A healthcare system for elders living alone using low-power wireless sensors

Fourth International Conference on Information Technology and Applications, ICITA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 415-419

  Lee, Seon Woo ^a   Lee, Gi Sup ^a   Kim, Yong Joong ^a   Cho, Byung Ok ^a   Lee, Nam Ha ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring system; Elderly people living alone; Home healthcare system; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM; HOME HEALTHCARE SYSTEM; PYROELECTRIC INFRARED SENSOR; WEB SERVER;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; INFORMATION USE; SERVERS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 36448940142     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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