Abstract
This paper presents the implementation of a smart environment that employs Ambient Intelligence technologies in order to augment a typical hospital room with smart features that assist both patients and medical staff. In this environment various wireless and wired sensor technologies have been integrated, allowing the patient to control the environment and interact with the hospital facilities, while a clinically oriented interface allows for vital sign monitoring. The developed applications are presented both from a patient's and a doctor's perspective, offering different services depending on the user's role. The results of the evaluation process illustrate the need for such a service, leading to important conclusions about the usefulness and crucial role of AmI in health care.
Highlights
During the past decade technology has gradually been moving towards Ambient Intelligence (AmI)environments aiming to help inhabitants in everyday life [1,2,3]
The first application developed by the authors in the context of AmI was CAMILE [5], which allows users with disabilities to control lights through an accessible user interface
The main driving force in this endeavor was to move from approaches based on “pushing needs” to a fairer approach of “supporting needs” [24] that will likely boost the adoption of smart and flexible environments and possibly sustain increased commercial adoption of these systems
Summary
During the past decade technology has gradually been moving towards Ambient Intelligence (AmI)environments aiming to help inhabitants in everyday life [1,2,3]. Sensors 2012, 12 of intelligence in the surrounding environment, through various wireless technologies (Zigbee, Bluetooth, RF, WiFi) and intelligent sensors. These environments integrate various hardware and software technologies, allowing users to control electrical and electronic devices automatically or manually. To simulate the needs of such an environment, a development laboratory (sandbox) has been equipped with various wireless and wired sensor technologies [4] tailored for home automation. The first application developed by the authors in the context of AmI was CAMILE [5], which allows users with disabilities to control lights through an accessible user interface. A new system was created that generates accessible Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) automatically allowing user to control every smart appliance [6]
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