Philips Hue: MotionAwareTM: Difference between revisions

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Utilizing the [[wikipedia:Zigbee|Zigbee]] communication protocol, MotionAware'''™''' monitors variations in signal strength of its source of measurement using the connections of 3 or more [https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/hue-motionaware compatible]Philips Hue Smart Lights with the intention of eliminating the need of connected motion sensors within the environment of the monitored space.

=== Triangulation/Trilateration (using RSSI) ===

===Triangulation/Trilateration (using RSSI)===

*To set up MotionAware™, '''3 minimum compatible Philips Hue bulbs''' are required

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*According to [https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-releases/2026/20260107-philips-hue-revolutionizes-lighting-design-with-hue-spatialaware-feature-that-understands-your-space Signify], the setup requires users to make a scan of their room utilizing a smartphone camera to map out a room to determine the position of the lights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falkenburg |first=Tayran |date=January 7, 2026 |title=Philips Hue revolutionizes lighting design with Hue SpatialAware feature that understands your space |url=https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-releases/2026/20260107-philips-hue-revolutionizes-lighting-design-with-hue-spatialaware-feature-that-understands-your-space |access-date=February 20, 2026 |website=Signify}}</ref>

*Concerns regarding privacy involves the need to share personal ~~space~~ in order for the feature to work.

*Concerns regarding privacy involves the need to share images/videos of personal spaces in order for the feature to work.

=== No-Official Support of Triangulation/Trilateration ===

===Non-Official Support of Triangulation/Trilateration===

* The core intent of the technology of MotionAware'''™''' focuses on RF sensing as means of defining occupancy in a monitored space, however similar technology of space mapping utilizing consumer grade hardware is possible as demonstrated utilizing a similar method through the use of consumer grade ~~wifi~~-router as demonstrated by researchers at [https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ Carnegie Mellon]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=2023-01-17 |title=Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to ‘See’ People Through Walls in Detail |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-20~~-02~~ |website=vice.com}}</ref>

*The core intent of the technology of MotionAware'''™''' focuses on RF sensing as means of defining occupancy in a monitored space, however similar technology of space mapping utilizing consumer grade hardware is possible as demonstrated utilizing a similar method through the use of consumer grade Wi-Fi-router as demonstrated by researchers at [https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ Carnegie Mellon]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=2023-01-17 |title=Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to ‘See’ People Through Walls in Detail |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=vice.com}}</ref>

* It is theoretically possible ~~for~~ given the hardware capabilities for Philips Hue bulbs to enable support for trilateration should it be needed to map out a 3D environment, though it will require a revamp on how the technology works as the bulbs ~~supposedly~~ does not collect XYZ data points; just presence detection.

*It is theoretically possible given the hardware capabilities for Philips Hue bulbs to enable support for trilateration should it be needed to map out a 3D environment, though it will require a revamp on how the technology works as the bulbs reportedly does not collect XYZ data points; just presence detection.<ref name=":0" />

===AI-Assistant===

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*Due to the requirements of [[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app|registering a Hue account]] to utilize this feature. The app has expanded its capabilities of not only knowing when the user is home, but also which part of the house they're in which can be cross-referenced to what activity the user is likely doing.

*CTO Yianni describes efforts to make the AI function locally in order to minimize need ~~to communicated~~ in the cloud<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-11-24 |title=In Depth Talk with Philips Hue Founder & Head of Technology George Yianni on HomeKit Insider 286 |url=https://youtu.be/Q532v-xMmj0?t=2432 |access-date=2020-02-20 |website=Youtube {{!}} HomeKit Insider}}</ref>

*Founder/CTO [https://www.ces.tech/speakers/george-yianni/ George Yianni] describes efforts to make the AI function locally in order to minimize need for communication in the cloud<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-11-24 |title=In Depth Talk with Philips Hue Founder & Head of Technology George Yianni on HomeKit Insider 286 |url=https://youtu.be/Q532v-xMmj0?t=2432 |access-date=2020-02-20 |website=Youtube {{!}} HomeKit Insider}}</ref>

===Security Features===

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[https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-bridge-pro/046677582111 Hue Bridge Pro]

[https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/article/motionawaretm--transform-your-hue-lights-into-motion-sensors/000011 MotionAware]

[https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/article/motionawaretm--transform-your-hue-lights-into-motion-sensors/000011 MotionAware'''™''']

==See also==

[[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app]]

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 Utilizing the [[wikipedia:Zigbee|Zigbee]] communication protocol, MotionAware'''™''' monitors variations in signal strength of its source of measurement using the connections of 3 or more [https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/hue-motionaware compatible]Philips Hue Smart Lights  with the intention of eliminating the need of connected motion sensors within the environment of the monitored space.
-=== Triangulation/Trilateration (using RSSI) ===
+===Triangulation/Trilateration (using RSSI)===
 *To set up MotionAware™, '''3 minimum compatible Philips Hue bulbs''' are required
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 *According to [https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-releases/2026/20260107-philips-hue-revolutionizes-lighting-design-with-hue-spatialaware-feature-that-understands-your-space Signify],  the setup requires users to make a scan of their room utilizing a smartphone camera to map out a room to determine the position of the lights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falkenburg |first=Tayran |date=January 7, 2026 |title=Philips Hue revolutionizes lighting design with Hue SpatialAware feature that understands your space |url=https://www.signify.com/global/our-company/news/press-releases/2026/20260107-philips-hue-revolutionizes-lighting-design-with-hue-spatialaware-feature-that-understands-your-space |access-date=February 20, 2026 |website=Signify}}</ref>
-*Concerns regarding privacy involves the need to share personal space in order for the feature to work.
+*Concerns regarding privacy involves the need to share images/videos of personal spaces in order for the feature to work.
-=== No-Official Support of Triangulation/Trilateration ===
+===Non-Official Support of Triangulation/Trilateration===
-* The core intent of the technology of MotionAware'''™''' focuses on RF sensing as means of defining occupancy in a monitored space, however similar technology of space mapping utilizing consumer grade hardware is possible as demonstrated utilizing a similar method through the use of consumer grade wifi-router as demonstrated by researchers at [https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ Carnegie Mellon]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=2023-01-17 |title=Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to ‘See’ People Through Walls in Detail |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-20-02 |website=vice.com}}</ref>
+*The core intent of the technology of MotionAware'''™''' focuses on RF sensing as means of defining occupancy in a monitored space, however similar technology of space mapping utilizing consumer grade hardware is possible as demonstrated utilizing a similar method through the use of consumer grade Wi-Fi-router as demonstrated by researchers at [https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ Carnegie Mellon]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=2023-01-17 |title=Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to ‘See’ People Through Walls in Detail |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-are-getting-eerily-good-at-using-wifi-to-see-people-through-walls-in-detail/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-20 |website=vice.com}}</ref>
-* It is theoretically possible for given the hardware capabilities for Philips Hue bulbs to enable support for trilateration should it be needed to map out a 3D environment, though it will require a revamp on how the technology works as the bulbs supposedly does not collect XYZ data points; just presence detection.
+*It is theoretically possible given the hardware capabilities for Philips Hue bulbs to enable support for trilateration should it be needed to map out a 3D environment, though it will require a revamp on how the technology works as the bulbs reportedly does not collect XYZ data points; just presence detection.<ref name=":0" />
 ===AI-Assistant===
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 *Due to the requirements of [[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app|registering a Hue account]] to utilize this feature. The app has expanded its capabilities of not only knowing when the user is home, but also which part of the house they're in which can be cross-referenced to what activity the user is likely doing.
-*CTO Yianni describes efforts to make the AI function locally in order to minimize need to communicated in the cloud<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-11-24 |title=In Depth Talk with Philips Hue Founder & Head of Technology George Yianni on HomeKit Insider 286 |url=https://youtu.be/Q532v-xMmj0?t=2432 |access-date=2020-02-20 |website=Youtube {{!}} HomeKit Insider}}</ref>
+*Founder/CTO [https://www.ces.tech/speakers/george-yianni/ George Yianni] describes efforts to make the AI function locally in order to minimize need for communication in the cloud<ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2025-11-24 |title=In Depth Talk with Philips Hue Founder & Head of Technology George Yianni on HomeKit Insider 286 |url=https://youtu.be/Q532v-xMmj0?t=2432 |access-date=2020-02-20 |website=Youtube {{!}} HomeKit Insider}}</ref>
 ===Security Features===
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 [https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-bridge-pro/046677582111 Hue Bridge Pro]
-[https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/article/motionawaretm--transform-your-hue-lights-into-motion-sensors/000011 MotionAware]
+[https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/support/article/motionawaretm--transform-your-hue-lights-into-motion-sensors/000011 MotionAware'''™''']
 ==See also==
 [[Philips Hue starts requiring an account for the hue app]]