RE: Ocupancy Detection

["Michael Mc Aree" <michael.mcaree@xxxxxxx>]

You could just use existing Motion Sensors and wear a hat that has a
revolving sign on top. That way you can sit really still watching TV and
the
revolving hat will still be moving :-)

Michael
BELFAST

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Cooper [mailto:steve.cooper@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 October 2001 11:20
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Ocupancy Detection
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> On motion detection software like Gotcha you have the option to detect
> movement by either comparing to the last frame or the start frame. 
Doing
> something similar you could get the camera to take a picture of the
room
> empty and compare it with the current image to determine if anything
has
> changed.  Obvious problems with this method would be light level
> changes in
> the room and people moving stuff around.
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> Steve
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> Don't know the practicalities of this but if you  had a camera in a
room
> could you not use software to tell if someone was  moving around or
even
> just sitting on the sofa. I know motion detection  software is
available
> but this would not help when sitting still, the  system could know
what an
> empty sofa looks like so work out if someone  was on it.
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> Any thoughts or should I shut up.
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> Alancc
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