A: Um we can sell them at twenty five Euros . Uh
A: the aim is to reach uh uh to sell as much as fifty million Euros .
A: Uh that's quite a big amount of money .
A: And the production cost should be the half of the selling price .
C: So we have to s
A: Okay
A: now it's time for some discussion .
A:   B: Okay .
A: Uh B: What uh what uh do you want to discuss ? C: Yeah . A: Yeah .
A: We should get started .
D: Yeah .
B: Yep .
A: Uh I'm taking notes . Um
D: Okay .
D: Great .
A: we each have a specific task ,
A: as I saw in my mail .
C: Mm-hmm .
A: I didn't know if you received the same mail .
D: Yeah .
A: Yeah ?
D: Yeah .
C: I guess so . Yeah .
A: Okay so the um uh A: this industrati Industrial Designer should produce a working design .
A: Am I correct ?
C: True .
A: Okay .
A: Uh the User Interface Designer should specify the technical functions .
A: Right ? Yeah ?
B: Yep .
A: And the Marketing uh Expert should come up with user requirements .
D: Yeah .
A: Uh did any of you already do some work on this part
A: or C: Well
C: I started making an overview for myself , um what I had to do ,
C: 'cause we have three design steps
C: and in every step I have a s specific task to perform or whatever .
A: Mm-hmm .
A: Mm-hmm .
C: So I had to uh , I dunno , make an overview for myself about what I have to do ,
A: Mm-hmm .
C: and kind of let it work in to get ideas about well how I have to fill it .
A: Mm-hmm .
A: And do you have any ideas about the product uh so far ?
C: Well
C: I started I started with the first phase ,
C: I think was the functional .
A: Mm-hmm .
C: And uh let's see
C: I had to focus on the working design , which you said .
A: Mm-hmm .
C: How does the apparatus work ?
C: And well
C: I basically had two points .
C: Uh according to the coffee uh machine example , I have batteries to supply energy ,
A: Yeah .
D: Yeah .
C: and we ye use button presses to activate or deactivate certain functions on the T_V_ .
A: Mm-hmm . Okay .
C: And that's basically all I have so far .
A: Yeah
A: I got another point .
A: It uses infrared light to communicate the signal to the T_V_ apparatus or stereo .
B: Yeah .
B: Wireless uh huh .
D: Yeah .
D: Yeah .
C: Alright .
C: Yeah .
D: So
D: that's very common .
B: Uh it's uh some buttons for for the on off function .
B: You d you already told that .
B: And for the changing up to the to all the channels and changing the volume .
B: That are the the basic options for a remote control .
C: Yeah .
C: Yeah
C: I kept it global
C: 'cause  C: that it activates or deactivates specific functions ,
C: 'cause I wasn't thinking yet about that .
B: Okay , yeah .
C: I mean , you wanna ch ch flip the channel
B: Yeah .
C: but you might wanna use teletext also .
B: Yep .
D: Yeah .
C: I dunno what the word is in English . Uh  A: Same I believe .
D: Yeah . A: Uh and what did the Marketing Expert do ?
D: Uh well
D: from a marketing uh perspective , um well the function des design phase uh consists out of the user requirements .
A: Mm-hmm .
D: Um what needs and desires are to be fulfilled ?
D: So
D: there are a few means to reach that um by by doing research uh to see what existing products are there out in the market .
A: Mm-hmm .
D: I mean , what functions do they have .
A: Mm .
D: Um especially what are their shortcomings ?
D: Are there any new functions uh which can be added to our product ?
A: Mm-hmm .
A: Mm-hmm .
D: Um therefore we have to to do some internet search . For example for um well what kind of applications do current remote controls support , and what are f featur features of uh current and future televisions ?
A: Yep .
A: Yes .
D: So we can see uh what needs to be supported .
D: Um and we can interview current users and future users . What w what would they like to see uh on a new remote control ? Um especially for future users ,
A: Okay .
A: Okay .
D: uh I'm thinking of early adopters ,
D: because they they use new technology first ,
A: Mm-hmm .
D: and they play with a lot of tools and stuff
D: so maybe they have some good ideas to uh to add .
A: Okay .
A: And you can get that information ?
D: I think I can get that information , yeah .
A: Okay .
A: That would be very handy .
D: So D: yeah .
A: Um but have you any idea so far as what uh the user requirements are ?
D: No n not specifically .
D: More to how to get them
A: No ?
B: I got some uh requirements
D: and A: No okay .
B: it has uh it has to be user-friendly .
A: Yeah ?
D: Yeah ?
A: Of course .
D: Yeah .
C: Yeah . Obviously .
B:  Uh really easy to use buttons ,
B: not not uh very small buttons ,
B: but not the the also the big big buttons ,
B: but just normal buttons .
B: It has to be a small unit .
B: It has to be uh B: yeah ,
B: you can take it with you uh everywhere in in your house .
B: So it has n has not to be l yeah , gigantic uh machine .
A: Big ,
A: mm-hmm .
D: Yeah .
B: Uh and a and a good uh zapping range . A: Uh what do you mean by that ?
D: Yeah .
B: Uh the distance uh from your television to your uh remote control has to be , uh yeah um yeah , quite a big distance .
D: Yeah .
B: It has to be capable for zapping uh D: From the other end of the room or something ?
B: Yeah .
D: Yeah .
A: Okay um Well
A: I don't think I have anything more to add at the moment .
A: Um I think the best is to go to work .
C: Whoa .
C: Is that you
C: or A: Yeah .
C: alright .
A: Okay .
D: Any more points to discuss ?
A: Yeah .
A: I think we can go ahead with what we have .
A: I will summarise the things we discussed
A: and put it in the project folder .
A: Uh the use of the Industrial Designer can work on the working design , etcetera etcetera .
A: And it seems you get more information by email .
D: Alright .
A: So C: Alright .
B: Okay .
A: that was it for me .
D: 'Kay .
D: Thanks .
A: Uh B: Are you going to put the the notes on the A: Yeah , in the project folder . Yeah .
D: Yeah .
D: The pro okay .
B: Okay . C: Alright .
A: I'm writing very fast . B: Yeah . D: Yeah . Okay .
A: Hope it's readable .
D: Uh .
B: Yep .
A: Okay D: I guess so .
A: um anything more you want to add to the discussion ?
C: Well
C: no
C: I'm just a bit wondering what we're gonna do the next uh session ?
B: Yeah .
B: Do we only have to to do uh phase one , the functional design uh ?
A: Yeah .
A: Because then we have a B: After that we are going to the conceptual uh A: Yeah . D: Yeah .
D: We're just working the three phases .
A: Y you do some individual work ,
A: we have meeting ,
A: individual work , meeting .
A: And at the end of the day we have a final meeting .
A: And then I have to prepare uh I have to defend our design ,
B: A: so make it good . C: Yeah okay . We'll do our best .
D: Okay .
B: Okay .
A: I depend on you .
D: Better make it  C: I am gonna work on the conceptual design already
C: 'cause yeah it's fairly important to know what kind of components we want to put in .
A: Yeah ? If you can mix it it's okay .
A: Mm-hmm . Yeah .
C: Do we C: I mean , is it gonna be a multimedia control centre ?
C: Do we want to be able to use the video recorder with it ? D: Yeah . That is my question also
A: Yeah .
D: because like new new functions A: Well
A: I think that is the user requirements part .
D: Requirements . Yeah .
A: As to what they want . Uh do they want all those functions on that small C: Yeah . True .
D: Yeah .
C: But but we need good communication about this stuff ,
D: Unit .
A: Yeah .
C: 'cause I have to f put the components into the design .
D: Yeah .
A: Mm-hmm .
B: I would first m
C: So if I don't know what components to put in , it's kind of hard .
D: Yeah well
D: I I was A: Yeah I understand .
B: Yeah .
B: I I think we have first to start with the basic functions
D: Yeah
B: and we can uh expand them .
D: well
A: You can always add a few D: like l li like some like some some remotes who are out there , which I know , there's one button which is very easy to switch between devices .
A: Yeah .
D: So you can switch to your video
D: and then the same buttons control your video .
A: Hmm ,
A: the C_D_ player .
A: Yeah .
B: Yeah .
D: And another function I'll think of switch to your media centre ,
D: because that's getting very popular .
C: Yeah so D: And then use your Windows media centre under your T_V_ with the same remote control . So with the switch , one single switch A: Yeah .
C: Okay .
C: Yeah I I know what you mean ,
A: Okay .
C: but you'll ne need several other buttons for a video player .
D: S
C: You need a play and a forw fast forward and a stop function .
A: Mm-hmm .
D: Yeah
D: records and stuff like that .
C: And you you don't need that for a T_V_ .
A: Okay .
D: No .
C: And and for a t uh teletext you need additional buttons as well ,
A: You need additional A: yeah .
B: Yeah .
C: so I kind of need to know what we uh need .
D: Yeah .
A: Yeah .
A: Uh D: Yeah .
C: Whatever , I'll just put my ideas in uh in here
A: Yeah .
C: and then we can discuss it with the next uh meeting .
D: In the project uh D: Yeah .
A: Yeah .
A: We could just start with the assumption that's only for T_V_ and video .
A: And um reserve the possibility to add other features .
C: Okay .
A: So we have a basic starting point
C: Okay .
A: and you can always extend that
A: so make sure it's extendible . Yeah .
B: Yeah
D: Yeah .
C: Alright .
B: it it has yeah it has to be user-friendly .
B: So it's hasn't  it's yeah .
A: Th the least amount of functions possible
B: Yeah .
A: so it's easier to get to know how it works etcetera .
B: Okay .
C: Yeah .
B: Yeah .
C: I understand . Yeah .
D: Yeah .
A: Yeah ?
A: Okay
C: Alright .
D: Yes .
A: and uh I'll see you again uh when the computer tells us to .
C: Yeah .
A: Yeah , you're di dismissed .
B: Can we leave now
D: Half an hour .
B: or  B: C: Thanks . D: You're fired . A: Not yet .
D: No .
B: Mm .
C: Alright .
A: Okay .
D: Alright
D: let's move on .
A: Let's see what we got to do .
D: Yeah .
C: See you later .
D: Yeah see you later .
B: Okay .
A: Yeah .
B: Good luck . A: Yeah . Thank you .
D: Well
D: good luck . C: What the