Active in-database processing to support ambient assisted living systems

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 14765-14785

  de Morais, Wagner O ^a   Lundström, Jens ^a   Wickström, Nicholas ^a  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Active databases; Ambient assisted living; Data mining; Database management systems; Healthcare technology; In database processing; Smart homes

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATION; DATA MINING; HEALTH CARE; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DATA HANDLING; DIGITAL STORAGE; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ACTIVE DATABASE; AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING; AMBIENT ASSISTED LIVING (AAL); HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY; MACHINE LEARNING METHODS; SECURITY AND PRIVACY; SMART ENVIRONMENT; SMART HOMES; DATABASE TRIGGERS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84939496768     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140814765     Document Type: Article

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