This week in class we discussed bits and bytes. I knew I had heard these terms before but never really understood what they were so I was surprised to see I could incorporate them into my product.
Bits and bytes are used to pass information, one byte can represent up to 256 different foods, and most of devices have storage of 15GB or 30 GB. Each barcode can be transformed into the binary system making it easy for any food to be scanned into the system. It makes it possible for the computer system to process each item and store the information.
An app can also be created for this product using the same scanning system that can be used while in a super market and transferred back to the home base system.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
BLOG 4
This week’s class discussion was about inputs and outputs. My product will definitely need both.
One topic we discussed I feel would be a great addition to my product is the voice recognition feature. This would add a great dimension to the refrigerator. This feature would let owners of this product ask questions like what is the caloric value of a certain item, or when it will expire. This would be good for those who might be visually impaired or to young to read to ensure food safety and to make sure they are receiving what they want.
To ensure that all items placed in the refrigerator are scanned and appropriately and accounted for, the product would need RFID. This Automatic Identification Technology will scan each item to log it into its memory. A passive RFID tag would be used because the items wouldn’t be more then 3 meters from the unit when the information needs to store. Because this isn’t really a very expensive way to scan data I think it will be a benefit to the product because it wont have to raise the price to much, making it affordable for more consumers.
One disadvantage to the RFID system that would affect this product would be incorrect reading of RFID tags. This problem might be able to be solved by really teaching the customers how to use the product, although this is not 100% preventable.
One topic we discussed I feel would be a great addition to my product is the voice recognition feature. This would add a great dimension to the refrigerator. This feature would let owners of this product ask questions like what is the caloric value of a certain item, or when it will expire. This would be good for those who might be visually impaired or to young to read to ensure food safety and to make sure they are receiving what they want.
To ensure that all items placed in the refrigerator are scanned and appropriately and accounted for, the product would need RFID. This Automatic Identification Technology will scan each item to log it into its memory. A passive RFID tag would be used because the items wouldn’t be more then 3 meters from the unit when the information needs to store. Because this isn’t really a very expensive way to scan data I think it will be a benefit to the product because it wont have to raise the price to much, making it affordable for more consumers.
One disadvantage to the RFID system that would affect this product would be incorrect reading of RFID tags. This problem might be able to be solved by really teaching the customers how to use the product, although this is not 100% preventable.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Blog 3
This week in lecture we learned about hardware components of a computer. Because my product does have a small computer device I was curious to find out what would be needed to put this together to make sure it will operate with my refrigerator. First and one of the most important would be Memory. Because it will be holding a lot of information I would guess it will need 2 to 8 GB , RAM. This will be enough to hold the different nutritional information and any products that the refrigerator contains, it will also be able to update though an wireless connection of any nutrition facts or other settings the customer might choose from a large selection. The Memory cache of this product will keep it running at a fast speed because it stores frequently used instructions and data. I would also like this device to have a USP port so that any updates from the company can be done through an online web site, witch will make it easy for the customer rather then going out and buying new software. It will also have a motherboard like any computer device along with a high-resolution display screen for a nice appearance.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Blog 2
This week in IST lecture we learned about the basics of digital images. This is extremely important to my appliance. The screen located on the outside of the refrigerator is what sets this product apart from the others on the market. This screen would need to be fully colored to enhance the pictures of the items stored in the refrigerator. Any product that has a screen there are many options that can be changed and modified to make the product fit personal needs better. These might be things like font and size of the font. The hue and saturation are important to these factors because you want the colors to be bright and easy to read as well as the font clear. Brightness would be one of the most important features. For those late night munchers you don’t want a bright screen hurting there eyes so its important to have that feature that will automatically change the brightness according to the time or day and lighting in the room. All of these factors would be in a settings button on the device so that although it’s the same product the users can all have a unique setting to better fit them.
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