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Re: Bluetooth Occupancy Detection
I can also see how this could be used to track people's movements
through a shopping centre too! :(
That aside, does anybody know of a similar WinXP application, perhaps
xAP or xPL enabled?
;oj
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 11:20:27 +0000, Stuart Grimshaw
<stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just thought I'd share this with you guys, it might give you some
> ideas, or you may inspire me too...
>
> I have a USB Bluetooth dongle attached to my work PC, and I use it in
> conjunction with my phone as a rudimentry occupancy detection system.
>
> I use Linux with KDE, and KDE has something called KBluetoothd, which
> is basically a Bluetooth addon for KDE, it lets you browse bluetooth
> devices and send and receive files over bluetooth etc.
>
> It also lets you execute scripts when it detects or loses a bluetooth
> device, so I have it set up to log the event (also acts as a kind of
> timesheet). When the phone dissapears it locks my screen, stops the
> mp3 player & sets my MSN & IRC clients to "Away"
>
> On return it just logs the event, and sets the away status to back.
>
> You can see how this could be applied in the home, setting your HA
> systems occupied status, it could also keep track of who is at home
> too if your spouse has a bluetooth enabled phone.
>
> --
> -S
> http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/
>
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