Social Networking of the Smart Home

Social Networking of the Smart Home

Andreas Kamilaris, Andreas PitsillidesNetworks Research Laboratory, University of Cyprus

University of CyprusMotivation

Embedded Computing...

Introduction of Information Appliances!

... merged with Physical Objects

University of CyprusMotivation

• New possibilities for Smart Homes...

University of CyprusMotivation

• The Web of Things.• Reuse of well accepted Web principles.• Embedding Web servers on physical things.• Representational State Transfer (REST).• RESTful, open API.• Extending Web mashups into physical

mashups.• Towards Web-based Smart Homes...

University of CyprusMotivation

• Two thirds of global Internet Population visits Social Networking Sites (SNS).

• Facebook has more than 400 million active users!

Social networking has become a fundamental part of the global online experience.The Web 2.0 is a social Web!

University of CyprusCore Idea

• What about sharing devices between people?• A Web-based Smart Home with Social Behavior.• Web Mashups with SNS.• Extend social relationships between people to

social relationships with physical devices.• Use of REST.

University of CyprusSystem Architecture

• Monitor the environmental conditions of the Smart Home.

• Energy awareness and control through Smart Metering.

• Social Integration of the Smart Home.

University of CyprusSystem Architecture

RESTful Web Services. Restlet Web Framework for Java. 6LoWPAN in TinyOS, based on blip.

Resource URI REST Method Parameters Values Return Value

Temperature GET - - text/plain

Humidity GET - - text/plain

Illumination GET - - text/plain

Leds PUT color Red,Green,Blue text/plain

Electricity GET - - application/json

Switch PUT state On,Off text/plain

University of CyprusWeb Mashups through Facebook

University of CyprusDiscovering Home Appliances

The URL points to a WADL service description file.

University of CyprusSharing Home Appliances

• Facebook group SocialFamily.

University of CyprusControlling Home Appliances

University of CyprusA Pub/Sub Mechanism

University of CyprusConcluding Remarks

• The Web of Things is a reality.• Web-based Smart Homes is a promising

practice.• Web Mashups with physical devices. • Flexibility, simplicity, security,

interoperability, even sharing.• Social API?

Thanks for your attention!

Contact Details: Andreas Kamilaris (camel9@gmail.com)