Unobtrusive health monitoring system using video-based physiological information and activity measurements

The progressive aging population and the prevalence of chronic diseases are some of the major challenges of current society. This paper aims to illustrate an innovative approach to pervasive health monitoring based on state of the art technology. The proposed solution is based on two main agents: a non-contact health monitoring system embedded in a mirror-like device and a non-invasive and automatic activity monitoring system embedded in a watch-like device. Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Heart Rate Variability (HRV) are extracted from the user;s face by the mirror-like device. Physical Activity (PA) is extracted from the user;s activity by the wearable watch-like device. The health monitoring system proposed in this paper works in an unobtrusive way tracking the user;s health status without interaction.