Title :
Telecare system using RF communication technology in elderly center
Author :
Lin, Ching-Lung ; Weng, Lin-Song ; Chang, Hsueh-Hsien ; Ching-Feng Lin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Senior Citizen Service Manage., Ming Hsin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Hsinchu
Abstract :
This paper combines the ZigBee wireless communication system with the Internet system to be the structure of telecare system. The system can serve the careless elders, the disable and the whom live in elderly center, Telecare System not only reduces the service manpower and the cost but also increases the care quality and service efficiency. The telecare system consists of four devices, which are monitoring control device (MCD), monitoring control data sharing (MCDS), remote monitoring system (RMS) and center telecare system (CTS). The ZigBee of radiation frequency and the internet communication are the communication system to transfer service data from devices to telecare system.
Keywords :
Internet; biomedical telemetry; personal area networks; Internet system; RF communication technology; ZigBee wireless communication system; center telecare system; monitoring control data sharing; monitoring control device; remote monitoring system; telecare system; Communication system control; Communications technology; Control systems; Costs; Internet; Radio frequency; Remote monitoring; Senior citizens; Wireless communication; ZigBee; Internet; Telecare System; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, 2009. CSCWD 2009. 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Santiago
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3534-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3535-7
DOI :
10.1109/CSCWD.2009.4968099
