Successful Aging

Author

Cuddihy, Paul ; Hinman, Roderick T ; Avestruz, A. ; Lupton, Elmer C ; Livshin, G. ; Rodriguez, John I ; Leeb, Steven B. ; Clark, Christopher M. ; Horvath, K.J. ; Volicer, L. ; Landfeldt, Bjorn ; Kay, John A. ; Kummerfeld, R. ; Quigley, A. ; West, D. ; Apt

Author_Institution

GE Global Research

Volume

3

Issue

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

48

Lastpage

50

Abstract

This issue´s Works in Progress department presents six abstracts for projects that are developing interesting solutions to the elderly´s quality of life challenges. The first two abstracts discuss projects that will help provide the elderly with freedom and independence by instrumenting their environments with supportive technology. The next two abstracts discuss projects building specialized user interfaces for addressing some of the challenges associated with aging, such as vision impairment. The final two abstracts present projects that will aid independence for the elderly by providing remote monitoring and assistance.

Keywords

context-aware computing; home assurance system; illumination-based locator; user-centered design; virtual companion; Abstracts; Aging; Context awareness; Fluorescent lamps; Lighting; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Personal digital assistants; Senior citizens;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2004.1316818

Filename

1316818