How to define smart home? Reconceptualize the reading

Why Redefining the Smart Home Concept

The concept of smart home has been in China for nearly 10 years. As people become familiar with it, from the "aspiration" to the real application of their own home, of course, there is further maturation of smart home technology, product constantly Perfection, gradual development of the market, etc. In the past, the definition of smart home has not been able to make an accurate and detailed explanation on it. Therefore, it is now very necessary to re-examine the definition of smart home in order to adapt to the new development of the smart home industry. Let's do a more detailed explanation for everyone now. Compare the early concepts of smart home and see what the new definition is.

Early smart home concept:

Smart homes, or smart homes, are commonly used in English. SmartHome. Home automation, home electronics, digital homes, home networks, home automation NetworksforHome, NetworkHome, Intelliligenthome/building, digital homes, and digital homes in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Smart home is based on residential as a platform, combining construction, network communications, information appliances, and equipment automation. It integrates system, structure, service, and management into an efficient, comfortable, safe, convenient, and environmentally friendly living environment.

Smart home can be defined as a process or a system. The use of advanced computer technology, network communication technology, integrated wiring technology, organically combines various subsystems related to home life, and through integrated management, makes home life more comfortable, safe and effective. Compared with ordinary homes, smart homes not only have traditional living functions, provide comfortable and safe, high-grade and pleasant family living space, but also transform the original passive static structure into a tool with dynamic intelligence and provide a full range of information exchange capabilities. To help families maintain smooth flow of information with the outside world, optimize people's lifestyles, help people effectively arrange time, enhance the safety of home life, and even save money for various energy costs.

The main points of the new definition:

1. The smart home is a living environment. It is a residential environment where a smart home system is installed. The process of implementing a smart home system is called smart home integration.

2. There are two kinds of semantic expressions in smart homes. One is the smart home in a single dwelling, and the smart home project is based on the smart community platform. The second is smart home system products, which are produced by smart home manufacturers to meet the needs of smart home integration. The main function of the product, this type of product should be completed through the integrated installation, and includes hardware products, software products, integration and installation services, including a complete after-sales service process.

3. In the recognition of smart home system products, smart homes (smart home system products) produced by manufacturers must be a must-have system that can realize the main functions of smart homes before they can be called smart homes. Therefore, smart home (central) control management systems, home lighting control systems, home security systems can be directly called smart home (smart home system products). The optional system can not be called smart home directly, but can only use the combination method of smart home plus specific system, such as background music system, called smart home background music. The alternative system product is called smart home directly and it is a misleading behavior for users.

4. In the identification of smart home environment, we believe that only smart homes that have completely installed all necessary systems and have at least one or more optional systems installed can be called smart homes. The main subsystems included in the smart home system: smart home (central) control management system, home lighting control system, home security system are essential systems, home wiring system, home network system, background music system, home theater and multimedia system, family The environmental control system is an optional system.

The important difference between the old and new definitions:

1. The new definition is more objective and focused on the concept of smart homes. It is not confused with electronic homes, digital homes, and digital homes as defined earlier.

2. The new definition contrasts with the early definition of the concept of smart home integration. Only the intelligent control systems are integrated and controlled. Each intelligent product is linked and compatible with each other, rather than every system such as security, lighting, and home appliances. Separately control.

3. The new definition accurately defines the eight major control systems currently included in smart homes: smart home (central) control management systems, home lighting control systems, home security systems are essential systems, home wiring systems, home network systems, backgrounds Music systems, home theater and multimedia systems, and home environment control systems are optional systems.

4. In the identification of smart home environment, the new definition emphasizes that a simple system of intelligent control can not be called a smart home system, only complete installation of all necessary systems, and at the same time, at least one of the above is installed The smart home of the optional system can be called smart home.