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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am currently working on my bachelor's project,
which is Erlang based and might interest you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The project is about remote controlling
devices in your home, e.g. from a mobile phone or pda, using instant messaging.
I am building an Erlang based solution, with an ejabberd server and a sort
of gateway, also in Erlang, which is capable of talking and listening
to home automation devices. For now only the X10 protocol (low-end
technology using the mains wiring) is supported.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The idea is also to use a kind of 'agent' concept
to add a layer of intelligence to the devices. This means that agents connect to
the server (using Mickaël Rémond's jabberlang library), handle the dialogue with
the user and decide what to do.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has done something similar, has
any ideas or is just interested, please drop me a line..</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Simon</FONT></DIV>
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