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RE: moving away from the remote-control paradigm
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- Subject: RE: moving away from the remote-control
paradigm
- From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennethwatt@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 21:45:49 +0100
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Paul,
I'm starting to worry about you ;-)
K.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 August 2001 19:42
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] moving away from the remote-control paradigm
I personally believe that machine vision *IS* the most likely candidate
for
solving the occupancy detection problem.
(either that, or employing a number of small Philipino boys to sit in
each
room and press buttons when people enter/leave...) *grin*
Paul G.
>From: "Neil F" <automated@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] moving away from the remote-control paradigm
>Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 22:28:59 +0100
>
>How about having cams in each room linked to a PC with motion detection
>software that could also recognise the shape of a human and indentify
if
>there's anyone on a seat etc...It would also open up countless other
uses
>for security, identifying specific family members, ignoring pets...
>
>What do any of the programming whizz kids think, is it possible?
>
>Neil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark McCall
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 9:17 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] moving away from the remote-control paradigm
>
>
> And don't you have to re-calibrate if you move furniture?
>
> Wonder if I brough my laptop case into the room then walked out
would
>that be seen as occupied?
>
> Also - lifting carpets etc for wires is far from perfect too.
>
> I think we're still a long way off decent, reliable occupancy
detection.
>
> M.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Gordon
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 7:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] moving away from the remote-control paradigm
>
>
> Yeah, I have heard of these, and I'm familiar with the claims of
their
> capabilities...
>
> But I have just one or two problems with this at the moment:...
>
> 1) They are not here! - they are just vapourware at the moment...
> 2) I >believe< their effectiveness is dependant on having
loads of
>aerials
> buried in the room (as someone else mentioned...) - there is no
chance
>I'm
> going to (re) re-plaster a room to get a load of wire mesh in the
>walls...
> 3) even if both of the above are solved, - there is no demostrable
>proof
> thet they will work, so until I've seen one in operation, and it's
>been
> demonstrated to work, then I'll reserve judgement, and not get my
>hopes up
> too high...
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
>
> >
> >I agree PIR's are well past their sell-by date in terms of
>technology,
> >but there is an answer - the BIK Sensor!
> >
> >What it does is detect a presence in the room, as in a body,
by
some
> >trick with the grounding of am EM field as far as I can tell
from
>what
> >I've read. So, in effect, it intelligently knows when someone
is
in
>the
> >room or not you can then base X10 or whatever actions around
that
>fact.
> >With a bit of luck it'll live up to the hype and get rid of
the
>poxing
> >timers and PIR sensor nonsense we've had to endure. This is my
>biggest
> >complaint from SWMBO, she presses a button on the Pronto to go
to
bed
> >(it sets stuff up for her) and either the bog light is on too
long or
> >too short for her, usually the latter - you know how woman are
with
> >bathrooms ;-) But you get the point.
> >
> >Stuart G is working on getting these up and running so
hopefully
>we'll
> >get a result soon.
> >
> >K.
> >
>
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