As we enter 2019 I wanted to regurgitate some of the ideas that have previously been thrown out there (especially given how many new users and potential developers we have). Most of these interrelate for overall goals though breaking it up may make things more digestable
Bayseian Sensor (i.e. Home Assistant)
The holy grail of home automation and security is for the house to automagically know when someone is there and who it is. Down to the room if possible. This functionality would permit such an endeavor using the data sources we presently have and could have
BLE Occupancy Detection
Room by room reliable user detection using BLE (mobile phone, smart watch, activity tracker) with turnkey clients that can be plugged in / powered, paired, and done. Provisioning to be done by a central controller that handles all of the logic. I've seen several implementations so far that may work(ish)
NFC Occupancy
Like BLE but with NFC. Envisioning something like the NFCring where you walk in or out of a room or scan it on something specific like a nightstand
Fitness Tracking
All of the API's are out there. Incorporating this would allow for a range of things including potential medical support (if your heart stops and you're wearing an apple watch?)
Thermal Tracking
Not PIR, but something that can sample the temperatures in a room and report back if a human is detected (moving or not) Also something that can be more specific to an area (i.e. pointed at the oven) The sensors are cheap enough to make this work.
Feel free to add anything else to this list. Let's challenge ourselves!
Bayseian Sensor (i.e. Home Assistant)
The holy grail of home automation and security is for the house to automagically know when someone is there and who it is. Down to the room if possible. This functionality would permit such an endeavor using the data sources we presently have and could have
BLE Occupancy Detection
Room by room reliable user detection using BLE (mobile phone, smart watch, activity tracker) with turnkey clients that can be plugged in / powered, paired, and done. Provisioning to be done by a central controller that handles all of the logic. I've seen several implementations so far that may work(ish)
NFC Occupancy
Like BLE but with NFC. Envisioning something like the NFCring where you walk in or out of a room or scan it on something specific like a nightstand
Fitness Tracking
All of the API's are out there. Incorporating this would allow for a range of things including potential medical support (if your heart stops and you're wearing an apple watch?)
Thermal Tracking
Not PIR, but something that can sample the temperatures in a room and report back if a human is detected (moving or not) Also something that can be more specific to an area (i.e. pointed at the oven) The sensors are cheap enough to make this work.
Feel free to add anything else to this list. Let's challenge ourselves!
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