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IOT package storage to prevent package theft: Bench Sentry

MOBILE APP | IOT

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Bench Sentry offers a leading consumer product: an IoT package storage box designed to prevent package theft. This innovative solution provides peace of mind for both homeowners and renters. Imajine was hired to design and engineer their mobile application and complex cloud infrastructure.
Research
MVP Definition
Product Design
Web Development
Backend Development
Optimization
Feature Prioritization

THE CHALLENGE

BenchSentry needed a mobile app to integrate with their hardware device, process real-time data, and ensure security and scalability.

OUR DESIGN PROCESS

Design process

The carefully crafted product architecture during the design phase serves as the backbone, ensuring a consistent, intuitive user experience

Crafting an intuitive experience

Our team began the design process from the ground up, focusing on user experience (UX). We identified the potential users of the Bench Sentry app and analyzed their needs and pain points.
By utilizing detailed and user-centric wire-flows, we guided the interaction from conception to implementation, ensuring an intuitive and efficient design. This structured approach allowed us to organize the architecture of information and map out user flows specifically tailored for this enterprise.

Visual design

The visual design of the app was developed in alignment with Bench Sentry’s branding and product aesthetics. We created a cohesive look and feel that resonates with the target audience.
Following Atomic Design principles, we developed a scalable and modular design system that not only reflects the brand identity but also anticipates future growth. This system ensures consistency across all design elements and provides a solid foundation for upcoming features and enhancements. Throughout the process, we moved from wire-framing to prototyping, ensuring that the app remains intuitive and easy to use.

OUR SOLUTION

We used the latest and greatest mobile technologies and specific hardware libraries to engineer the iOS and Android applications. Our team also re-designed the mobile app.

The mobile technology included languages/platforms such as React Native, AWS IOT Core, Firebase, and also native code in Java and Swift/Obj-C to connect to Espressif’s ESP-32 hardware library.

Feature highlight

Among the most important features, we included delivery service integrations (Amazon, FedEx, USPS etc), passcode management, geolocation to track location of the device, and an integration with an IOT garage door opener. All of these features need to be inside a very simple, concise user interface for consumers

Device Centric

The mobile app core functionality is centered on device control.
Bench Sentry’s IoT app includes core features such as Bluetooth/Wifi connectivity, passcode access for delivery services, and open/close access logs. As an IOT application, the core design and engineering is focused on the functionality of controlling, monitoring, and viewing the data from devices.

User codes

Users have the ability to change the owner code, ensuring secure ownership control.

Manage access

Manage access by adding or removing entry codes for other individuals.

Activities control

Users can access a overview of all Bench events, including openings, closures, unsuccessful closure attempts, and logs of who accessed the Bench

Historic events

Users can conveniently check both future and past deliveries, providing a complete record of Bench-related activities

Schedule deliveries

The app allows users to schedule deliveries from popular courier services such as UPS, FedEx, or private couriers

Wifi connection

Allows you to manage the Bench's connection to the Wi-Fi network and select from three different usage modes, adapting to the user's preferences and needs.

ABOUT THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Tecnologies

The mobile apps for BenchSentry include native languages such as Java and Swift/Obj-C as well as cross platform framework code in React Native. React Native is an efficient library for using the same code across both Android and iOS but the hardware integration with an ESP-32 hardware board made native programming necessary.

Google cloud

Node js

React native - mobile

Integrations

Gennie Aladdin Connect

Wi-Fi garage door openers

Overhead Door

Wi-Fi garage door openers

Firebase

User Authentication / Push Notifications

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