Development of Home Manager for Smart Home 4.0 Services

The integration of AI and IoT technologies is opening the era of ‘Smart Home 4.0.’ This evolution makes possible not only home automation but also human care, particularly for vulnerable groups like the elderly and those living alone. Despite the growing demand, existing systems often lack comprehensive solutions that combine intelligent monitoring, personalized interaction, and seamless device control. To address these challenges, this paper presents the development of the Smart Home Manager, an innovative system designed to enhance daily living and quality of life by integrating IoT platforms, AI Human interface, and conversational LLM-based chatbots. The Smart Home Manager actively monitors and manages household environments for recognizing user needs and delivering tailored services. This paper describes the system architecture of the Smart Home manager, the integration of advanced IoT technologies including IoT platforms such as OCF and Matter for interoperability, and the application of GPT-4-based conversational AI for proactive user interaction. Usability evaluations validate the system’s effectiveness, offering significant insights into future innovations in smart home services and their practical implementation.