Product Description

Intelligent Home (Home automation) is the residential extension of "building automation". It is automation of the

home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC

(heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, and other systems, to provide improved convenience,

comfort, energy efficiency and security. Home automation for the elderly and disabled can provide increased

quality of life for persons who might otherwise require caregivers or institutional care.

A home automation system integrates electrical devices in a house with each other. These communicate

through the existing power wiring, radio, or infrared signals with a central controller. The techniques employed

in home automation include those in building automation as well as the control of domestic activities, such as

home entertainment systems, houseplant and yard watering, pet feeding, changing the ambiance "scenes" for

different events (such as dinners or parties), and the use of domestic robots. Devices may be connected

through a computer network to allow control by a personal computer, and may allow remote access from the

internet.