Communication: Schedule Reminder

For this communication project, I created an interactive system that provides the correct user with access to their home and current schedule. To create this, I used an RFID reader to detect the user ID through a key, this could potentially be set to work with several keys for a larger family. If the key presented is the correct one, it will turn on the house lights and welcome the user with a message through an LCD display. This screen would ideally be larger and embedded into the user’s home for a more ubiquitous experience. If an incorrect user is detected, a message of intrusion is shown on the LCD display and the person does not have access to the rest of the functions. In addition to this, once a correct user is detected, the system invites the user to input, through the computer, the current time of the day and scan their key again to show them their scheduled activities for that moment. Ideally, this could be expanded with a clock to reduce the need of the user’s input of the time and make it more automatic once they place their keys in the correct place.