RFID-based indoor location tracking to ensure the safety of the elderly in smart home environments

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1699-1707

  Kim, Soo Cheol ^a   Jeong, Young Sik ^b   Park, Sang Oh ^c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Location tracking; RFID; Smart home; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL CONDITIONS; FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; INDOOR LOCATION TRACKING; REAL TIME MONITORING; SMART HOMES; UBIQUITOUS HEALTH CARE;

AUTOMATION; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SPACE SURVEILLANCE; TRACKING (POSITION); UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84892370098     PISSN: 16174909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00779-012-0604-4     Document Type: Article

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