When you send a text or make a call, you know you’re talking to another person. But did you know that machines talk to each other, too? No, they don’t chit-chat about the weather or weekend plans.
They share essential data to help each other work better. This is known as automated conversations between devices.
What Are Automated Conversations?
Automated Conversations help devices work better. Let’s say you have a smart fridge and a smart oven. The refrigerator can tell the range of what food is inside it.
Then, the oven can set itself to the right temperature for cooking that food. There is no need for you to put anything!
How Do Devices Talk?
Most of these devices talk through the Internet. But they don’t need to use words like we do. They use data. Data is like the ABCs for devices.
When your smartwatch knows you have walked 10,000 steps, it sends that number to your phone. Then your cellphone might signal to turn on your home lights because you’re near home.
Why Is It Important?
Makes Life Easier:
Devices that talk to each other make our lives simpler. You don’t have to set the alarm; your smart home knows when to wake you up based on your sleep.
Saves Time:
Think of a factory where machines make cars. The work moves faster if one device tells the next what it has done.
One machine can say, “I have put on the tires,” and the next one knows how to paint the car.
Keeps Us Safe:
In hospitals, heart monitors talk to computers. If something is wrong, the computer tells the nurses right away.
Helps in Emergencies:
In a fire, smart alarms can talk to each other. One notice can tell the other warnings to go off so everyone knows to leave the building.
Where Do We See It?
In Our Homes
- Smart Thermostats: They learn your favorite room temperature. They make the house warm or cool when you are close to home.
- Smart TVs can turn off if your smartwatch knows you’ve fallen asleep.
In Businesses
- Cash Registers: They talk to the stock room. The cash register tells the stock room to bring more milk if more milk is sold.
On the Roads
- Traffic Lights: They can change if they know many cars are waiting.
The Future
So, what comes next? In the future, even more things will talk to each other. Imagine a world where your car talks to your coffee machine. When you get close to home, your coffee starts brewing. That sounds cool, right?
But we need good rules if we want devices to talk well. Rules make sure that talks between devices are safe and private.
To Sum Up
Automated conversations are not just excellent; they are helpful. They make our lives better in many ways. Devices can talk to make things faster, easier, and safer for us.
The future holds even more fun and valuable talks between devices. So the next time your phone updates an app by itself, you know it had a little chat with the Internet.
And that’s how devices talk among themselves. It’s like a secret language that makes the world a better place!
