Planning-ness 2012 Connected Personal Objects: Getting Intimate with the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is a vast and rapidly expanding landscape that encompasses complex infrastructural systems to the everyday objects found in our homes and even on our person. At its core is a network of uniquely identifiable “things” with the ability to sense their environment then communicate with one another and us. In our presentation we will breakdown the key attributes and technologies that define these connected “things” as well as demonstrate how some of the most progressive connected personal objects may be shaping our future. Here's a link to the work session output: http://www.slideshare.net/gdolin/connected-personal-objects-planningness-2012-workshop-output

1. CONNECTED PERSONAL OBJECTS
GETTING INTIMATE WITH THE “IoT”
Guthrie Dolin David Bliss
Planning-ness 2012 Executive Director of Strategy Executive Director of R&D
@gee3 @davidbliss

2. 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.
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3. A few (not so) staggering facts.
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CONNECTED THINGS
37.5
25
MORE
POPULATION
12.5
0
‘03 ‘10 ‘15 ‘20
Majority of U.S. phones Nike+ has recorded more More connecting things
are smartphones. Just. then 5.6 trillion steps. than people. Way more.
The numbers from Nielsen Research Launched in May 2006 as a Long ago the number of connected
(as of March 2012) show that 50.4% of collaboration between Nike and Apple, things out numbered the world
U.S. mobile now own a smartphone — the Nike Plus platform has now logged population. By 2020 it is estimated
up from 47.8% in December 2011. 5.6 trillion steps — burning more then that there will 7.6 billion people and
662 million calories in the process. whooping 50 billion connected things.
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4. Even bananas are gettin’ connected.
MORE ON THIS TOPIC A LITTLE LATER...
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5. “
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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6. The Landscape
OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS

7. Mapping the IoT landscape, simply.
P URV IE W
Individual Home/Auto Community City/Regional National Global
P U RP OSE
Smarter choices Greater efficiency &
& new behaviors INSIGHTS + UNDERSTANDING AUTOMATION + OPTIMIZATION new opportunities
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8. CASE STUDY / FITBIT TRACKER
Fitbit offers a full ecosystem of sensor
devices and software applications that are
designed to help individuals live healthier
and more actives lives.
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9. CASE STUDY / NEST LEARNING THERMOSTAT
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.
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10. CASE STUDY / AIR QUALITY EGG
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.
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11. CASE STUDY / GOOGLE MAPS — TRAFFIC
Google collects traffic data from Android
phone users and an extensive network of
sensors embedded in highways — managed
by local and state highway agencies.
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12. Title
CASE STUDY / FEDEX SENSEAWARE
SenseAware from FedEx is an advanced
Body goes here...
tracking device that gives you real-time data
about critical shipments — and the ability to
share that information collaboratively.
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13. The Anatomy
OF CONNECTED OBJECTS

14. The anatomy of a connected object.
EVENT SENSOR LOGGING UPLOAD ANALYSIS ACTION
REPORT
CONTROLLER
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15. The anatomy of a connected object.
EVENT SENSOR LOGGING UPLOAD ANALYSIS ACTION
Any happening Hardware that The registering or Logged data is Individual and Events triggered
in the physical detects events recording of the transferred to the aggregate data is either by objects
world that has and converts data collected by servers and saved analyzed by or by people.
been identified them into an the sensors(s). for later use. algorithms,
to be observed. electrical signal. generating
Detection may be information and
binary or it may knowledge. REPORT
measure a
physical quality. Display processed
information for
people to use.
CONTROLLER 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.
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16. The Fitbit system for example:
EVENT SENSOR LOGGING UPLOAD ANALYSIS ACTION
Walking Accelerometer Steps Tracker data is Stairs climbed ...
Running Altimeter Altitude uploaded via PC Calories burned
Climbing Pushbutton Weight Calories to be
Sleeping Weight % Body Fat Scale, Mobile eaten
Eating Volt-Ohm meter Activities Apps and Sleep patterns
Drinking Water Drank Dashboard BMI
Activities Food Eaten connect directly REPORT
Custom Data to internet
Read Outs
Dashboard
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17. Another way to look at the Fitbit
ecosystem. Fitbit Mobile App
Mobile Apps supporting
manual data entry and
basic reports.
Fitbit Ultra Fitbit Aria Smart Scale
A small, wearable device Device with weight and %
with accelerometer, body fat sensors as well as
altimeter, simple display WiFi.
and wireless.
API
Fitbit Dashboard Fitbit API
Web application for Third-parties can extend the
detailed reporting and Fitbit ecosystem via the
goal management. Application Programming
Interface.
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18. The connected you.
CAN PERSONAL CONNECTED OBJECTS HELP US LIVE SMARTER, HEALTHIER AND EVEN HAPPIER LIVES?
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19. The Potential
OF CONNECTED PERSONAL OBJECTS

20. A path to insight and understanding.
UPLOAD
LOGGING ANALYSIS
INSIGHT
SENSOR ACTION
EVENT REPORT
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21. 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.
NEW
CHANGE DATA SET ANALYSIS INSIGHT
NEW
CHANGE DATA SET ANALYSIS INSIGHT
DATA SET ANALYSIS INSIGHT
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22. 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.
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23. “
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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24. Unusual Suspects
TECHNOLOGY THAT YOU MAY, OR MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT

25. Skin Conductance
Skin 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!
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26. Printed Electronics
Graphite, 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
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27. Digestible Sensors
US 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
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28. Tiny Wireless
WiFi 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.
POSSIBLE USES
• Wireless smoke and intruder sensors
• Monitoring and controlling temperature and humidity
levels in commercial greenhouses
• Wireless telegraph to communicate with your friends
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29. Ultrasonic Sensors
These 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
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30. Conductive Rubber
This 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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31. 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.
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32. The Exercise
A CONNECTED OBJECT HACK-STORM

33. 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.
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34. WE’LL PROVIDE
1. Starting point inspiration list
2. Connected object anatomy worksheet
3. 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.
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35. A few objects for your consideration...
WEDDING TOOTHBRUSH BRIEFCASE WATER TWENTY PILL BOX
BAND OR PURSE BOTTLE DOLLAR BILL
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36. A few activities for your consideration...
COMMUTING SHOPPING DATING FILLING UP HIKING COMING HOME
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37. A few conditions for your consideration...
TEMPERATURE MOISTURE SOUND WEIGHT ORIENTATION TOUCH
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38. Start your brainstorm.
OBJECTS ACTIVITIES CONDITIONS
Wedding band Commuting Temperature
Toothbrush Shopping Moisture
Brief case Dating Sound
Water bottle Filling up Weight
Twenty dollar bill Hiking Orientation
Pill box Coming home Touch
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39. Thanks. Guthrie Dolin
@gee3
David Bliss
@davidbliss
Odopod
@odopod