> You would be collecting data from many sources in order to predict intent. This is why you need a centralized server.
Please explain, exactly, what other sources you would collect data from and how the central server would process it to determine if I want the lights on in the middle of the night.
IMHO, determining intent in this scenario is impossible without...
1. a mind-reading sensor, or...
2. an explicit user signal, such as a button-press or command.
The only realistic option is a user signal, and most of those options obviate a lot of these prediction ideas.
I think there's a lot less practical value to having a "central server" controlling everything than you seem to assume.
Please explain, exactly, what other sources you would collect data from and how the central server would process it to determine if I want the lights on in the middle of the night.
IMHO, determining intent in this scenario is impossible without...
1. a mind-reading sensor, or...
2. an explicit user signal, such as a button-press or command.
The only realistic option is a user signal, and most of those options obviate a lot of these prediction ideas.
I think there's a lot less practical value to having a "central server" controlling everything than you seem to assume.