Reference architecture of intelligent appliances for the elderly

This paper describes reference architecture of consumer electronic and assistive appliances and services designed to improve the quality of life of the elderly. The architecture serves as a foundation for the identification, definition and standardization of internal and external interfaces of such appliances. It is a basis for component-based design and supports a framework for building different types of appliance, and different versions of each type, by integrating configurable and evolvable components in a systematic, verifiable way.