• DocumentCode
    1622995
  • Title

    A Simple System for Telemonitoring the Daily Life of An Aged Person Living Alone

  • Author

    Nakajima, Kazuki ; Sasaki, Kazuo

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Bio-Information Eng., Toyama Univ.
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    3724
  • Lastpage
    3726
  • Abstract
    A simple system for telemonitoring the daily life of an aged person living alone was developed. The system consists of a current sensor and a pair of computers. The sensor detects changes in the power line current of electrical appliances. The computer at the aged person´s end transfers the output signal of the sensor every minute to the computer at the family end via the Internet. In this preliminary study, three days trial was conducted, and changes in the output signal of the sensor were monitored without any trouble. If this system is used, a family may be able to estimate a parent´s living condition inexpensively and in real time
  • Keywords
    Internet; electric sensing devices; geriatrics; patient monitoring; telemedicine; Internet; aged person; current sensor; daily life telemonitoring; electrical appliances; power line current; Aging; Animation; Biology computing; Biosensors; Data security; Electrical products; Internet; Power engineering and energy; Sensor systems; TV;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8741-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1617292
  • Filename
    1617292