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+---
+type: idea
+title: video doorbell / face recognition
+tags: [hardware, cv, software]
+status: raw
+first_captured: 2025-12-22
+updated: 2026-04-10
+sources:
+ - sources/ideaflow/2025-12-22_video-camera-system-that-is-hooked-up-to.md
+ - sources/apple-notes/archived/potential-projects-archived.md
+---
+
+# video doorbell / face recognition
+
+a video camera system hooked up to a constantly-on computer running image recognition. when the door opens, sends a message identifying who it is. "some kind of CV or other ML for real life application (like Trace)."
+
+a practical CV/ML project with clear utility. connects to the broader hardware interest in the [[sensor-capturer|sensor capturer]] and [[pupilometry-glasses|pupilometry glasses]] through the computer vision skillset.
+
+---
+
+## timeline
+
+- [2025-12-22] captured — CV-based door identification