Re: HA Holy Grail #1: Occupancy Detection

["Michael" <michaelhims@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My suggestion of using RFID tages was serious, it's just the
implementation of such things....

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: Wayne
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] HA Holy Grail #1: Occupancy Detection


Mmm
'please wait while I inject you with this little device so the lights
come on when you want to take a leak!' :-)

But seriously, along the same principle - why not bluetooth badges.
Maybe a butchered bluetooth mobile headset. A detector in the corner of
the rooms to lock on as soon as it picks up a signal. The only thing
that may make this a bit dodgy is being detected by a wrong detector.

But - what about mounting it into a metal box (ok think of it as a
triangular corner cut out - 3 sided pyramid type ). Would the metal be
strong enough to block out stray detection?
I would imagine that they could be decorated as to fit in with the room
de core and not stand out too badly.

It might be a bit sci fi - but you /could/ make a badge that had a small
transducer so you communicate over it too?

(its late - and this may be well off the beaten track, but it sounds
good :) )

Wayne.

Andy Laurence wrote:
> From: Michael [mailto:michaelhims@xxxxxxx]
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>> What about embedded RFID chips? :-)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:RFID_hand_2.jpg
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> You're kidding, but I've considered it! Not sure the wife would
appreciate being tagged, and visitors may become a little worried when I
whip out the surgical spirit as they walk in ;-)
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> Cheers,
> Andy
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