Bob Linca
24-01-2005, 11:41 AM
I can tell if someone is in a room by simply looking, and recognizing the
human form. So, with a low cost camera, and some pretty sophisticated AI
software, it should be possible.
Bob
"Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vJadnUMj6o7ZeUjcRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> > What's the start of the art in proximity and
> > occupancy detection and integration with
> > PCs?
> >
> > Ideally I'd like a way to cheaply detect that
> > someone's in the room and allow a PC
> > running tools like Girder, Homeseer and
> > the like to take actions accordingly...
>
> This is the perennial quest of automators. It seems about as unreachable
as
> a perpetual motion machine.
>
> You could try using something to count the number of people coming and
going
> but you'd almost need a turnstile. Dual motion detectors, one on each
side
> of a doorway, would come close but it's almopst impossible to distinguish
> between 2 and three people entering or leaving in sequence. Most
proximity
> sensors would require some sort of transmitter or tag to be worn by
everyone
> in the house. Even those don't usually have the ability to tell when
> someone is leaving. The receivers also tend to be short-range devices.
> There are none that I know of which are able to detect a person from more
> than a few feet away.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
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>
human form. So, with a low cost camera, and some pretty sophisticated AI
software, it should be possible.
Bob
"Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:vJadnUMj6o7ZeUjcRVn-qQ@comcast.com...
> > What's the start of the art in proximity and
> > occupancy detection and integration with
> > PCs?
> >
> > Ideally I'd like a way to cheaply detect that
> > someone's in the room and allow a PC
> > running tools like Girder, Homeseer and
> > the like to take actions accordingly...
>
> This is the perennial quest of automators. It seems about as unreachable
as
> a perpetual motion machine.
>
> You could try using something to count the number of people coming and
going
> but you'd almost need a turnstile. Dual motion detectors, one on each
side
> of a doorway, would come close but it's almopst impossible to distinguish
> between 2 and three people entering or leaving in sequence. Most
proximity
> sensors would require some sort of transmitter or tag to be worn by
everyone
> in the house. Even those don't usually have the ability to tell when
> someone is leaving. The receivers also tend to be short-range devices.
> There are none that I know of which are able to detect a person from more
> than a few feet away.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
>
> =============================>
> Bass Home Electronics
> 2291 Pine View Circle
> Sarasota · Florida · 34231
> 877-722-8900 Sales & Tech Support
> http://www.bassburglaralarms.com
> =============================>
>
>