Motion detection to activate mobile phone

Jenv217

Hi. My brother has CP but lives on his own with support for most of the day. However at night he needs to be able to notify the caretaker if he needs assistance. Is it possible to set up a motion detector/sensor to trigger a phone call or SMS to a mobile number? Grateful for any advice you can provide. Thank you.

erik

Hi Jenv217 ,
I believe you could use skeleton pose detection model, eg.

and when the camera detects "waving" or something similar, you could use some python library (eg twilio) to send an alert via sms/call.
Thoughts on such an approach?
Thanks, Erik

Jenv217

erik
Thanks so much for your response.
I think the “waving” action would definitely work for Anthony.
How do I progress this? Is there a contact list for people such as you who could code and test this for us?
Thanks, Jen

erik

Hi Jenv217 ,
I think any python developer would be able to hack together a POC, or you could ask if there are any freelance developers who are experienced with depthai on our discord server. Thoughts?
Thanks, Erik

Jenv217

erik
Thanks again Erik. I've posted to discord - hopefully someone will be interested.
Jen

ZeldaOG

A while back, I helped a friend set up a system for something similar. Basically, we connected a motion detector to a mobile phone, and to keep it simple, we used a service that lets you send and receive SMS online free Australia. This way, the detector could send an SMS to the caretaker’s phone whenever it was triggered, without needing a full phone plan. It was easy to set up and gave us some peace of mind. It might be a good option for your brother too.

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That sounds like a smart and practical setup! Using a motion detector with a free SMS service is a clever workaround, especially for staying connected without a full plan. It’s great that it worked well for your friend’s situation. If your brother goes this route, pairing it with a reliable SMS service could be a simple and cost-effective way to monitor activity.