Home Automation Via Your Mobile Phone

from the that's-one-useful-little-device dept

Everyone's been trying to work out what the holy grail for home automation is for years, and nothing really seems to catch on. Over in Japan, they're now going to test out a system of using your mobile phone for home automation. However, beyond just controlling your lights and appliances via your mobile phone, they're really trying to add in additional useful features that recognize the fact that you can access "your home" from anywhere. So, they'll let you set up your PVR system to record a show and then broadcast it to your mobile phone. They'll also let you view security cameras in your home if a motion sensor trips the alarm. Who knows if people will actually find these useful, but it is another sign of convergence, where certain technologies that have been tried and failed before receive new interest by combining it with some other technology. Meanwhile, in somewhat related news, it turns out that Opera is trying to offer a similar application for controlling your own TiVo/PVR via your mobile phone.

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    Home Automation From Mobile Phones is here

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    abttin, Mar 30th, 2004 @ 1:27pm

    Check this site out it is fantastic!! www.cctvmobile.com Not only you can see who is a the door, you can turn the lights and open the door and see it all LIVE happening on your Mobile Phone.

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    Home Automation thru web services

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    Arun Jacob, Mar 30th, 2004 @ 6:33pm

    Back in 2001, i had won a competition demonstrating the same technology. Microsoft was just bringing out .NET, and had organized a worldwide student competition to demonstrate innovative uses of web services (i.e. cases where web services are best suited to be used, and not used just because it is a new technology)

    What we did was expose the home appliances through a web service. Other web services would provide this "home web service" with necessary services like security etc. The best thing was that due to this architecture, you could automate the home using any UI that could invoke the web service.

    We demoed an SMS interface, a web browser interface and a smart client interface (running on an iPAQ)

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    Been there

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    alex, Mar 31st, 2004 @ 8:01am

    Snapstream PVR program (http://www.snapstream.com/products/products_pvs3.asp) already allow you to program/schedule your PVR by cellphone. I haven't tested it out so I'm not too sure how well it works.

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    Re: Home Automation thru web services

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    vignesh babu, Apr 25th, 2004 @ 12:16am

    hi,
    I have developed a similar system for home automation. I can control my home electrical systems anywhere in the world by means of cell phone sms. I had developed a language called EMP(Enhanced mail Program). By this u can type ur program in ur phone & sms it to ur mail. In house the computer will automatically check for the mail every 5 or 10 seconds. if it happens to be the mail containing that program then my vb program will compile the prog & run it. I had interfaced my home lighting systems through parallel port. Please help me with this in developing it to a greater extent. I need to develop it in a wireless manner.

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    Re: Home Automation thru web services

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    Nitish Chooramun, Nov 21st, 2004 @ 7:22pm

    Hi, I m currently researching on home automation. I was wondering if it would be possible for you to give me an insight of the other aspects involved in your system

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    Re: Home Automation thru web services

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    muhammad saqib, Feb 2nd, 2005 @ 10:40am

    Sir;
    I m a student of final year electronics in N.E.D university of engineeriong & technology PAKISTAN.
    I m working on this similar type of project.Can u please send me the detail information of this project.
    thanks with best regards,
    waiting for ur positive response.

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  7.  

    control of home appliance with the help of mobile

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    vikas shukla, Sep 1st, 2006 @ 12:31am

    give me details

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    Re: Home Automation thru web services

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    Deepti Arela, Nov 6th, 2006 @ 6:07am

    sir, i want to know ur about ur project idea. Actually i want to make a system through which mobile phone can control any electrical equipment(atleast ON/OFF).Will u give me idea about it.

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    Home Automation using SMS (cell phones)

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    king, Aug 26th, 2007 @ 6:16pm

    Hi. I am also currently doing a study on home automation using SMS (cell phones). Could you give me the details about this project? Thanks

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  10.  

    London Plumber

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    London Plumber, Nov 1st, 2007 @ 3:20am

    You must be looking for a London Plumber or you wouldn't be here but who will do the best job for a fair price? You want a London plumber that won’t leave a big mess when the job is done and you want your problem fixed right the first time. Furthermore you want that company to still be here for at least the life of your warranty.

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    HOME AUTOMATION VIA MOBILE PHONE / E-MAIL

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    sam, Nov 1st, 2007 @ 12:06pm

    i need a powerpoint presentation .can any one help me.

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    Home Automation via mobile phones

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    Omer Bin Masroor, Mar 20th, 2008 @ 3:05am

    hi
    I am making home automation system for my final year project.whtmy system will do that there would be a GUI on mobile on which i will have to enter IP address and port number and then it would be connected with my home server.
    Can any one give me some hint how to do this?

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    home automation

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    naveen, Apr 18th, 2008 @ 9:43pm

    sir how we r going to check the testing for home automation using mobile technology

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    home automation

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    naveen, Apr 18th, 2008 @ 9:52pm

    sir how we r going to check the testing for home automation using mobile technology

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    home automation

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    vinay, Jun 2nd, 2008 @ 5:58pm

    sir .i have implemented this concept.it is cool but i wanted to know more about the testing part.can any one help me out

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  16.  

    Hello.

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    Saurabh, Jul 17th, 2008 @ 6:14am

    Hello Sir,
    Can you tell me more about this project.?

    Please, help me by mailing on my id.

    Thanking you..

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  17.  

    B.TECh project

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    debashree chatterjee, Sep 30th, 2008 @ 11:11pm

    I m currently working on the same project,by using mobile phone to control appliances.Would you be kind enough to throw some light on wat did u do in ur project?Thanking you in anticipation

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    home automation using mobile

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    nisha, Jan 7th, 2009 @ 5:59am

    I need base paper and can you tell me about project.
    please mailing this id.

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    remote control of home appliances through mobile

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    raj, Jan 9th, 2009 @ 7:21am

    i would like to know more details abt this project so,can u plz telme abt the block diagram n their description

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    remote control of home appliances through mobile

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    raj, Jan 9th, 2009 @ 7:22am

    i would like to know more details abt this project so,can u plz telme abt the block diagram n their description

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    Re: home automation using mobile

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    Prateek, Feb 12th, 2009 @ 11:41pm

    Hi!
    I am Prateek and i am also working on this project and I need some help on this project, if you have some details please make a contact through E-Mail.
    Cheers!

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    Re: home automation using mobile

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    Prateek, Feb 13th, 2009 @ 8:30pm

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    Re: home automation

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    Imran, Feb 26th, 2009 @ 5:32am

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  24.  

    project

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    suresh, Mar 31st, 2009 @ 12:47am

    I WANT PAPER PRESENTATION ON "MOBILE HOME AUTOMATION". PLEASE ANY ONE SEND TO MY MAIL ADDRESS.

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    Re: remote control of home appliances through mobile

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    p.navata, Apr 20th, 2009 @ 3:31am

    i m also working on the same project ,i wan some details related to its working theory

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    hi all

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    akeem adedipe, Apr 26th, 2009 @ 10:41am

    plz i need d schematics for this project. i will appreciate any assistance .
    thank u all

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  27.  

    Home Automation

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    Diane, May 22nd, 2009 @ 2:22am

    Hi! I am planning to start a project on home automation where i can at least turn on/off a tv. kindly help me on this i'll really appreciate it.

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    Re: project

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    sheey, Aug 11th, 2009 @ 5:23am

    hello, do you now have some papers on mobile home automation? can you give me a copy, please...if its ok...thanks!

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    Re: Re: Home Automation thru web services

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    sheey (profile), Aug 11th, 2009 @ 5:37am

    hi,
    we are planning to do this project can i ask you for a copy of your project, if its ok, please?

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    remote control of home appliances through mobile sms

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    shrivani, Aug 15th, 2009 @ 2:53am

    hi
    i are planning to do this project as my final year project.please give me details about how to connect the phone to the microcontroller kit.i have rigged the circuit on board and stuck with the part to connect the mobile . which mobile phones can i use???
    please help me..... please mail me the circuit if u have to my email address [email protected]

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    remote control of home appliances through mobile sms

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    shrivani, Aug 15th, 2009 @ 2:55am

    hi
    i are planning to do this project as my final year project.please give me details about how to connect the phone to the microcontroller kit.i have rigged the circuit on board and stuck with the part to connect the mobile . which mobile phones can i use???
    please help me..... please mail me the circuit if u have to my email address [email protected]

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  32.  

    remote control of home appliances through mobile sms

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    shrivani, Aug 15th, 2009 @ 2:56am

    hi
    i are planning to do this project as my final year project.please give me details about how to connect the phone to the microcontroller kit.i have rigged the circuit on board and stuck with the part to connect the mobile . which mobile phones can i use???
    please help me..... please mail me the circuit if u have to my email address [email protected]

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    remote controlling using mobiles

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    Thivi, Sep 7th, 2009 @ 8:08am

    Sir,
    i have planned to work on a same kind of project as my final year Eng. project.i want to send a sms to a mobile at home,and that mobile want to read the txt and control the deices.i developed j2me application to send and receive the text and read.its working.now i want to connect it to microcontroller and do the rest.i stuck on that.

    plz help me,plz mail me the relevant stuff.thanks. [email protected]

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    SMS device contoller

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    Terrence, Sep 8th, 2009 @ 4:38am

    i am currently working on a detailed system proposal for that project and iam wondering which protocol i should use an why, i would be grateful to receive any info on this project...

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    Pradeep, Nov 3rd, 2009 @ 3:50am

    i am also working on same project. actually i need ppt and detailed block diagram can u send these details to my email

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    hello

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    prabu, Jan 25th, 2010 @ 5:09am

    sir could u please give some information about this project

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    home automation system

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    Dharmik, Jan 27th, 2010 @ 6:59pm

    plz send me all details of home security system based on microcontroller 8051 and circuit diagram as soon as possible plz send it on my e-mail id or contact me on 09879197176

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  38.  

    project help

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    dheeraj, Sep 23rd, 2010 @ 8:41pm

    sir
    plz help..out here for my final project..
    itsa home automation system using cell phone..so plz send me the details for it..as soon as possible..

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    sms controlled appliances

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    APRIL ANTONIO, Feb 4th, 2011 @ 7:07pm

    we are doing this project study..can you give us a program code for this??we are using a PIC16F628A..help us please!

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    mobile phone home automation project

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    duncan muchira, Nov 11th, 2011 @ 10:52pm

    i am handling this project for the award of B-TECH please can any one assist me with the notes for this project

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