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IBM Patent: Smart Floors Detect Heart Attacks, Intruders

Posted by Soulskill on from the skynet's-beginnings-are-humbler-than-i-expected dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An IBM patent issued in March describes multitouch floors that detect who is in the home and what they're doing – perfect for detecting intruders and falls, notes MSNBC. CEPro.com suggests the technology also could be used to replace cameras and sensor arrays typically required for gesture control, and could detect staggering teens and 'unregistered' boyfriends. The floors could have 'tremendous implications for home health technology.'"

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  1. Prior art surely? by slacker22 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Michael Jackson - Billie jean.

  2. Unregistered boyfriends by black6host · · Score: 3, Funny

    The floors could have 'tremendous implications for home health technology.'"

    Yep, only let registered, pre-approved and guaranteed condom carrying boyfriends into the house. Help prevented that health hazard called pregnancy :)

    1. Re:Unregistered boyfriends by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

      As the father of a girl, I would approve the electrocution of any man in my house that's not me or my son.

      And really, my son is optional.

      And no, I didn't forget to include my dad on the list.

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  3. What do you have to hide from your floor? by jeffb+(2.718) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "But everything they said was surely tattled back to the overness, if only by the dust at their feet."

    </shudder>

  4. Re:Oh, great a floor...like a mother in law by ExploHD · · Score: 5, Funny

    but you can't typically stand on top of your mother in law 24/7.

    Challenge accepted

  5. Hell yes by TheSpoom · · Score: 3, Funny

    This should lead to some very interesting Batman-like robberies.

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