1. The Smart Doll Ubicomp2005 Term Project 連矩鋒 (Burt C.F. Lien) p93007@csie.ntu.edu.tw

2. Objectives  To design an ambient display device to reflect a cyber figure  To eliminate tech-generation gap  The Doll

3. Related Works Tangible Media – MIT Media Lab.... Hiroshi Ishii MSN Slider (phidget) http://grouplab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/phidgets/gallery/ http://grouplab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/phidgets/gallery/ Ambient Device -- Orb http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/beacon/index.html http://www.ambientdevices.com/cat/beacon/index.html MSN robot (Internet Agent)

4. Related Works Cindy Smart Doll http://www.time.com/time/2002 /inventions/toy_doll.html

5. 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

6. 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

7. Hardware MCU Input DC power Bluetooth module LEDs antenna

8. Software (SkyVC + Skype)

9. Coating (Ideal)

10. Coating(draft)

11. Prototype Front ViewRear View

12. Ambient Light (Dark)

13. Ambient Light (Daylight)

14. Application I MSN/Skype figures scenario: -- 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.

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Comments (from audience) Add facial actions (map expression to MSN icons) Add display for text messages Audio?

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