IoT makes your life easy. How? Let’s look at the numerous ways explained in this article. First, quickly go through the simple meaning of this buzzword IoT. IoT or Internet of Things means a global network of things that are connected to each other and are able to send and receive data.
For example, a refrigerator connected with the service center can easily send a message when there is any kind of problem in it. The problem may be of different kinds, let’s assume below-mentioned problems:
- Its light does not respond
- Its freezing is not proper
- It is doing extra cooling
In case, its light is not working, it will automatically send a message to the service center and service center will send a technician to the location of the refrigerator.
Moreover, if the refrigerator is facing a low cooling problem, then it will automatically send a message to the service center and the service center will schedule a technician visit to the location of the refrigerator.
Hence, we can easily see how IoT implementation in a refrigerator makes our life easy by managing its problems by itself.
Similarly, if we have our car connected to the service centers, police stations and mobile phones of other family members, it will automatically send messages to the appropriate entity (family member, police station or service center) when it strikes with any problem.
Now, this was about our car and fridge only. Suppose, we connect all such devices to various responsible entities (authorities), it will make our life quite easy.
Future Applications of IoT in real life
A Connected Water Filter: A water filter connected with the service center can easily send a message to the service center when there is a need for service in a water filter. And service center can easily schedule a technician visit to the water filter location. So, in a way, it reduced your work and responsibility. Isn’t it?
A connected Air conditioner: An air conditioner requires servicing at regular time intervals in order to maintain its smooth functioning. Moreover, it can strike with problems such as
- Low cooling
- Fan not working
- Not responding to the remote sensor
Whenever it faces any such problem, it sends a message to the service center. Then the service center performs further action and schedules a technician visit. And the technician comes to your door and tells you that your AC has called him.
Moreover, he checks AC and resolves the problem and you pay the money. AC gives feedback to the service center that its problem is resolved.
Hence, you can see how IoT can ease your life if these things get connected and start sending and receiving messages (or we can say starts communicating) to each other.
A connected Home: A home can be easily connected to various crucial places with the help of this amazing technology IoT. It can be connected to:
- Police station
- Fire station
In case of entry through ways other than doors (which usually thieves prefer), a connected home can send messages to the police station. And police personnel will come to ensure the security of the home.
Moreover, in case the home catches fire, sensors will message fire station and fire rescue team will reach home in order to take the necessary steps to extinguish it.
Now, we will start from introduction to the Internet of things and then we will move towards the fate of IoT in 2020. So, let’s take a dive into the introduction!
The Internet of Things (IoT), often referred to as the future Internet; is a collection of interconnected devices integrated into the worldwide network that covers almost everything and could be available anywhere.
IoT is an emerging technology and aims to play an important role in saving money, conserving energy, eliminating the gap and better monitoring for intensive management on a routine basis.
However, to realize the true potential of this emerging technology, new approaches beyond
performance optimization are necessary. IoT can also be defined as interplay for software, telecom, and electronic hardware industry and promises to offer tremendous opportunities for many industries.
The building blocks of the Internet of things (IoT)
Internet of things (IoT) comes to life when its multiple building blocks simultaneously operate and communicate with each other:
- Application and user interaction
- A collaboration involving people, applications and business processes.
Cloud server
Computing systems/platforms such as enterprise and cloud with real-time processing and data analytics capacity, storage and content delivery, application hosting.
Network (connectivity)
Internet access: wireless/wired, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, VPN, Cellular 2G/3G/4G
Gateway
Communication standards and protocols that enable connectivity down to the sensors and up to the network
Physical objects and devices
Objects equipped with sensors and actuators gave the ability to emit, accept and process signals
- Sensors
Convert information from the physical environment into a signal
- Actuators
Act on the signal from the sensors and convert it into the output
Wrapping up
Hence, we saw how a connected refrigerator, car, home, a water filter can manage their problems themselves without asking us or involving us. And this is all possible because of this amazing technology (of connecting things) featured in the growing trend Internet of things.
Moreover, we have realized that IoT has the capability of easing our life by making things to work themselves for their problems and that too in a smart way!
According to statista, the number of IoT devices will cross 75.44 billion in 2025. Hence, entrepreneurs are more interested in IoT app development companies.
