RE: The Solution to Room Occupation Detection

[Pedro de Oliveira <p.oliveira@xxxxxxx>]

How about this:

http://www.versustech.com/badges.htm

It is a simple badge that integrates with a pc to control door locks,
locating people and things.  It seems to be mainly used for the
real-time
tracking of eg. Patient notes but if the HA community were to get our
hands
on it then it could be used for occupancy detection.  Hospitals are
even
using these things to track patients and equipment and also to forward
phone
calls to where a person is at that moment.

I bet they cost an arm and a leg though - bulk buy anyone??

Cheers
Pedro

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) [mailto:haweste@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: 12 June 2002 13:34
> To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] The Solution to Room Occupation Detection
> 
> 
> I couldn't possibly comment, other than to say I did pick my 
> words very carefully ;-)
> 
> Tim H.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Mouser 
> 
> Tim you are a true HA junkie, I just love the ephasis on 
> 'expensive-LOOKING' jewellery. In other words don't waste 
> cash on SWMBO when it could be better spent on HA gear!
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: azali 
> 
> mifare chips any one? 
> mifare chips from philips have successfully been incorporated 
> into watches. if you are not into encoding data into the 
> card, you can still use its serial number whic is guaranteed 
> to be unique.
>  
> proximity cards are designed to work within a few inches from 
> a reader. partly due to it being powered by rf energy from 
> the reader. (works like a radio's
> antennae) and partly by design
> ..imagine walking down the hallway and triggering doors to 
> open as you walk pass...
>  
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) 
> 
> Mark,
> 
> My security pass for the office is like this. It only works 
> within half-an-inch or so of the detector, but I'm sure 
> that's partly by intent. I guess it would be possible to use 
> the same principle and have detector in ceilings or floors 
> etc. As you suggest, you'd need to shrink the chip, but it's 
> got promise. Maybe the sensors could be hidden in the door 
> surrounds (like the anti-theft alarms in shops) to keep 
> things tidy and the HA controller keeps track of the movement 
> in & out. Do you know anyone with retail outlet contacts ??
;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tim H.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Harrison
> 
> Tim,
> 
> What a funky idea...
> 
> Not necessarily one of these chips, but some form of 
> proximity chip that could go into a watch / necklace / etc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG) 
> 
> Indeed :-)
> 
> Bringing the thread back on track a little, presumably one of 
> these devices could be embedded into a watch / broch / 
> necklace / ring / other commonly worn item ?
> 
> Hey, I've just thought, there's a great way to earn some 
> brownie points and get SWMBO-compliance for occupancy 
> detection: Obtain one of these little chips, have it embedded 
> into a piece of expensive-looking jewellery and give to SWMBO 
> as a gift for putting up with all of the HA toys. Bingo ?
> 
> Tim H.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Watt 
> 
> Or, "don't worry dear, being a cyborg isn't really _that_ 
> bad!", yeah right followed by the delicate sound of her hand 
> impacting on my face, or having no verbal communication until 
> she chills out a bit...or all of the above!
> 
> K.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)
> > 
> > That's ok, picture the scene. You're at the clinic waiting to
be
> "fitted"
> > with your chips and you turn to her and say . . .
> > 
> > "It'll be ok dear, you'll just feel a little pr..."
> > 
> > No, on second thoughts you're probably right ;-) PIRs it is !
> > 
> > Tim H.
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Watt
> > 
> > Yes, but I'm thinking WAF here ;)
> > 
> > K.
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stuart Poulton
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/25640.html
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/25640.html>
> > >
> > > Could this be the solution to the "Holy Grail" of
HA ?
> > >
> > > Stuart
> > >
> 
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