rocks!
d) End loud TV commercials with sound regulators.
e) Automatically mute speakers when the phone rings or door bell chimes.

9.WIRE MANAGEMENT

Connect your entire security, entertainment, information, communication and home automation systems to one central location.

10.SECURITY

a) Protect your home and family with an automated security system!
b) Control your locks by remote control.
c) Scare away intruders and notify neighbors and authorities of burglary or fire with sirens.
d) Alert family members of danger and guide them to safety with advanced smoke detectors that talk to your automation system.


11.ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
a) Enjoy multi-zone control, control from a distance and more.
b) Know what the weather is doing with your complete weather station at home.

12.CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEM

* End the need for heavy, loud, obnoxious vacuum cleaners!
* Silently vacuum using lightweight hoses which connect to wall inlets in each room.

13.WINDOW AND DRAPE CONTROL

a) Set your drapes to automatically close when the sun shines directly in.
b) Open or close your windows automatically or by remote control.


14.POWERLINE CONDITIONING AND SURGE PROTECTION

a) Protect your computer, phone, fax and cable line connections with suppression plug strips.
b) Protect your entire house with whole-house surge suppressors.
c) Fine tune your system x10* with signal amplifiers, signal bridges and noise blocks.

15.AUTOMOTIVE

a) Start your car by remote control, and cool or heat it.
b)Use a remote control key chain to turn lights on as you approach your home.


* The X10 is a protocol that allows you to order all your electrical without wiring . Simple modules allow you to increase the comfort and energy saving in all its simplicity.

we can see a video which shows the daily life of a family living in a house automation.

In the bedroom, we can wake up with our favourite music.
In the bathroom we can see the result of our exercice.
In the kitchen we can choose a menu for the dinner and the computer do a shopping list.

Moreover, the system recognize member of the family and opening the door and
it's possible to communicate or play with other people who have the same system.

Then,for the old people, if a person don't move, the neighboor or the family is informed thanks to this sytem.

When the family goes to bed, it is possible to activate the alarm system with a simple click

This video shows us all what we can do with the remote control thanks to a pda or a portable.

We can open the door to the family or friends without being in the house thanks to our portable.

when you come back to your home the light turn on automatically and informe us if you have a visitor or a mail.

This video shows :
- the digital tv appliance control
- the cleaning robot which clean all corner of your house
- the appliances control and the energy management (gaz, electricity)
- the healthcare: the system become your personal trainer

this system make your room the most confortable room in the world because the computer:
- provide Internet Services or Tv in your bed
- lock all doors, turn off all lights when we want sleeping
- wake up the "master"...

The home automation can be a tool of respect for the environment by controlling the energy consumption of housing.
The new building standards require an energy management. For example, you should cut heating when you open a window. The lighting of a room can also operate according to the presence of an individual.

A Japanese group, Sekisui Chemical Group, already sells "zero cost housing with electricity and heating" .
Germany is also a pioneer in this area with many models of houses passive (Passiv Haus) particularly in the region of Bavaria.

Today, in an medium size house , electrical installation costs about 9 000 € to 15 000 € .

In the same house, a technology installation of home automation will cost 14 000 € to 23 000 €. The difference (that is to say 5 000 € to 8 000 €) will be of course amortized in the future, thanks to savings .

About 60% of the cost comes from the electrical part (labor electrician, numbers of elements of light, number of sensors,…) and about 40% of the cost of heating part (number of rooms to be heated, many radiators)

Moreover the development of a house a home automation is € 19 000, while equipping a traditional house does only 13 000 €. But given the energy provided by home automation, the additional cost of investment would be offset quickly (in 6 years)[SIZE=7]