"Moser, Carl Woodrow, JR (Carl)" wrote:
>         Hey, I would PAY for an Internet connected "House Voice" that would
> upon open door event state "Goodday Master, Time is ...., You have xx email,
> xx voice mail, all appliances functioning properly" etc.  No real
> productivity saver but a neat gadget.  BTW, what would you call this
> appliance -- it would be a brand new product in a brand new market -- its
> the future.

That's what I'm working on.  Do you mind wearing an RFID on your wristwatch?
(it's the most convenient place I could find to place one, short of putting one
on each piece of clothing I'm likely to wear...)

You can walk in your house, the house would detect who you are and welcome you
with whatever info you want to be welcomed with.  It would start music according
to your settings.  As you moved around the house it would turn lights on and off
intelligently, and the music would fade in and out as you passed from room to
room following you.

I'm holding off on voice control for the moment, although it is very accurate
when you have only a subset of valid words and sequences.  (ie, give the
'system' a unique name which would not be used except when addressing the
system.  Use a limited command set, etc...)

Unfortunately, my only limitation is time...

-Adam