Travel Route Support Service System Using Information of Elderly Based on IoT Environment

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Interest in the industry aimed for the aged continues to grow due to an increase in the elderly population. Due to the increase in the elderly population with economic consumption capacity, demand for the welfare, medical care and travel industry aimed for the aged is expanding. General travel information and programs are provided mainly by travel service providers. The elderly-centered travel information service has many shortcomings. Methods/Statistical Analysis: The Fourth Industrial Revolution can provide new fusion and convergence services through the fusion of existing industries and IT. Various services such as medical care, welfare and tourism are required in connection with the industry aimed for the aged. This paper proposes a service system supporting travel routes using IoT environment-based elderly information. As the IoT environment and IoT device distribution become more common, the smart device accessibility for the elderly has improved. The proposed system provides travel route support services suitable for the elderly by additional support for elderly based on existing travel information providing systems. Findings: The travel information system provides users with only general information, such as information about destinations or distance between destinations. The service system supporting travel routes using IoT environment-based elderly information proposed in this paper provides a list of route support services suitable for the elderly by additionally applying the information of the elderly, when the elderly request travel routes. Improvements/Applications: The service system supporting travel routes using IoT environment-based elderly information provides user-centered travel route support service from provider-centered service for travel information.