Feature List for IDEA Version 2:
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  (Draft by LeongHW, with input from many others)
        Date: 11-Oct-2003


A. ENHANCING LOOK AND FEEL and INTERFACE
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Additional I/O devices:
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  Camera  (for people-detection)
  Speaker (for audio/voice output)
  microphone (for audio/voice input)

Possible UI Improvement:
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  can show outline view of the room;
  this can be used for showcasing door-colour, light dimming, etc;

    
B. ENHANCING EXISTING FEATURES
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Login:
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  add in other users to the systems
    *  {visitors, strangers, ...} are useful; what others?
  can we add in password check; 
  Friendly page for users;
  Deny access to strangers; 
  timeout mechanism after repeated unsuccessful tries;

Welcome Messages:
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  Different greetings should be chosen
    * randomly generated, or using personal preference, or AI
    * include special messages, if any;

Messaging:
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  include message category (general, urgent, personal);
  allow deletion of message;
  allow different sorting of the messages;
     -- eg: by date, by sender, by category
  allow a search function;
  aloow sending to multiple users;

Schedule:
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  include schedule type/category
    eg: personal schedule, "family-wide schedule"; "group" schedule
  allow view by day, by week, by month
    perhaps button for next and previous day/week/month;
  have form for inserting new schedule items;
  allow deletion of schedule item;
  deleting/archiving "expired" schedule items;

Lights On/Off:
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  improving this feature; 
    - what can be seen, not seen;
    - quick link to turn light back on;     
  allow "dimming" of lights;
  automatic lights-off if nobody's home (see Section C??)

Jokes:
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  add more good jokes;
  add form to insert new jokes;
  add joke category;
  displaying "new" jokes (not one told "recently")
  personalizing the joke display;
  adding buttons to generate more jokes;
  recently told jokes;
  
Weather Content to be added seamlessly;
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  weather info should be part of the page; 
    (not the full page)
  allow checking of weather in other places;
  allow user to specify preferred places;


C. NEW FEATURES TO BE ADDED IN
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Show who is in the House:
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  who is currently in the house; 
  allow viewing of an entry/exit log file;

Customized Services:
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  special birthday greetings;
  special holiday greetings;
  special reminders

Clock Function:
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  show the clock;

Self Diagnostic Feature:
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  feature to check the various sub-systems / components of IDEA

Personalization:
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  default action on Entry
  default action on Exit
  default joke category
  default door colour
  preference on Schedule
  preference on messages
  remember what jokes have been told "recently"

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