Is there anything that prevents this from being a phone app and sell it in one of the app stores?
You could abstract away all the web and phone (press '9') stuff and just have a button "Open the door? Yes/No" if someone activates the buzzer.
Maybe add some easy management for pins that:
- always open (roommates/family/friends)
- open only one time (deliveries, not-so-close-friends)
- open only under certain conditions (time of day, day of
month, etc)
Make it possible to easily share those pin numbers via SMS,
Facebook, email, etc.
I think you have a product that's great for access management. You should highlight the additional benefits in your marketing, e.g.:
- easy to invite friends over for dinner
- easy to share apartment without the need for new keys
- easy to revoke access
- easy to let cleaning staff in during certain times of day
Another thought: Market it as a helpful add-on for AirBnB customers. You don't have to give someone a key to your apartment, just a PIN that only works for the time they rent the apartment (this is also useful for sub-leases). You can revoke access at any time, no matter where you are (big problem with keys).
Short version: I think you'd have a better chance packaging your product as a mobile app, abstracting away all the web/phone stuff and sell it as "entry management" instead of "automated buzzer".
You could abstract away all the web and phone (press '9') stuff and just have a button "Open the door? Yes/No" if someone activates the buzzer.
Maybe add some easy management for pins that:
- always open (roommates/family/friends)
- open only one time (deliveries, not-so-close-friends)
- open only under certain conditions (time of day, day of month, etc)
Make it possible to easily share those pin numbers via SMS, Facebook, email, etc.
I think you have a product that's great for access management. You should highlight the additional benefits in your marketing, e.g.:
- easy to invite friends over for dinner
- easy to share apartment without the need for new keys
- easy to revoke access
- easy to let cleaning staff in during certain times of day
Another thought: Market it as a helpful add-on for AirBnB customers. You don't have to give someone a key to your apartment, just a PIN that only works for the time they rent the apartment (this is also useful for sub-leases). You can revoke access at any time, no matter where you are (big problem with keys).
Short version: I think you'd have a better chance packaging your product as a mobile app, abstracting away all the web/phone stuff and sell it as "entry management" instead of "automated buzzer".