RoomMe by Intellithings Introduces Event-Driven and On Demand Room Level Occupancy Reporting
RoomMe has the ability to understand if family members are home and where they are located, which can help alarm central stations and users distinguish real emergencies from false alarms.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli startup Intellithings announces the addition of IFTTT support for its RoomMe occupancy automation system, including an IFTTT action that provides users with trigger-driven occupancy reports.
Available now via an update to the RoomMe app, this enhanced functionality makes RoomMe compatible with IFTTT-connected alarm and security systems, giving new functionality to those systems.
Rather than rely on basic motion events, RoomMe leverages the unique Bluetooth signature of a user’s smartphone or select smartwatch models to identify who that user is and which room they are in to then automatically adjust settings such as entertainment, temperature, lighting and more to that specific user’s preferences.
Leveraging this technology, users can also use RoomMe to check on the well-being of other users within the home. During an alarm event, RoomMe can be leveraged as a home occupancy report system to quickly and easily inform the central station or the user who is at home to enable rapid outreach to those users to check to see if they are safe, according to the company.
Alternatively, during alarm and arming events, RoomMe can be used to quickly determine if users are at home and/or where they are within the home,reducing the frequency of false alarms.
Intellithings says RoomMe functions as an additional layer on top of DIY and professionally installed smart home systems and devices. Now featuring support for IFTTT-connected and Hubitat systems, RoomMe also works with Apple HomeKit, Wink, Logitech, Harmony, Insteon, Sensibo, Philips HUE, LIFX, Ecobee, Sonos, Bose, and hub-connected Z-Wave and Zigbee devices. Drivers are available for RoomMe compatibility with Crestron, Control4, URC, ELAN and RTI installed systems as well.
RoomMe also features voice assistant support for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Siri – allowing users to ask for information about who is home.
In response to the command, the connected voice assistant will provide details on which room in the house is currently occupied by a RoomMe user and how long they have been there, making it well-suited for checking in on children or aging-in-place parents.
“RoomMe augments many of the systems and devices security dealers and integrators are installing on a regular basis,” says Oren Kotlicki, founder and CEO of Intellithings. “Dealers can easily add on the sensor to provide additional functionality, including the ability to query connected voice assistants for information on who is home or to quickly and easily check in on family members during an emergency situation. RoomMe adds an additional layer of intelligence to the alarm and smart home security systems being installed every day.”
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