Re: Bluetooth Occupancy Detection

["Rob Lamb" <those@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used to use something similar called Dante's InfraX Remote
Manager: -

http://www.geocities.com/tdanro/irman/irman.html

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Stuart Grimshaw
<stuart.grimshaw@g...> 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/