Home Automation Via Your Mobile Phone

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

Tue, Mar 30th 2004 1:27pm — Mike Masnick

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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abttin, 30 Mar 2004 @ 1:27pm

Home Automation From Mobile Phones is here
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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Arun Jacob, 30 Mar 2004 @ 6:33pm

Home Automation thru web services
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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- vignesh babu, 25 Apr 2004 @ 12:16am
  
  Re: Home Automation thru web services
  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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  - Nitish Chooramun, 21 Nov 2004 @ 7:22pm
    
    Re: Home Automation thru web services
    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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  - muhammad saqib, 2 Feb 2005 @ 10:40am
    
    Re: Home Automation thru web services
    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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  - sheey (profile), 11 Aug 2009 @ 5:37am
    
    Re: Re: Home Automation thru web services
    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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- Deepti Arela, 6 Nov 2006 @ 6:07am
  
  Re: Home Automation thru web services
  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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alex, 31 Mar 2004 @ 8:01am

Been there
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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vikas shukla, 1 Sep 2006 @ 12:31am

control of home appliance with the help of mobile
give me details
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king, 26 Aug 2007 @ 6:16pm

Home Automation using SMS (cell phones)
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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London Plumber, 1 Nov 2007 @ 3:20am

London Plumber
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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sam, 1 Nov 2007 @ 12:06pm

HOME AUTOMATION VIA MOBILE PHONE / E-MAIL
i need a powerpoint presentation .can any one help me.
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Omer Bin Masroor, 20 Mar 2008 @ 3:05am

Home Automation via mobile phones
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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naveen, 18 Apr 2008 @ 9:43pm

home automation
sir how we r going to check the testing for home automation using mobile technology
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naveen, 18 Apr 2008 @ 9:52pm

home automation
sir how we r going to check the testing for home automation using mobile technology
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vinay, 2 Jun 2008 @ 5:58pm

home automation
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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- Imran, 26 Feb 2009 @ 5:32am
  
  Re: home automation
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Saurabh, 17 Jul 2008 @ 6:14am

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

Please, help me by mailing on my id.

Thanking you..
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debashree chatterjee, 30 Sep 2008 @ 11:11pm

B.TECh project
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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nisha, 7 Jan 2009 @ 5:59am

home automation using mobile
I need base paper and can you tell me about project.
please mailing this id.
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- Prateek, 12 Feb 2009 @ 11:41pm
  
  Re: home automation using mobile
  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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- Prateek, 13 Feb 2009 @ 8:30pm
  
  Re: home automation using mobile
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raj, 9 Jan 2009 @ 7:21am

remote control of home appliances through mobile
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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raj, 9 Jan 2009 @ 7:22am

remote control of home appliances through mobile
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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- p.navata, 20 Apr 2009 @ 3:31am
  
  Re: remote control of home appliances through mobile
  i m also working on the same project ,i wan some details related to its working theory
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suresh, 31 Mar 2009 @ 12:47am

project
I WANT PAPER PRESENTATION ON "MOBILE HOME AUTOMATION". PLEASE ANY ONE SEND TO MY MAIL ADDRESS.
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- sheey, 11 Aug 2009 @ 5:23am
  
  Re: project
  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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akeem adedipe, 26 Apr 2009 @ 10:41am

hi all
plz i need d schematics for this project. i will appreciate any assistance .
thank u all
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Diane, 22 May 2009 @ 2:22am

Home Automation
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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shrivani, 15 Aug 2009 @ 2:53am

remote control of home appliances through mobile sms
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 shrivani.kc@gmail.com
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shrivani, 15 Aug 2009 @ 2:55am

remote control of home appliances through mobile sms
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 shrivani.kc@gmail.com
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shrivani, 15 Aug 2009 @ 2:56am

remote control of home appliances through mobile sms
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 shrivani.kc@gmail.com
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- manish, 10 Jan 2012 @ 12:10pm
  
  Re: remote control of home appliances through mobile sms
  hey m also work this project nd make prefctly.
  If u having any prblm then share
  goyalmanish80@gmail.com
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Thivi, 7 Sep 2009 @ 8:08am

remote controlling using mobiles
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. te22111986@yahoo.com
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Terrence, 8 Sep 2009 @ 4:38am

SMS device contoller
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, 3 Nov 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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prabu, 25 Jan 2010 @ 5:09am

hello
sir could u please give some information about this project
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Dharmik, 27 Jan 2010 @ 6:59pm

home automation system
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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dheeraj, 23 Sep 2010 @ 8:41pm

project help
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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APRIL ANTONIO, 4 Feb 2011 @ 7:07pm

sms controlled appliances
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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duncan muchira, 11 Nov 2011 @ 10:52pm

mobile phone home automation project
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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santhoshkumar, 28 Feb 2012 @ 4:14am

about project
how to do a project by using home automation using sms?
pls give m,e a detail about it
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- kumar.d, 28 Feb 2012 @ 4:18am
  
  Re: about project
  you can do yourself
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laxmi, 21 May 2012 @ 8:07am

home automation using mobile communication
hi,
i'm laxmi i want to work on this project
please can any one assist me with the notes for this project
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- waqas, 29 Sep 2013 @ 10:58am
  
  Re: home automation using mobile communication
  i also want to work on home automation as my final year project you work on ut can u tell me what the complexities will be in this project and what the new modification which i can done in this project please help me
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