Door Bell. Smart car-to-home integration

Door Bell was conceived to work on the basis of the car’s communication with the gate or door to the user’s home and integrate with a smart home system. With the user’s vehicle operating like a virtual key which opens up access to their home, there is no need for them to be present. They can let their children into the home or a courier onto their property while they themselves are at work, for example.

The challenge presented by the Door Bell project was to integrate a smart home system, the doorbell and a car system while simultaneously ensuring high-level security.

Our objective was to create a PoC which would serve as a decision-making tool by rapidly providing the data needed for evaluating Door Bell and confirming whether it was viable for integration with the smart home system.

We set up a project team consisting of experts whose skills were an ideal match for the project requirements. Frequent discussions with the client were integral to every stage of the project. A car was made available, along with the full environment necessary to facilitate integration with the smart home system.

In order to create a solution which could also be integrated with the car system, we established collaboration with the smart home system manufacturer.

The three fundamental elements were: 

• a system that is intuitive to use;
• video streaming;
• audio streaming.

As required, the components enabled opening, viewing and two-way conversation.

• The process was set up rapidly
• All the constituent parts of the project worked
• The car and the existing smart home system were successfully integrated
• Door Bell was proved to function as anticipated
• The goal of the POC was achieved