 h a l f b a k e r y Baker Street Irregulars
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Problem: Your home's motion detecting outdoor flood light turns on and you are not home to see it.
Suggestion: An inexpensive, weather protected cell or land line phone type dialer (possibly created from old/used cell phones) could be wired into the motion detector circuit. A pre-designated number
is dialed when the light turns on. The cell phone would be constantly charged by the a/c current available at the floodlight power source. The land line would not require charging.
I know that it is common for security equipment to dial phones when alarms go off. However, this concept would be based upon inexpensive home motion detecting electronics, used/disposed of cell phones, or telephone land lines. I would hesitate to have the cell phones dial 9-11 (though non-subscribing cell phones supposedly have that ability in the U.S.) due to chances of the 9-11 lines being flooded with false alarms.
Similar low cost setups for automobiles could be created using obsolete cell phones and inexpensive motion detectors.
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I thought home alarm systems could already alert people by phone, pager or email...? |
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You just seem to be proposing the same thing, but cheaper. |
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No one ever talks about stillness detectors. I bet those could be useful. Mom, mom, grandma hasn't moved in 20 minutes! |
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