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2.1 About HGI ......................................................................................................................................... 3
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2.7.2 Copying This HGI Document in its entirety ............................................................................. 4
2.8 HGI Membership .............................................................................................................................. 4
3 Acronyms and Terms ............................................................................................................................ 6
4 Scope And Purpose ............................................................................................................................... 8
5 Use Case Categorization ....................................................................................................................... 9
6 Definition of Users (Stakeholders) ...................................................................................................... 11
7 List of Use Cases .................................................................................................................................. 13
7.1 Classified By UC-Category and User (Stakeholder) ........................................................................ 13
7.2 Classified by Technology ................................................................................................................ 17
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3 ACRONYMS AND TERMS
Term Description / Example
Actuator (with or
without Status)
An actuator connected via a smart home interface. Examples
are a lighting actuator, an appliance actuator, and a window
actuator. An actuator may be also able to report status of the
device being actuated, via the smart home interface.
Avatar / Virtual Butler
(VB)
A remotely steerable webcam and video call platform which
can be used to verify that an aged or infirm person, and their
circumstance in the home, are ok .
baby monitor A device used to listen remotely to sounds and/or view video
in some rooms of the house
blood-pressure
sensor/monitor
A blood pressure measuring device.
electronic door lock A system which locks and unlocks a door electronically.
emergency alert An alert (e.g., SMS, message, voice call) sent by a system to
contact one or more first-responders; (e.g., an Ambulance, a
relative, a police department).
gps + special-phone A mobile phone designed with a location tracking and alert
system.
heating control A control system that uses a rules-engine or remote access to
control heating or cooling.
metering sensors A device which can interrogate and electricity or gas meter,
and report current usage rate, total usage since last reading,
and related data.
metering tariffs The current price/unit of resources provided by a Resource
Provider. Tariffs may be displayed as an actual price at current
usage.
moisture sensor A sensor that sends an alert when moisture is detected. Some
versions may need to be heat-resistant for use near the stove.
Some versions might be used to signal bath-tub overflow.
movement sensor A sensor that detect movements of people or things. A
movement sensor is not necessarily merely a motion-sensor.
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Term Description / Example
pulse sensor A heart-rate measurement device, usually with wireless
connection to a "gateway" which can forward the data locally
or to a cloud service provider.
redundant uplink A separate, redundant broadband connection used for
failover.
reminder (text-to-voice) A time-programmed voice reminder. This is also called an
"announcement" feature.
rules engine A local or cloud-based program logic for services, which may
have a history and a "learning" function, and which is
programmable by an authorized stakeholder. Depending
upon who owns and controls the device, the stakeholder may
be the “end user” or “Service Provider User” or “Professional”
user.
screen-sharing A service in which one user accesses web pages and a second
user at a different location can see an active view of the same
page, including the position of the mouse of the first user.
Optionally, the second user can use keyboard and mouse to
access the web page on behalf of the first user; this is called
co-browsing.
secure data link A VPN or tunnel with encryption, used for protecting the
privacy of specific data including personal and/or usage data
Smart Home
Management GUI
An interface used by customers or Service Providers to
configure services in the Smart Home
smells sensor Sensor used in the kitchen to detect low levels of burning.
user room location A system to monitor the location of a user inside the house,
especially "in bathroom", "in kitchen", etc. May use
movement detectors, sound detectors, or a transponder
which the user carries.
user-collapsed sensor A sensor that triggers an alert when it detects that the user
has collapsed.
video call A point-to-point or multi-party video call.
weighing sensor A sensor which measures weight and can transmit the result.
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4 SCOPE AND PURPOSE This document presents a set of exemplary Smart Home use cases that have been identified within the
HGI, as well as categorisation of those use cases, and set of technology enablers which are likely to be
required in implementing those use cases.
These use cases have motivated various HGI Smart Home requirements such as Smart Home Architecture
and System Requirements (HGI-RD035) and Smart (Home) Device Template (SDT) (HGI-RD050).
The intent of this document is to present an overview of the many use cases involved in Smart Home
rather than a detailed description of them.
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5 USE CASE CATEGORIZATION In this chapter, a tables is presented which serves as background to the tables presented in the
subsequent chapter.
The table, “Use Case Categorization by Initiator and Action” categorises the Use Cases according to the
Initiator and Action of the Use Case. These categories are used in subsequent chapters.
Broadly speaking there are use cases
where the sensor triggers a notification or alarm
where the sensor or a human being causes actions or controls other equipment (typical home
automation)
which are always implicitly possible where the user views sensor data or other information,
where a particular user (administrator) changes configurations within the system.
This perspective looks at the use-cases in terms of who the initiator is and what action is taken by the
initiator (or what action results). As can be seen below, this perspective results in nine (9) types of
initiator-action combinations.
Initiator Action Description Comment/Example Use Case Category
Sensor Notify Sensor initiates notification to user, or software
Synthetic speech, SMS, email, API, etc.
SensorNotify
Sensor initiates alarm Fire, burglar, etc. results in notification(s) to humans, no further actions sensors may show location
SensorAlarm
Sensor initiates call for assistance
Time-critical SensorCall or SensorAlarm
Activate Sensor initiates (re)actions
Sensor is part of control loop with automated actions e.g. close window
SensorActivate
Human Monitor User monitors something
UserMonitor
Activate User turns something on/off
Typical remote-control e.g., changing air-conditioning control or activate lights in room
UserActivate
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Initiator Action Description Comment/Example Use Case Category
Third-party (expert) turns things on/off
Expert does (remote) control for eHealth, IT-admin, ...
ExpertActivate
Admin expert (remotely) alters configurations and access rights
Rights control, remote or guest access .... The admin expert can change the configuration, which is not enabled for the expert user
AdminActivate
Robot Monitor / Activate
Independent robot has some of monitor/activate functions normally made by humans
Out of scope of this document
Robotics
Table 1: Use Case Labels
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6 DEFINITION OF USERS (STAKEHOLDERS) The table presented in this chapter defines the users (stakeholders) involved in the use cases.
Name for User of the service Description of the User Characteristics/Example
Primary User Any of the users listed in this
table. For a specific use case
there is often one main or
primary user type.
Aged / Assisted Living (AAL)
User
Person with reduced physical
control, or risk of sudden
incapacity, or reduced alertness
Person over 85.
Trouble walking.
Still does own washing
and cooking.
Wants to remain living
at home.
Busy Pro Professional person who needs
to save time on chores and is
technology-friendly.
Entrepreneur
Small-business owner
Carer / Care-giver Someone with responsibility for
watching over the safety and
comfort of others, not
necessarily in the same house
(i.e. remote monitoring may be
needed). The Carer is always
included in security or medical
alerts.
Parent of two children
Cares for aged parent
May visit parents-in-law
on weekend
ComfortPlus A person who appreciates the
convenience brought by home
automation.
eHealth A person of any age group who
needs or desires to regularly
monitor vital health data such as
blood pressure, and provide
(real-time) copies of the data to
health professionals (nurse,
doctor, health centre).
Person who has
suffered a heart attack
and is recovering at
home
Cardiac clinic monitors
indicators of heart
health remotely and
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Name for User of the service Description of the User Characteristics/Example
flags issues to medical
staff.
Security-conscious A resident who seeks protection
against theft, fire alerts, etc.
Security conscious
family
Aged person worried
about violence.
Professional A person responsible to
remotely access some
SmartHome
equipment/services on behalf
of another User. This is a kind of
"super-user" who is not the
direct beneficiary of a service. In
some cases it may be the Help
Centre of a Service Provider.
Table 2: Stakeholders
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7 LIST OF USE CASES
7.1 CLASSIFIED BY UC-CATEGORY AND USER (STAKEHOLDER)
The following table captures a set of use-cases considered by HGI, which contributed to requirements
definition for the Architecture (HGI-RD036) and Smart Device Template (HGI-RD050).
Use Case Category Primary Stakeholder Use Case Description
AdminActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User Admin expert makes remote config of
system
User calls VB who is the IT-
Systems-Manager to remotely
configure the system. The VB
may be in many cases
sophisticated software.
ExpertActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User VB: Call centre and remote control User can call VB and ask them
for advice, or to do some
remote commands which the
User has forgotten or is not
able to do.
ExpertActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User VB: Fitness Advisor Consultation User calls VB who is the
Fitness Coach, and gets
personal advice. Specific
exercises and sensor feedback
may be accessed.
ExpertActivate ComfortPlus automatic configuration new device If a new device is powered on,
the system detects it and its
type, then starts an
Authentication and
Configuration process. The
user just has to press a button
when requested.
ExpertActivate eHealth Send doctor. encrypted vital data Vital data is uploaded on
demand or regularly, using
encryption.
ExpertActivate eHealth fitness tester Example: Avatar for replay of
exercises + pulse-rate monitor
etc
ExpertActivate eHealth monitor blood pressure Simple readout and storage of
history
Robotics Assisted Living (AAL) User carry something to me Avatar with tray for holding
drinks or food-tray, can be
steered to bedside remotely
by User or VB. (Autonomous
mode is out of scope).
Sensor Alert Assisted Living (AAL) User smoking food alert (gentle) Smoke sensor in kitchen can
warn if food is "too well done"
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Use Case Category Primary Stakeholder Use Case Description
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User bath overflows Bath and sink are fitted with
water-stop level sensors. Rule-
engine stops flow and makes
Reminder/Announcement.
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User close window if it rains Some windows can be
motorized to open or close for
ventilation. System reacts to
storm warning or moisture
sensor.
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User get up puts lights on Movement sensor + rules-
engine causes room light
activation
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User lock door after User leaves Electronic lock activates if User
exits the house, opens upon
return.
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User oven on too long Sensor at oven (power meter?)
gives alert or reminder, or
switches off based on rules-
engine.
SensorActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User window open too long Sensors on the window +
rules-engine causes servo-
motor to close window.
SensorActivate ComfortPlus going out setup When the user exits and locks
the front door, then windows
and alarm settings and
appliances are set to "going
out awhile" configuration.
SensorActivate ComfortPlus reduce/increase heating remotely User or Rules-engine decides
to change heating, e.g.
anticipating return from long
trip (rules-engine knows about
the long-trip)
SensorAlarm Security-conscious alarm by windows User or Carer gets SMS or
other alert if window opens
"unexpectedly"
SensorAlarm Security-conscious alert on smoke detected
SensorAlarm Security-conscious alert unusual movement detected User or Carer gets SMS or
other alert if movement
detected and user out
SensorAlarm Security-conscious alert when door opens "by itself" User or Carer gets SMS or
other alert if entry door opens
"unexpectedly"
SensorCall Assisted Living (AAL) User fall-down alert User falling and lying prone
generates alert to VB or Carer
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Use Case Category Primary Stakeholder Use Case Description
SensorCall Assisted Living (AAL) User inactivity alert User activity profile is acquired
by sensors + rules engine and
generates alert to Carer or VB
if no activity at usual times.
SensorCall Assisted Living (AAL) User shout alert Sound sensor and voice
recognition for "help!" can
trigger alert.
SensorCall Assisted Living (AAL) User unusual behaviour alert Same as inactivity alert, but
also for Security use, or Fall
Alert.
SensorNotify Assisted Living (AAL) User recover after lost by dementia User location from mini mobile
phone device and GPS can be
seen by VB or Carer. Rules
engine can also be set to send
alert.
SensorNotify Assisted Living (AAL) User pot boils over Fluid sensor at stove causes
alert, rules-engine switches
stove off.
SensorNotify Assisted Living (AAL) User smoking food alert Smoke sensor in kitchen
SensorNotify ComfortPlus alert if resource is cut off (power off) System has enough battery to
send SMS or voice alert if
power goes off. Security
Systems may need LONG
battery.
SensorNotify ComfortPlus alert if resource usage high Rules-engine monitors
resource usage compared to
desired targets.
SensorNotify ComfortPlus reminder of appointments/recurrences User is reminded by text-to-
voice of appointments or
event-patterns which are
recognized by a Rules-Engine
.e.g. "It is 8pm. Do you want to
watch the News?"
SensorNotify ComfortPlus wake-up Example: rules-engine
reminder linked into the
Avatar
SensorNotify eHealth exercise reminder Example: rules-engine
reminder linked into the
Avatar
SensorNotify eHealth take pills on time Verbal reminder
UserActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User emergency button to call User can push a button on a
neck-cord in an emergency.
UserActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User open door User can see the door webcam
and remotely open it. Door
video can be shown on Avatar
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Use Case Category Primary Stakeholder Use Case Description
if user cannot reach door. VB
or Carer can also access.
UserActivate Assisted Living (AAL) User remote reply to phone PBX in HG allows User to
answer phone from any room
using Avatar.
UserActivate ComfortPlus guest mode for remote media User visits a house (or
business) and can
stream/display media direct
from their home network
UserActivate ComfortPlus guest mode for control and
connectivity
A complex case: a Guest can
get (constrained) access to
most controls and to VPN
externally (e.g. to their own
SmartHome Rules-Engine)
UserActivate ComfortPlus switch on radio or TV from distance No HGI solution needed
UserActivate ComfortPlus vacuum one/all rooms A “smart” vacuum that
“knows” which rooms to
vacuum when
UserMonitor Assisted Living (AAL) User VB: locate somebody in home Carer may be given access
rights to check sensor history
to see what room the user is
currently in, and last 24 hours
history.
UserMonitor Assisted Living (AAL) User VB: Nutritional Advisor / Cook-Advisor User calls, or gets a scheduled
call, from Nutrition Advisor
about meals for the week.
UserMonitor Assisted Living (AAL) User arrange help with chores User goes to YellowPages,
makes a videocall until finds
"nice" offer. Service Center
can do a "virtual look around"
using Avatar.
UserMonitor Busy Pro Virtual Office Broadband vpn + videocall +
virtual-pc allows full office job
UserMonitor ComfortPlus show resource usage User can view
energy/gas/water usage in
web browser
UserMonitor ComfortPlus electronic picture-frame and eNews Friends/family send JPGs via
SMS/email. Digital Newspaper
pushes headlines. These are
displayed on the electronic
picture-frame (Avatar
optional)
UserMonitor ComfortPlus text chat (and voice-to-text) No HGI solution needed
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Use Case Category Primary Stakeholder Use Case Description
UserMonitor eHealth social-network for exercise Exercise "Club" meets virtually,
can be anonymous, people
joke and compete a bit to
make exercises less boring
UserMonitor eHealth weight monitor Simple readout and storage of
history
UserMonitor Security-conscious remote view webcam(s) User can remotely view fixed
webcams, or use steerable
avatar
UserMonitor Trainee screen-share a website User may get help from VB or
friend, to use various websites
UserMonitor Trainee learn a language No HGI solution needed
UserMonitor Trainee learn professional info No HGI solution needed
UserMonitor,
LocationServices
Assisted Living (AAL) User social-network for info exchange User can contact “nearby”
friends OR “others in similar
activity area” and exchange
advice
Table 34: Use Cases Classified by Category and Stakeholder
7.2 CLASSIFIED BY TECHNOLOGY
The purpose of creating the following table is to identify some common technologies or methods which
are likely to be required in order to support use cases of interest to the smart home.
Use Cases for various Users (includes nice-to-have as well as crucial)
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fall-down alert 1 1 1 1 1 1
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going out setup 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
guest mode for control and connectivity
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
guest mode for remote media
1
inactivity alert 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
learn a language 1
learn professional info 1 1
lock door after User leaves 1 1 1 1
mediatheck with search for good movie
1 1
memory games for elderly 1
HGI-GD035 Smart Home Use Cases
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Use Cases for various Users (includes nice-to-have as well as crucial)
bro
wse
r
Vid
eo
ca
ll
stre
amin
g m
ed
ia
co-b
row
ser
rem
ind
er
(te
xt-t
o-v
oic
e)
red
un
dan
t u
plin
k
Smar
tHo
me
Man
age
me
nt
GU
I
rule
s e
ngi
ne
me
teri
ng
sen
sors
me
teri
ng
tari
ffs
ligh
tin
g ac
tuat
ors
& s
tatu
s
app
lian
ces
actu
ato
r &
sta
tus
he
atin
g co
ntr
ol
win
do
w a
ctu
ato
r &
sta
tus
we
bca
m(s
)
secu
re d
ata
link
pu
lse
se
nso
r
blo
od
-pre
ssu
re s
en
sor
we
igh
ing
sen
sor
ove
n a
ctu
ato
r +
sto
ve a
ctu
ato
r
gps
+ sp
eci
al-p
ho
ne
bab
y p
ho
ne
sme
lls s
en
sor
avat
ar
mo
istu
re s
en
sor
ele
ctro
nic
do
or
lock
use
r ro
om
loca
tio
n
use
r co
llap
sed
se
nso
r
mo
vem
en
t se
nso
rs
em
erg
en
cy a
lert
No
n-N
etw
ork
aid
Car
er
or
VB
he
lps
monitor blood pressure 1 1
open door 1 1 1 1
oven on too long 1 1 1 1
play a game (MMOG, virtual reality ...)
1 1
pot boils over 1 1 1 1 1
public transport advice 1
recover after lost by dementia
1 1 1 1 1 1
reduce/increase heating remotely
1 1
reminder of appointments/recurrences
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
remote reply to phone
remote view webcam(s) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
screen-share a website 1 1
send Dr. encrypted vital data 1 1
shout alert 1 1 1
show resource usage 1 1 1
show resource-usage@tariff=cost
! ! 1
smoking food alert (gentle) 1 1 1 1 1
smoking food alert (gentle) 1 1 1 1 1
social-network for exercise 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
social-network for info exchange
1
stop cat before it runs out door
1
switch on radio or TV from distance
1 1
take pills on time 1
text chat (and voice-to-text) 1 1 1
unusual behaviour alert 1 1 1 1 1
HGI-GD035 Smart Home Use Cases
P a g e 20 © HGI 2015 – All rights reserved
Use Cases for various Users (includes nice-to-have as well as crucial)
bro
wse
r
Vid
eo
ca
ll
stre
amin
g m
ed
ia
co-b
row
ser
rem
ind
er
(te
xt-t
o-v
oic
e)
red
un
dan
t u
plin
k
Smar
tHo
me
Man
age
me
nt
GU
I
rule
s e
ngi
ne
me
teri
ng
sen
sors
me
teri
ng
tari
ffs
ligh
tin
g ac
tuat
ors
& s
tatu
s
app
lian
ces
actu
ato
r &
sta
tus
he
atin
g co
ntr
ol
win
do
w a
ctu
ato
r &
sta
tus
we
bca
m(s
)
secu
re d
ata
link
pu
lse
se
nso
r
blo
od
-pre
ssu
re s
en
sor
we
igh
ing
sen
sor
ove
n a
ctu
ato
r +
sto
ve a
ctu
ato
r
gps
+ sp
eci
al-p
ho
ne
bab
y p
ho
ne
sme
lls s
en
sor
avat
ar
mo
istu
re s
en
sor
ele
ctro
nic
do
or
lock
use
r ro
om
loca
tio
n
use
r co
llap
sed
se
nso
r
mo
vem
en
t se
nso
rs
em
erg
en
cy a
lert
No
n-N
etw
ork
aid
Car
er
or
VB
he
lps
vacuum 1/all rooms 1 1
VB: Call centre and remote control
1 1 1 1
VB: Fitness Advisor Consultation
1 1 1 1 1
VB: locate somebody in home
1 1 1
VB: Nutritional Advisor / Cook-Advisor
1 1
VB: Remote config of system 1 1 1
videocall with someone 1
Virtual Office 1 1 1
wake-up 1
weight monitor 1
window open too long 1 1 1
Table 45: Classified by Technology / Method