There were several key concepts in the development of the Smart Hub. The product relies on the high acceptance of smartphones in our society and the presence of Wi-Fi networks in the homes. The Smart Hub utilizes a patent-pending technology to determine who is home and who is away based upon these two assumptions. The Smart Hub is always aware of the presence of the members of the household and the members of the household are always aware of the status of their home. Other guiding attributes were:
• A “security first” approach plus home automation
• A simplistic installation
• User friendly interfaces (mobile app & web portal)
• A system requiring minimal user interaction
• To be device and sensor agnostic so to be compatible with many existing technologies
• Modern, sleek styling
The Smart Hub is the next evolution in security and home control as it does not require a keypad for arming and disarming of the security system. It is compatible with the primary wireless technologies for the IoT, such as Z-Wave, Wi-Fi and ZigBee, as well as legacy wireless technologies for security devices by such leading manufacturers as Honeywell, GE, DSC, 2Gig and Elk Products. Also, any IP Wi-Fi cameras supporting Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) are also compatible. With cameras in the home, there is always a concern with privacy, so additional controls were developed into the product to provide peace of mind and allow full control of the streaming of any video based on authority levels by camera, by user, based on who is home.