Who's home and who's away

[The Coon]

Hello,

For a long time I am thinking of a easy way to detect which person is home and which is away. I came up with several options like:
- in / out switches per person
- mobile phone detection
- Rf reader / tags
The problem is that all options require action from the person, which I am sure of, my girlfriend and daughter are going to forget or don't see the value. And in case of the mobile phone, my daughter doesn't own one (jet).

I did thought of placing rf tags inside all shoes and placing two readers to detect entrance or leave. Is this a possible way to go or does it have flaws. Or does anyone have a better or easier way to go.


Thanks and best regards,

Wilco

[AshaiRey]

Give this a thought.
After a week your girlfriend asks you.
'Didn't you notice that i have new shoes? Don't you like them?'

[nico_gh2]

That's why this is such a good idea.
You set to be alerted when 2-3 days without inc-out messages from each person. If it's the girlfriend ask about her shoes and be rewarded ...

[The Coon]

But how about the technique? Will the sole of the shoe block the rf signal?
I also suggested to place rf chips in our arms. But you all could guess what the answer to that was


Best regards,

Wilco

[AshaiRey]

Just serve them 'chips' every other day.

[kriz83]

I'm doing the same thing now (with some scripting on my 'own' automation system I am switching to HS soon).

My wife and I are using Android phones with the Tasker app. Whenever the phone detects we are near home (based on networking cells), it turns on wifi. My system checks every x seconds if some IP addresses are online (using ping). This is used to detect whose (phone) is in the house or has left.

[AshaiRey]

That's a nice solution. I like the 'it turns wifi on' part.
However it wouldn't work for me because i don't have/own a mobile phone.