Exploring Social Relationships Between Smart Homes and Their Occupants

This position paper details the breakdown of possible relationships between smart homes and their occupants This breakdown includes: (i) individual occupant to single agent, (ii) individual occupant to multiple agents, (iii) individuals to single agent, (iv) individuals to multiple agents, (v) groups to single agent, (vi) and groups to multiple agents. In addition, it argues that more research should be focused on exploring numbers (v and vi) instead of the current focus on (i and iii). Author