The SyncLamp systems consist of a pair of PCs in each house and a Web server for the sharing of information. The SyncLamp system consists of a pair of lamps with X10 lamp modules, X10 controllers, PCs with X10 computer interfaces, and a Web server. When a person turns on the lamp with the X10 controller, a program on the computer intercepts the X10 signal via the X10 computer interface. Then, the program sends the event to a CGI program on the web server so that the information can be shared. Meanwhile, a PC program in the other person’s house detects the event by polling the web server, and turns on the other lamp via the X10 computer interface. Thus, controlling the brightness of one lamp, the partner’s lamp also changes to the same brightness.
Tsujita, H., Siio, I., and Tsukada, K. 2007. SyncDecor:Appliances for Sharing Mutual Awareness between Lovers Separated by Distance. In Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI’07). ACM Press, 2699–2704.
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