How Exactly does Motion Detection Work?

Updated February 18, 2023

Here are the precise rules which govern how motion detection works with Meeting Room 365, Via our IFTTT or Density.io integrations:

  1. Whenever you ping the webhook (via a motion detection event, in IFTTT or Density.io), it tells our system there was motion detected in your room. This updates a value for the time motion was last detected in the room. When checked, if there was motion in the room in the last 6 minutes, it is marked as occupied by presence detection (we believe there is somebody in it).

  2. Every 1.5 minutes, we check to determine the presence of lack of presence in a room.

  3. If display is available but room is occupied, and time is available, do an instant reservation for 15m

  4. If the room is occupied and there is a meeting (display is occupied) and the current meeting ends in less than 7 minutes, extend the reservation

  5. If there is a check-in timer and room is occupied, check in to the current meeting (same as pressing button)

  6. If meeting started >10m ago and room is available (IFTTT), end early

Options:

You can configure the advanced configuration option noAutomatedCheckins set to true to disable:

  1. Automated instant reservations, if a room is occupied
  2. Automated meeting extensions when a meeting is in progress, if a room is occupied
  3. Automated meeting check-ins, if a room is occupied