Title :
Application of Near Field Communication for Health Monitoring in Daily Life
Author :
Strommer, Esko ; Kaartinen, Jouni ; Parkka, Juha ; Ylisaukko-oja, Arto ; Korhonen, Ilkka
Author_Institution :
VTT, Oulu
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
We study the possibility of applying an emerging RFID-based communication technology, NFC (Near Field Communication), to health monitoring. We suggest that NFC is, compared to other competing technologies, a high-potential technology for short-range connectivity between health monitoring devices and mobile terminals. We propose practices to apply NFC to some health monitoring applications and study the benefits that are attainable with NFC. We compare NFC to other short-range communication technologies such as Bluetooth and IrDA, and study the possibility of improving the usability of health monitoring devices with NFC. We also introduce a research platform for technical evaluation, applicability study and application demonstrations of NFC
Keywords :
Bluetooth; mobile communication; patient monitoring; radiofrequency identification; telemedicine; Bluetooth; IrDA; RFID-based communication technology; health monitoring devices; mobile terminals; near field communication; short-range connectivity; Bluetooth; Communication cables; Communications technology; Computer displays; Diseases; Energy consumption; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Usability; Wireless communication; Health monitoring; Mobile terminals; Near field communication (NFC); Short-range communication;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260021
