Voice Integration and Control in the Smart Home
As with home automation, voice home control has long been the domain of high-end installer network systems and the technically savvy DIY enthusiasts. Over the past 18 months, a new generation of devices has started to come to market. These devices place voice interaction as their primary interface and primary function, not just an application among many on a device.
These voice-first devices arrive as a new generation of low-cost, easy-install smart home devices has expanded the appeal and potential for smart home adoption.
This report examines the potential for voice control to transition from smartphone-led systems and into the smart home. It also explores the vendors and devices driving voice control to be integrated within a range of smart home devices and smart home management platforms.
Table of Contents
- 1. VOICE IN THE SMART HOME
- 1.1. A Revolution in Computer Interfaces
- 1.2. The Smart Home Market
- 1.3. Report Definitions
- 1.4. Integrating Voice into the Smart Home
- 1.5. Key Smart Home Devices
- 1.6. Smart Home Voice Control Drivers
- 1.7. Inhibitors
- 2. THE SMART HOME VOICE ECOSYSTEM
- 2.1. Voice First - Voice Control Vanguard Devices
- 2.2. Voice Control and Wearables
- 2.3. Voice Control and Smart Home Devices
- 2.4. Voice Control with Smart Home Hubs and Gateways
- 2.5. Voice Control and Smart Home Platform Providers
- 2.6. Smart Home Voice Control - Local versus Cloud
- 2.7. Smartphones and Tablets
- 3. KEY SMART HOME VOICE CONTROL VENDORS
- 3.1. Amazon
- 3.2. Alphabet (Google and Nest)
- 3.3. Apple
- 3.4. Microsoft
- 3.5. Invoxia
- 3.6. Vivint
- 3.7. Honeywell
- 3.8. Alarm.com
- 3.9. NXP Semiconductors
- 3.10. Home Automated Living (HAL)
- 3.11. UCIC
- 3.12. Viv
- 4. THE IMPACT OF VOICE IN THE SMART HOME
- 4.1. Revenue Model
- 4.2. Voice Control Competition
- 4.3. Securing Voice Control
- 5. RELATED RESEARCH
