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For example, a device controlling a pool heater 114 or irrigation system 116 may be located outside of the structure 150. It is also to be appreciated that while the terms user, customer, installer, homeowner, occupant, guest, tenant, landlord, repair person, and the like may be used to refer to the person or persons acting in the context of some
particularly situations described herein, these references do not limit the scope of the present teachings with respect to the person or persons who are performing such actions. Thus, for example, the terms user, customer, purchaser, installer, subscriber, and homeowner may often refer to the same person in the case of a single family residential dwelling, because the head of the household is often the person who makes the purchasing decision, buys the unit, and installs and configures the unit, and is also one of the users of the unit. However, in other scenarios, such as a landlord tenant environment, the customer may be the landlord with respect to purchasing the unit, the installer may be a local apartment supervisor, a first user may be the tenant, and a second user may again be the landlord with respect to remote control functionality. Importantly, while the identity of the person performing the action may be germane to a particular advantage provided by one or more of the implementations, such identity should not be construed in the descriptions that follow as necessarily limiting the scope of the present teachings to those particular individuals having those particular identities. In some implementations, the integrated devices of the smart home environment 100 include intelligent, multi sensing, network connected devices that integrate seamlessly with each other in a smart home network e. g. , 202 FIG. 2A and/or with a central server or a cloud computing system to provide a variety of useful smart home functions. The smart home environment 100 may include one or more intelligent, multi sensing, network connected thermostats 102 hereinafter referred to as “smart thermostats 102”, one or more intelligent, network connected, multi sensing hazard detection units 104 hereinafter referred to as “smart hazard detectors 104”, one or more intelligent, multi sensing, network connected entryway interface devices 106 and 120 hereinafter referred to as “smart
doorbells 106” and “smart door locks 120”, and one or more intelligent, multi sensing, network connected alarm systems 122 hereinafter referred to as “smart alarm systems 122”. The smart doorbell 106 and/or the smart door lock 120 may detect a person's approach to or departure from a location e.
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Have I turned off the lights?Have I unplugged the iron?Have I locked the door?All these questions are a thing of the past with Apple’s HomeKit. Your home’s safety is now at
your fingertips. While being
able to automate your home lighting or the heating via smart devices is certainly useful, making life easier, the ability to automate home security is a truly exciting prospect. Let’s take a closer look at how to use Apple’s HomeKit to provide enhanced home security:Smart locks create a more secure homeWith Apple HomeKit, your house keys are one step closer to becoming a museum artifact. Smart locks have a huge potential to replace traditional ones in the near future, and there are a number of reasons for this, including comfort, ease of use, enhanced security, and peace of mind. Features vary depending on the hardware manufacturer, but there are quite a few things most smart locks have in common. The most important is the ability to lock and unlock doors with the mere tap of an icon. Another useful feature is the possibility to add different types of users and assign permanent or temporary permissions for them. For instance, if your cleaning lady comes every Tuesday and Friday, you might want set up a specific access schedule for her, allowing her to enter the house only on those specific days and at the agreed hour. Another aspect worth taking into consideration refers to activity logs for those cases when you want to see who entered or exited your home. This usually comes with the option to set email or SMS alerts in case of a forced entry.
