IDEA 3

problem

Design a device that helps in alerting a person that new letters just have been slotted into his/ her letterbox that can be found

in Singapore

criteria• The device can’t be to big and take up space inside the letterbox.• Able to detect presence of items• Alerts users when mailbox is full• Know when spam letters are put inside the letterbox

constraints• Availability of technology• Amount of users able to access to this product• Must be accessible to people without pairing device• Alert must be sent through mobile and stationary.

possible solutions• A sensitive weighing device• Laser scanner to scan letters• A button to give out notification• Motion sensor • Sound sensor

survey resultsAre you usually the one in the family who collects the letters in your home letterbox?

YES 9 30%

NO 21 70%

If any of your family members (including you) collect the letters, how often do they collect?

Daily 9 30%Every alternate days (Mon, Wed, Fri...etc)

2 7%

4-6 times per week

1 3%

2-3 times per week

13 43%

Once 2 7%Other 3 10%

Do you get spam letters every time? (ads, property agents, flyer...etc)

YES 28 93%NO 2 7%

Is there a time where you receive a really important letter but you had only checked the letterbox days later?

YES 20 67%

NO 10 33%

If there was a device that gives alerts or notifications upon receiving letters in your letterbox, would you install it in the letterbox? Yes/ No? Provide a reason.

No, hate it when my parents see my debit card history OR when RP sends warning letters & they'll take it if they get alerts/notifications!Yes I would. It's gonna be very convenientYes. I don't have to open the letter box to find out if there is mail inside but rather look at the device.Yes.Having it allows me to know when important letter is coming i would know when to collect.yesyes,so if there important letter we know.Yes and No. Yes because we would be alerted if we received a letter. No because if you get alot of letters for that day, you will receive alot of alerts and notifications that would annoy us.Yes, because it will really helps when you are expecting an important mails such as bills or warning letter.Yesyes. so i will not miss out the important letters that have dealines.sure! why not. If its free. I think sometimes, you dont get any mail at all, and you go down to check, its a waste of time. But if you have this, you only need to go down when you know fo sho that there's mail. nay nay is lazy.Yes. It can easily tell me if my mail is full without having to walk a distance to check.. It would be even better if the system can check what type of mail i have.

Yes. So that I won't have to waste time checking the mailbox if there's any letters no. then everytime spam comes in it will be annoying.Yes, It would probably remind me that to collect my letters from the letterboxYes. Reason is that i dont have to waste my time to go down and check and find out that there isnt any letter. so a notification would be good. yes, helpful for meYes,if is free.no,if I need to pay.it is because,I dun really need it.If I expecting an important mail then I will regular check my mail since is nt very far from.my home.-No it would be irritating yes, so that we know what letters are sent and whether is it important or not.Yes, Considering it is free. And make sure we receive the notification at home or outsideNo. certain letters are not suppose to be known to other family members. Yes, convenience, thats why i make it a once a week thing to collect my lettersYES. My family members do always get letters but last time we didnt do it on the daily basis and we actually saw an important letter. then we make it a daily thingYes, So i do not have to go check my mailbox everytime.Yes, so i will just check the letterbox when theres any letter in it.Yes. I can know when to collect my letters. Yes, it is convenient Yes, so i wont go to the letterbox finding out that there isnt any letter but flyersss

What other improvements can be done to the home letterbox?

Reduce junk advertisments etc!Maybe an app or a device that will inform me when the mail is being posted in my letterboxDesign wise, look plain.Maybe a application which syncs and alerts u in your iphonenilsend it straight to our house

Only alert us if we get important lettersPhysically, beautify it for the different levels to give a more vibrant atmosphere to the dull HDB look.NILspam filter?

perhaps have a letter opener, for some people who want to open their letters down stairs.

It could be a system that automatically sends the mail to the person's house, appearing chute orBigger mailbox for big envolopes? make it illegal to put in spamNIL

Spam letter prevention device that prevent any random flyer from getting insidebetter design

It can deliver right to our doorstep.' *westerner home concept'.=)-Hmmm maybe make it more user friendly bahkey slot sometimes jam, so if it is replace with thumb device or specific scanning it would be great.The letter box should prevent spam of those flyersAdd like automatic disposal of flyers-

anti-spam mailboxSpam free?Make the letterbox bigger so the things i ordered online can fit inside the letterbox.Tell the person whether its a spam letter or a real letterMore storage spaceLock the front slot to prevent unauthorized flyers

summary of response

If there was a device that gives alerts or notifications upon receiving letters in your letterbox, would you install it in the letterbox? Yes/ No? Provide a reason.

5 Nos. Mostly reason of it is, the notifications that will annoy them, and reason being letters that are not meant to be known by the other family members

25 Yeses. They want convenience, also not to miss any important letters. For example bills or warning letters. Time is their priority.

What other improvements can be done to the home letterbox?• Mostly said to reduce or eliminate the flyers that is always placed in their letterbox• To have letter box located at every level of the house or having a westerner

concept of having mail right at our doorstep• More space inside the letterbox

analysisBy looking at the survey, it can be said that the parents are the usual one to collect the letters. Letters are mostly the one doing the billing and sorts. At most 2-3 times daily. This shows that they are more easily to miss important letters. Shown in the statistic that most had their experiences before. Having notification would benefit the users. Also spam letters are the most common problem faced by the people. By the looks of it, the design have to eliminate the spam letters and also provide alert if any case of letters delivered.

inspirations

generating ideasGenerating ideas from the information gathered

ideas in more detail

A device that gives of transmission to the device located in home. Letting the users know how many letters and spam received

A scanner that measure the thickness of the letter, differentiating letter and spam letters

Using a prepaid card and a device where its like the mobile broadband device. But this device instead of receiving and giving out network. This device will instead give a text message to those stored contacts in the simcard.

The roll on letter hole is also a trigger for giving out notification. As the roller rotates, it gives out the signal to send the notifications

finalized sketches

A view of the inside system of the notification. Includes a transmitter device that only pairs with a device located at home, giving notifications. The sim-transmitter also included for sending out text to the users mobile phones.

The use of scanner is included, acts as a trigger and a spam filter.

Scanner that is mounted at the other end of the opening of letterbox. Its like a gantry to allow letters to pass through also to filter spam letters.

The process of how the user gets notified.

final design

Letterbox

Home transceiver

Overall look

Mobile Transmitter

Transmitter

Scanner entrance

Side view of the letterbox

Flaps

This product aims to reduce spam flyers and also being efficient to notify the users upon getting

new letter.

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