the smart doll ubicomp2005 term project 連矩鋒 (burt c.f. lien) [email protected]
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Objectives
To design an ambient display device to reflect a cyber figure
To eliminate tech-generation gapThe Doll
Related Works
• Tangible Media – MIT Media Lab.... Hiroshi Ishii• MSN Slider (phidget) http://
grouplab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/phidgets/gallery/
• Ambient Device -- Orb http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/beacon/index.html
• MSN robot (Internet Agent)
Related Works
• Cindy Smart Dollhttp://www.time.com/time/2002/inventions/toy_doll.html
Design a Smart Doll
• Ambient -- the Doll ( can be treated as a aesthetic decoration)
• Bluetooth -- small package, mobility, simplicity, and power effective
• Light / Sound -- the methods to drag human attention
System Requirements• Hardware
-- a MCU (for I/O control)
-- a CRS bluetooth module (RF, baseband, SPP stack)
-- some LEDs
• Software-- a simple program for MCU
-- Applications on Windows or WinCE
• Coating (packaging) -- developing-- a human mimic coating made of materials that can deliver an ambient light effectively
Hardware
MCUInput DC power
Bluetooth module LEDsantenna
Software (SkyVC + Skype)
Coating (Ideal)
Coating(draft)
Prototype
Front View Rear View
Ambient Light (Dark)
Ambient Light (Daylight)
Application I
• MSN/Skype figuresscenario:
-- SD activated when users (with a bluetooth equipment) are approaching.
-- when the remote peer is online, the device beam a RF to SD to light up the GREEN LED; if off-line, light up RED LED
-- when the remote peer sends a messages, GREEN LED starts to blink.
Application II
• Social care net-- construct a care net sensor network ( not within the domain of this proposal)
-- use Smart Doll to reflect one’s health condition
-- GREEN light for a good health
-- RED light for a health warning
Application III• Child safe net
-- if child (with a SD) is out of the range, sends a warning message
• Security lock -- if SD is out of the range, lock the computer
• Internet agent -- mapping the SD to a special event in Internet (weather, stocks, e-mail…)
• Reminder -- if a pre-defined event is approaching, SD light an ambient light for reminding
• Home security -- equip SD with a motion sensor and place it in the living room. Once it detects an unexpected motion, sends a warning message
• Ambient Thermograph -- equip SD with a thermal sensor and reflect the temperature with its light
Future Work
• Refine the doll and shrink the package size (60H*20W*20L mm)
• Some more samples (50 pcs) for field trial. Collect users feedback and evaluate the possibility of mass production
• Implement the back-end sensor environment for social care net
• A distributed Smart Doll net
Comments (from audience)
• Add facial actions (map expression to MSN icons)
• Add display for text messages
• Audio?
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