We envision device discovery to include four features, namely: presence, identity, membership, and location. We define device presence to mean that an electronic device is inside the home or is nearby. We define device identity as the determination of the device’s type, make, model, version, and instance of a device present within the home. Device membership attempts to discern if a device belongs to a home, and device location indicates the device’s physical location within the home.
We propose an evaluative rubric that rates smart home technology initiatives on their device discovery capabilities, as defined above, and we find none cover all device discovery aspects. We propose a combined technology solution that provides comprehensive device discovery tailored to smart homes.
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Khanafer, Mounib, Logan Kostick, Chixiang Wang, Wondimu Zegeye, Weijia He, Berkay Kaplan, Nurzaman Ahmed, Kevin Kornegay, David Kotz, and Timothy Pierson. “Device Discovery in the Smart Home Environment.” In Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM Workshop on the Internet of Safe Things (SafeThings). San Francisco, CA, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/SPW63631.2024.10705647.
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