1. Will McHenry Maladau Mou Michael Overstreet Gi Jung Park 18-549 Embedded Systems Design February 1, 2008

2. Concept and Motivation Conduct the everyday activities around your home according to your movements Automate and maintain your settings as you move through the house

3. Competitive Analysis BLIP Systems Tracks people within a building via a Bluetooth sensor network Lutron Electronics, Inc. Home lighting control systems The Clapper Coarser level of control, but similar in convenience

4. Requirements Need to track a person from room to room Track proximity to areas of interest within a room Differentiate and identify users Control of lighting, audio/video systems, etc. Personalized settings transferred between rooms

5. Technical Specifications Technologies used:  Infrared sensors (for location tracking)  RFID tags & readers (for identification)  Bluetooth (communication)  Lighting control systems