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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by Animats on Thursday May 24, 2018 @02:35PM (#17146926)
There may be a market for something between a standard one-bit low-rez motion sensor and a full color TV camera. Maybe a 16x16 pixel IR sensor with a fisheye lens and a puny CPU that reports an approximate number of people in the area, for HVAC and lighting control, and security.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by adrianN on Thursday May 24, 2018 @03:19PM (#17147315)
Reporting an approximate number of people is not a trivial task, even with a real camera. Depending on what exactly you mean with "approximate", of course.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by Animats on Thursday May 24, 2018 @03:41PM (#17147565)
0, 1, a few, many. Just enough to tell you how much to crank up the HVAC.
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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by kinsomo on Thursday May 24, 2018 @04:02PM (#17147758)
> 0, 1, a few, many. Just enough to tell you how much to crank up the HVAC.

I don't think the number of people in a room will give you meaningful information to tell you "how much to crank up the HVAC." Also, the HVAC systems in most homes aren't capable of even cranking up the HVAC in a particular room.

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Re:Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out ... by Animats on Thursday May 24, 2018 @07:02PM (#17149282)
True. The market for this is schools, offices, and hotels, where the people load changes drastically and the HVAC has to react to that.

This is what the "Internet of Things" should be doing, but seldom does.

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