Project sesame (iot startup plan)

SESAME Your phone became the wallet,camera,GPS Now,it become your KEY!!

This project began at May 2014, with two students from Stanford University.We overcame many technical issues to get here, and were invested over US$ 2 million ( 1.5million from kickstarter ) before it was produced.

Sesame replaces your keys with your phone in seconds.

It also ďŹ ts into your lock, without removing anything.You can use your phone to control the lock from anywhere, share the keys as you want to, and make a easy security as well as house management. ,It is the smallest and easiest smart lock in the world.

Introduction video on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2fYzlsJW68 Cooperated with Sandwich Video Inc.

App UI/UX

Introduction Three roles of our design

Install

Share access

Suitability

Far-end security

Electric Power Dimension Patent

As small as possible Connection

Wi-Fi chip

Sesame

Smart phone

How does it work?

Here is simple relations between the three roles

Near Sesame

Smart Phone Giving the instructions to Sesame by the APP through WiFi or bluetooth.

Sesame Installed on the door lock, recieving the orders from the phone and turning the knob.

Bluetooth LE 4.0 WiFi Clip

Everywhere

WiFi Module Plugged onto the outlet to provide the bridge between WiďŹ and Sesame.It connects with Sesame by bluetooth.

Sesame

Install

Install

Suitability Electric Power

Patent

3 Steps There are only three easy steps to install Sesame.

There is no need for any tool, no need to remove or reconstruct your lock.

1. Download the free app.

2. Attach Sesame to your existing lock.

3. That’s it! Celebrate your new, key-free life What’s more, anybody can install Sesame. Simply tape it onto your doorlock; it just works with your lock perfectly.

3 Step to install Sesame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XE1IaCA3Pk Sesame: Super easy to install and remove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H88nHz7sFUk

Install

Suitability Electric Power Patent

Easy to install and remove Simply tape Sesame to your door with a single strip of 3M Command tape (supplied).

3M Command large double-sided tape has a weight capacity of 5 pounds(2268 g), which is nearly 15 times of Sesame's weight. Sesame will not fall off and it won't leave a trace when removed.

Sesame

Suitability

Install

Suitability

Electric Power Patent

80% Locks Fits all deadbolts: Sesame works with just about any single cylinder deadbolt in the USA/ Canada/ Denmark/ Sweden/ Norway/ Singapore/ Japan/ Malaysia thanks to ďŹ ve-patented self-adjusting mechanisms.

Sesame doesn't even need to be exactly at the center of your lock or at any speciďŹ c angle. It just works with your lock perfectly.

Base Diameter : 0”~2.83” / 0mm~72mm

Height : 0”~1.57” / 0mm~40mm

Knob Length :

Eccentric Distance :

0.79”~2.16” /

0”~0.39” / 0mm~10mm

20mm~55mm

RANGES Base & knob Sesame can fit almost every lock and various designs of doorlocks due to the special mechanical design and simple install way.

Knob Width :

Base Height :

0”~0.79” / 0mm~20mm

0”~0.59” / 0mm~15mm

Key Width : 0.79”~2.16” /

You can also insert your key, substituting for a lock knob,

20mm~55mm

and then install Sesame in the same way.

Height : 0”~1.57” / 0mm~40mm

Sesame

Electric & Patent

Install Suitability

Electric Power

Patent

1 Year Surpassed We have tried many types of batteries and decided to use four AA batteries, but before we were going to produce Sesame, we found out that CR123A battery can be more suitable in our product--less numbers (only two), higher voltage, and longer life.Therefore, we stoped producing and began to redesign Sesame. We made it smaller, and changed the look. Although it cost us much more time and efforts, we believe that’s the right decision.

Long battery life Sesame lasts about 500 days on lithium batteries (supplied), and sends a notiďŹ cation when the batteries are low.

3 Steps to replace the battery Step1.

Move the cover (You don’t need any tool. Just take it up).

Step2.

Remove the dead batteries with new CR123A. Step3.

Put the cover back on and start using it again!

Install Suitability

Electric Power

Patent

Patents We applied ďŹ ve patents in Noth America, Japan, and Australia, most of them are for the special mechanical like gear system we designed. Of all those patents also included the modeling patent.

Most of all, our ďŹ ve-patented design works with just about any single cylinder deadbolt in the world.

Systems

APP UX / UI

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Simplest Just download the free APP and connect to your Sesame We’ve considered many situations and adjusted the UI again and again to make it more user-friendly and simpler.We want every customer be able to use it, even without user manual.

APP UI shows here: https://vimeo.com/124126039

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Register Register the account (using e-mail), sign in, start the ďŹ rst match with Sesame, and then give the name.

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Setting Sesame

Using interface

Set locks angle(fully lock & fully unlock) at the first time.

Then we can start using Sesame!

The drop-down “Product name” lists all Sesames you are working on, and the little icon besides it shows the condition of the lock.

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Main working interface Use your ďŹ nger to turn or direct the knob sign, and it will rotate as your Sesame working, The screen will notify you while the door is locked or unlocked.

Moreover, the battery icon shows Sesame’s remaining power, and the two small icon directs you to the record list and setting interface.

locking

locked

unlocking

unlocked

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Additional interface The interface of “record”, “product name”, and “setting”.

The setting page includes “key share”, “reset the angle”, “other setting”, and “my account”.The most important part is “key share”.

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Share keys These interfaces allow you to share the key ( account ) to whomever you want by the e-mail, and you are able to set the sharing period, time, date, repetition, you can edit all the sharing details to ďŹ t your requirement.

Sharing account

setting condition

management

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

locks condition & timeline location

lock setting

New Versions (on line) Base on the original UI, we developed a new one which is more complete. (part of whole interface) APP UI shows here: https://vimeo.com/124126039

using interface

account management

Systems

Share Access & Far-End Security

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Let guests in no matter where you are

The concept of a robot has been very far from that of "keys". With Sesame, the concept is "issuing permission to people", rather than "giving them copies of the key".You can grant the permission to up to hundreds of people but none of them can simply copy the key to someone else. Much more secure.

APP UX/UI

Share access

Far-End security

Worried?

What if the phone got lost?

You can log-on to candyhouse.co and remove access authorization for that device. When you get a new phone, simply download the Sesame App and log in to your account. And key still works.

What if the phone is out of power?

You can always use your key to open the door. Alternatively, you can also use a friend or neighbor’s phone to download the app, use your login to access the door, then delete the app.Sesame's power lasts about 500 days. It will keep notifying you through app when batteries are low. Also, it is very easy to order CR123A batteries on Amazon/eBay and get them in two days.

APP UX/UI Share access

Far-End security

Feel safe Don’t remember if you locked the door?Check your phone whether you are at home in bed or across the world.

Military Grade Encryption A lock is there to keep the bad guys out. That’s why Sesame is AES 256-bit and TLS 1.2 encrypted. Sorry, bad guys.

Wi-Fi chip

Proportion & Connections

Proportion

connections

As small as possible Although it will higher our cost, we made the WiFi access point as small as possible because we want to give customers the best, designed it as a simple pretty device, so you won’t feel weird when plug it on the wall.

The Wi-Fi Access Point runs open source OpenWrt Linux and uses 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n WiFi and a Bluetooth LE 4.0 radio. It’s fully compatible with Arduino IDE v1.5.4 or later the ideal choice to connect your Bluetooth devices to your home/mesh Wi-Fi network.

Proportion

Connections WiFi Module The optional WiFi access point connects Sesame to the internet without further draining the batteries., user can also use only one access point to connect several Sesames, but considering the effective communication between Sesame and Wi-Fi Access Point, the maximum distance should not exceed 33 ft. / 10 m. Therefore, we highly recommend one Sesame for one WiFi access point.

Wi-Fi chip // Connect to your home Wi-Fi network

Bluetooth LE 4.0 // Connect to Sesame

Proportion

Connections

WiFi access point Just plug it in nearby and Sesame will always be on your home network.

More Features Remote knock Don’t worry about keys. A special knock on your phone can unlock your door.

Long battery life Sesame features batteries that last 500 days, and also notifies you when batteries are low.

Auto unlock Have your door automatically unlock as you walk up to it.

Voice control Say “open sesame” to Siri (or Google Now) and see what happens.

Time Board

Started project Sesame

Marketing Research

May 6th 2014

Marketing orientate

July 19th 2014

July 24th 2014

August 11st 2014

Electrical Engineering

Produce

August 30th 2014

Competitor analysis

Software & Codeing

Product Design & Mechanical

August 15th 2014

contral codeing

Sketches & Discussion

First CNC modal

Mechanical test

Second CNC modal

Mechanical test

PCB Design

APP UI/UX Design

First working modal

Redesgin Reduction

Third CNC modal

PCB Reduction

September 19th 2014

October 16th 2014

Novenber 16th 2014

January 4th 2015

Competitor Venture capital analysis invest 500 thousand

Second working modal

Make the video by Sandwich videa Inc.

APP UI/UX Redesign

APP UI coding

Redesgin Reduction

February 25th 2015

February 26th 2015

April 28th 2015

Start the crowdfunding Achieve the threshold Done the fundraising on Kickstarter on the ďŹ rstday (10,000) raise 1,428,519 dollars

APP UI coding

Third working modal

Redesgin Reduction

Fourth working modal / Final modeling conďŹ rm

PCB test

PCB Reduction

Find the produce factories

Produce estimate meeting

Produce estimate meeting

Place orders

Test one

Work Process

At first, only three of us started this project.

Marketing is the first step. We researched various locks and recorded different requirements.

We want our product as small as possible but also can fit most of locks in target market.

That will be the conflicting goals, but will also be the most competetive part.

We tryed hard to solve mechanical problem, using oldham coupling, universal joint as the outset, and then we kept challenging it to be smooth, small, convenient. Ultimately, we designed a whole new mechanical joint which approached our goals.

However, we didn’t stop challenging to be better.

At the same time, I started to design the form of our product.As the mechanism progressing, the design has changed again and again. From the process, I felt I’m improving, too. I did not only design the cover, but the mechanism and other details such as the wire space and installing consideration.

Automatic control & software part was a challenge too, considered the cost and the size, we kept ďŹ nding the best way, and that influenced the design, too.Working on the electronic control system and PCB. We brainstormed together and adjusted the design.

Before launch on kickstarter, we started to seek the cooperative factory, and looked for some electrical companents. Especially, we redesigned Sesame, adjusted it to be perfect.

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Kickstarter We sarted to launch on kickstarter on Feburary 25th, and reached the goal in the first day, raise to 300,000 dollars in three days, finally, it came to 1,428,519 dollars.We made first step by ourown.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ 1425492550/sesame-your-key-reinvented

Started to manufacture after raised investment on Kickstarter, and keep testing and adjusting.

Sesame will be seen soon.