Connected Personal Objects: Getting Intimate with the Internet of Things

CONNECTED PERSONAL OBJECTSGETTING INTIMATE WITH THE “IoT”

Planning-ness 2012 Guthrie DolinExecutive Director of Strategy@gee3

David BlissExecutive Director of R&D@davidbliss

CONNECTED PERSONAL OBJECTS5/2012

A DEFINITION

The Internet of Things: Networks of physical objects (aka. things) with embedded sensors and actuators that communicate with other objects, databases and in some cases, directly with people.


The numbers from Nielsen Research

(as of March 2012) show that 50.4% of

U.S. mobile now own a smartphone —

up from 47.8% in December 2011.

Launched in May 2006 as a

collaboration between Nike and Apple,

the Nike Plus platform has now logged

5.6 trillion steps — burning more then

662 million calories in the process.

Long ago the number of connected

things out numbered the world

population. By 2020 it is estimated

that there will 7.6 billion people and

whooping 50 billion connected things.

Nike+ has recorded more then 5.6 trillion steps.

More connecting things than people. Way more.

Majority of U.S. phones are smartphones. Just.

A few (not so) staggering facts.

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CONNECTED THINGS

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Even bananas are gettin’ connected.MORE ON THIS TOPIC A LITTLE LATER...


We're moving to a world in which every device generates useful data, in which every action creates ‘information shadows’ on the net.TIM O’REILLY | FOUNDER AND CEO, O’REILLY MEDIA

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The LandscapeOF THE INTERNET OF THINGS


Mapping the IoT landscape, simply.

Individual Home/Auto Community City/Regional National Global

INSIGHTS + UNDERSTANDING AUTOMATION + OPTIMIZATION

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Smarter choices & new behaviors

Greater efficiency & new opportunities

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Fitbit offers a full ecosystem of sensor devices and software applications that are designed to help individuals live healthier and more actives lives.

CASE STUDY / FITBIT TRACKER

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Nest Learning Thermostat learns your home climate preferences and sets itself. The app and realtime dashboard let you control and monitor your Nest from anywhere.

CASE STUDY / NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT

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Air Quality Egg is an open source sensor to monitor hyper-local air quality and collect it for analysis at the neighborhood, city or regional level.

CASE STUDY / AIR QUALITY EGG

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Google collects traffic data from Android phone users and an extensive network of sensors embedded in highways — managed by local and state highway agencies.

CASE STUDY / GOOGLE MAPS — TRAFFIC

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TitleBody goes here...SenseAware from FedEx is an advanced tracking device that gives you real-time data about critical shipments — and the ability to share that information collaboratively.

CASE STUDY / FEDEX SENSEAWARE

The AnatomyOF CONNECTED OBJECTS


The anatomy of a connected object.

EVENT SENSOR LOGGING ANALYSIS ACTIONUPLOAD

REPORT

CONTROLLER


The anatomy of a connected object.


REPORT

Any happening in the physical world that has been identified to be observed.

Hardware that detects events and converts them into an electrical signal. Detection may be binary or it may measure a physical quality.

The registering or recording of the data collected by the sensors(s).

Logged data is transferred to the servers and saved for later use.

Individual and aggregate data is analyzed by algorithms, generating information and knowledge.

Events triggered either by objects or by people.

Display processed information for people to use.

Each IoT object has a controller to manage its operation. The controller converts electrical signals received from sensors into data. It logs the data locally and uploads it when possible. Some controllers also perform initial analysis and provide status reports.

CONTROLLER


The Fitbit system for example:


REPORT

WalkingRunningClimbingSleepingEatingDrinkingActivities

AccelerometerAltimeterPushbuttonWeightVolt-Ohm meter

StepsAltitudeWeight% Body FatActivitiesWater DrankFood EatenCustom Data

Tracker data is uploaded via PC

Scale, Mobile Apps and Dashboard connect directly to internet

Stairs climbedCalories burnedCalories to be eatenSleep patternsBMI

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Read OutsDashboard


Another way to look at the Fitbit ecosystem. Fitbit Mobile App

Mobile Apps supporting manual data entry and basic reports.

Fitbit UltraA small, wearable device

with accelerometer, altimeter, simple display

and wireless.

Fitbit Aria Smart ScaleDevice with weight and % body fat sensors as well as WiFi.

Fitbit DashboardWeb application for

detailed reporting and goal management.

API Fitbit APIThird-parties can extend the Fitbit ecosystem via the Application Programming Interface.

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The connected you.CAN PERSONAL CONNECTED OBJECTS HELP US LIVE SMARTER, HEALTHIER AND EVEN HAPPIER LIVES?

The PotentialOF CONNECTED PERSONAL OBJECTS


A path to insight and understanding.

EVENT

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UPLOAD

ANALYSIS

ACTION

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INSIGHT


The system is a virtuous circuit.The system collects data and provides analysis that can lead to insights that encourage or inspire change (new behaviors, new ideas, etc.). That change, in turn, produces additional data and thus new insights.

INSIGHTANALYSISDATA SET

NEWINSIGHTANALYSISDATA SET

NEWINSIGHTANALYSISDATA SETCHANGE

CHANGE


Change accelerates in social networks.

When the system allows insights to be shared or broadcast across a network, a single person’s learning can influence the behavior of many.


Data from phones, computers and credit cards are mostly used by companies to target advertising, recommend products or spot fraud. But tapping into the stream of data they generate can give people new ways to deal with medical problems or improve their quality of life in other ways.GARY WOLF | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AT WIRED AND CO-FOUNDER OF THE QUANTIFIED SELF

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Unusual SuspectsTECHNOLOGY THAT YOU MAY, OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT


Skin ConductanceSkin conductance is a method of measuring the electrical conductance of the skin, which varies with its moisture level. This is of interest because the sweat glands are controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, so skin conductance is used as an indication of psychological or physiological arousal.

POSSIBLE USES

• Monitoring mental stress and/or arousal.

• Possibly predicting dangerous events, such as seizures or heart attacks.

• Touch body interfaces!


Printed ElectronicsGraphite, silver or other conductive materials can be used to print circuits on paper. This technology is in its infancy but is already used to print capacitive touch sensors on toys, greeting cards and posters. Prototypes of bending force sensors and solar panels have been produced.

POSSIBLE USES

• Low cost production — touch interfaces can be printed using standard printing presses

• Integrate traditional components on flexible surfaces — light-up paper-craft toys made without wires


Digestible SensorsUS firm Proteus Biomedical has teamed up Lloyds Pharmacy to bring to market a sensor-enabled pill that can monitor patients' adherence to medication. Really.

POSSIBLE USES

• Keep track of pills taken throughout the day

• Share information with family members and doctors

• Help avoid lethal drug and allergy combinations


Tiny WirelessWiFi is great for connecting to the internet but is inefficient for most sensor to sensor communication. Alternate standards such as Zigbee offer simple ways to for sensors to connect to one another and share data. These networks require very little power making them ideal for large networks of sensors.

• Wireless smoke and intruder sensors

• Monitoring and controlling temperature and humidity levels in commercial greenhouses

• Wireless telegraph to communicate with your friends

POSSIBLE USES


Ultrasonic SensorsThese sensors emit high-frequency sound waves and measure the timing of echoes to determine the distance to an object. Sensors typically have one or two units and can measure distances between 15cm and 6m. Less expensive infrared light sensors use similar principals and can be used to detect ranges under 1m.

POSSIBLE USES

• Know when a object is present — such as a person standing at a door

• Measure the speed and direction of an object — such as a baseball pitch

• Measure the water level of a tank

• Keep your robots from running into each other


Conductive RubberThis rubber tube is impregnated with carbon-black and conducts electricity. As it stretches (or compresses) the resistance changes so you can measure a stretching force.

POSSIBLE USES

• Measure the force pulling objects apart

• Detect and measure pressure

• Make objects that interact with capacitive touch screens

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Back to the connected banana...IT’S SPORTING AN EDIBLE SILK SENSOR THAT CAN LET YOU KNOW IF IT’S READY TO BE MADE INTO A LOAF OF BREAD.

The ExerciseA CONNECTED OBJECT HACK-STORM


THE ASSIGNMENT

Think of a personal object. Imagine how you might embed sensors, log interesting data and connect it to the internet for analysis. Consider what insights this new information would bring to light and what behaviors, or ideas those could inspire.


WE’LL PROVIDE

1. Starting point inspiration list2. Connected object anatomy worksheet3. Concept description form

We’d like to collect the last item from your groups at the end of the session so that we can share everyone’s ideas out with all of the participants.


A few objects for your consideration...

WEDDING BAND

TOOTHBRUSH PILL BOXWATER BOTTLE

BRIEFCASEOR PURSE

TWENTY DOLLAR BILL


A few activities for your consideration...

COMMUTING SHOPPING DATING FILLING UP HIKING COMING HOME


A few conditions for your consideration...

TEMPERATURE MOISTURE SOUND WEIGHT ORIENTATION TOUCH


Start your brainstorm.

OBJECTS

Wedding band

Toothbrush

Brief case

Water bottle

Twenty dollar bill

Pill box

ACTIVITIES

Commuting

Shopping

Dating

Filling up

Hiking

Coming home

CONDITIONS

Temperature

Moisture

Sound

Weight

Orientation

Touch

Thanks. Guthrie Dolin@gee3

David Bliss@davidbliss

Odopod@odopod

Connected Personal Objects: Getting Intimate with the Internet of Things

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