Re: Finger print recognition doorbell - does it exist?

[Jim Noble <yahoo-groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete Shew wrote:

> >Indeed. Wouldn't it be far easier and more useful to link a
doorbell to
> >a video camera and have an image pop up on your TV.
>
> That assumes that you are in a room with a TV and it is turned on.


This is UKHA - surely you have a screen of some sort in every orrifice
of your home, and getting one to turn on at the appropriate moment is
meer child's play, no? :-)

> I have a similar problem. The only unwanted doorbell pushes I get are
> little tykes on their way past. I'm thinking of a presence detector
> and a delay. If they're still there a second later, the bell can ring.


Be prepared for multiple pushes, and the caller knocking loudly on the
door anyway...

Jim