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1. 1. Suggest a brand new characteristic or methods to complement an present SmartThings characteristic → Share Your Idea Here 

2. 2. Develop a brand new driver that enhances consumer’s skills and the general SmartThings expertise → Share Your Idea Here 

Are you interested by submitting one thing however really feel caught on what we’re on the lookout for? We offered some examples of what an excellent submission might appear to be on the finish of this publish.  

How you can Take part within the SmartThings Innovation Problem

1. 1. Submit the SmartThings Innovation Problem type to your chosen theme by Friday, August 30.

1. 1. Attend the Pre-SDC24 Webinar on Thursday, September 12 to see should you’re a finalist. 

1. 1. Finalists will likely be invited to current their thought to a panel of judges on the Samsung Developer Convention on Thursday, October 3.

Whereas it’s not necessary, we strongly encourage you to attend the Pre-SDC24 Webinar. Moreover, all finalists should be onsite at SDC24 to current their thought. Don’t fear, our staff will work carefully with you to get you prepared to your debut. 

Ship your questions in regards to the SmartThings Innovation Problem to [email protected]. 

We stay up for seeing your artistic options and need you luck within the problem! 

Problem Examples

Instance 1

(after getting into your identify, firm, job title, and electronic mail within the type) 

Suggest a brand new characteristic or enhancements to an present SmartThings characteristic.

• • A solution to gamify SmartThings Map View.  This characteristic builds off of Map View, the best way to visualise your own home and all of the gadgets in it. The thought for this enhancement to Map View is to gamify it to encourage extra customers to see the worth in it.  The proposal is to permit customers to get factors for utilization. SmartThings would then give encouraging suggestions to SmartThings customers for numerous actions taken, grant badges, and a leaderboard for the group.   

What downside does your thought clear up?

• • This helps encourage adoption and utilization of Map View which allows good residence customers to simply see their gadgets and handle them, and gives a visible overview of their residence and gadgets.  It continues to boost the SmartThings expertise.  

Who’s the target market?

• • Customers who need to view a map of the gadgets inside their residence

• • Potential good residence customers who might not know find out how to get began. 

How does your thought make good houses extra accessible?

• • By rising utilization of Map View by means of gamification, this in the end makes it simpler for present good residence customers to see all of their good gadgets at a look. It additionally encourages them to buy extra gadgets and see the alternatives in good residence residing

• • Gamifying Map View could make managing a sensible residence extra pleasing and appeals to customers who’re extra visually inclined.

What technical necessities could be wanted to implement your thought?

• • Some technical necessities embrace:
    
    • • The necessity for the SmartThings platform to acknowledge and assign occasions to consumer habits like importing a consumer’s ground plan, a hand-drawn sketch, and machine utilization knowledge.
    • • Some form of level system primarily based on consumer habits occasions
    • • A capability to assign badges when a SmartThings consumer reaches a sure level threshold
    • • A method for the SmartThings platform to match factors between customers in the neighborhood
    • • The necessity for the SmartThings platform to know which room every machine is in
    • • Potential to detect standing of every machine
    • • Potential to deal with occasions from every machine