Limitless Possibilities
Here are a few curated automation ideas and creative concepts that show a glimpse into how our integrated systems make it effortless to have your home work for you.
What is a “Scene”?
In a smart home, “Scenes” are essentially pre-programmed settings that automate multiple smart devices to work together with a single command. Instead of individually adjusting lights, thermostats, music, and blinds, a scene triggers all those actions simultaneously to create a specific atmosphere or accomplish a routine task.
Below you will find examples of various scenes and what happens when they are triggered. Either with a pre-programmed automation, button presses, or voice.
Good Morning
Imagine your home waking up with you.
Shades
Shades gradually roll up and lights ramp on 5 minutes before your alarm rings. Or if its a rainy morning keep them shut and ramp up the lights.
Coffee
Your coffee machine starts 10 minutes after your alarm. Ready for you by the time you make your way to the kitchen.
Radio
Weather forecast is announced and your favorite radio station begins playing.
Heated towel rack
Heated towel racks turn on in preparation for your morning shower.
Radiant heating
Bathroom floor starts heating based on outside temperature.
Smart mirror
Your mirror turns into a TV to catch you up on the latest financial market news.
Tune in or tune out. Everything Audio.
Anywhere, anytime, any source.
Grand piano
Use your grand piano as an audio source, to play through your home’s in-ceiling speakers.
Invisible speakers
Add speakers that placed behind your drywall and are completely invisible.
Music
Music starts automatically in the bathroom when you turn on the shower lights.
Personal collection
Push all of your stored music throughout the home via distributed audio zones.
Waterproof touch screen
Install a touch screen behind a waterproof wall mount in your shower to control music streaming in the shower.
Focus scene
Set a custom scene to change the lights to 50%, volume to 30%, and play classical music when you need to focus late-night while working on a project.
Evening Relax
Enjoy mindfulness. Relax with your loved ones in a way that is tailored to you and your lifestyle.
Your playlists
Your relaxation playlist starts playing in the room you activate the scene.
Shades
The shades open in the room you are in.
Coffee
If it’s cold outside, coffee machine starts, or if it’s warm then it ensure the fridge has ice for your special drink.
TV entertainment
The TV starts to play a nature documentary on Netflix or yoga tutorials on YouTube.
Fireplace
Turns on the fireplace if it’s cold outside.
Security
Locks the front door and silences everyday notifications.
Movie Night
Movies the way they were meant to be .
Remote finder
Triple-tap a light switch and your remote will start beeping.
Movie scene
Choose your movie with voice control and the film screen and hidden projector will descend from the ceiling, shades roll down, all doors lock, and the movie is automatically found from one of your sources ready to play.
Smart mirror
Press a keypad on your way to the bathroom to distribute the video into the mirror TV in the bathroom so you can continue watching without pausing and interupting the scene for others.
Lighting control
Dim the lights over 7 seconds when you press play or set lights to 30% when paused.
Lighting
Keep a subtle, ambient light behind the TV that syncs with what’s on the screen.
Security
The movie automatically pauses when the doorbell rings and shows you the camera feed on the TV.
Summer Party
Soak up the sun when you can.
Ice production
Sets your fridge to produce maximum ice for the next 60 minutes.
Landscape lights
Turn on landscape lights to 10% at sunset and they will brighten as the sky gets darker conserving you energy.
Exercise
Create the optimal environment to push yourself.
Playlists
Choose between different types of exercising such as relaxing or rigorous and play music through the invisible speakers and a video according to your choice.
Air conditioning
Turn on the AC and cool the room.
Shades
Open the shades if there is sunlight or turn on the lights if it’s dark outside.
Ice maker
Start the ice maker to ensure there is ice in the fridge for your post-workout smoothie.
Announcement
Send an announcement through the speakers in your home to let others know you are exercising and to not be disturbed.
Peloton
Distribute the music on your Peloton to your in-ceiling speakers.
Security: Part I
Security that’s intelligent.
Video doorbell
When the doorbell rings, pause the TV or music, and display a live camera feed for who’s at the door after turning on the porch lights if it’s nighttime.
Front door
Get an alert if the front door is open for more than 5 minutes or if the front gate is ajar for more than 10 minutes.
Surveillance
Access security video feed remotely from your smartphone, from anywhere in the world.
Cat scene
Create a “Cat” scene, which will temporarily disarm your security system and trigger outdoor lights for the feline’s nighttime sojourns outside.
Disable lights
If your alarm sets off, disable the lighting loads so intruders can’t turn off the lights.
Shades
Automated shades roll up when the security alarm is set off exposing intruders to neighbors.
Security: Part II
Permanent security around the clock.
Mockupancy
“Mockupancy” scenes – lighting that is automated to make the house appear occupied.
Garage door
Set a timer that closes the garage door automatically if it is left open for longer than 10 minutes and no motion is detected in the garage.
Garage door
Doors auto-lock 3 minutes after the garage door closes when you leave for work.
Motion sensor
When the garage door is closed, and the motion sensor to the garage zone doesn’t detect motion, dim lights to zero over 10 seconds, and lock the back door.
Personalized codes
Personalized entry codes for individual family members.
Touchless entry
Automatically unlock your main door as your approach it and lock it as you walk you away from it.
Notifications and Alerts: Part I
A more helpful smart home.
New mail
A contact sensor in the mailbox alerts you when mail gets delivered.
Secret room
Receive a push notification when motion is detected in a specific room.
Weekly reminder
Get a reminder to take out the trash on every touchscreen and mobile device at the same time once a week.
Preheat
Get a notification when the oven has preheated.
Wine cabinet
Get notified when liquor cabinet has been opened.
Announcement
Send an announcement to kids’ rooms through their in-ceiling speakers to let them know that lunch or dinner is ready.
Notifications and Alerts: Part II
Never miss an event thanks to instant notifications.
Home from school
Get a push notification when kids get home from school.
Annual reminders
Get reminder notifications for HVAC filter, central vacuum yearly filter, etc.
Fridge and freezer
Get a notification if the fridge or freezer is too warm.
Greenhouse
Monitor and get notified when the temperature of your greenhouse is too warm/cool.
Water leak
Receive an email and push notification alert when there is a water leak.
Energy monitoring
Receive a text alert when there is a pipe leak.
Good Night
Go to sleep in peace.
Kids' goodnight
Provide a push notification on your kids’ iPad to turn off their TVs and flash lights in their bedrooms as warning and turn off TVs automatically after 10 minutes.
House all off
Provide a push notification on your kids’ iPad to turn off their TVs and flash lights in their bedrooms as warning and turn off TVs automatically after 10 minutes.
Fan and humidifier
Automatically turn on the fan and humidifier as part of your Good Night scene.
Dishwasher
Automatically turn on the dishwasher as part of your Good Night scene.
Midnight snack
The kitchen and hall lights, when triggered by motion sensors, only turn on to 10% while you get snack at night.
Electric car
Start charging your electric car at off-peak to save your money.