A Framework for Automation Using Networked Information Appliances MIT9904-05 Proposal for 1999-2000 Funding
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The proliferation of diverse and heterogeneous information appliances has produced a new set of problems, challenges, and opportunities. We propose to build a development infrastructure for information automation that combines the synergistic use of sensors, standard hardware interfaces, intelligent software, and adaptive algorithms in order to rapidly produce intelligent, networked information appliances. Using our infrastructure, we propose to develop many smart appliances, such as an intelligent navigation system that tells a driver the fastest way of getting from point A to point B, taking into account current traffic and weather conditions as well as driver preferences; a smart thermostat that regulates temperature within a home taking into account human presence and activity; and a smart music system that will search and download music from the web taking into account the user's tastes and preferences and which will automatically play appropriate music based on time and level of human activity.
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