Abstract
In this chapter we present a mobile phone platform that
supports healthcare applications. The mobile platform
facilitates wireless reading of small sensors embedded in
everyday objects and turns the mobile phone into a
gateway to medical centres. Parallel to the technical
development of the architecture and the sensor
technologies we have studied possible usages in
healthcare applications. We have studied three different
concepts that utilize small sensors: Smart Pillbox, Sleep
Quality Logger and Assistive Listening Device. These
application possibilities have been illustrated as
scenarios and proof of concepts to study user acceptance.
User evaluations included scenario surveys and
laboratory tests with real users. We present in this
chapter the applications and evaluations results as well
as discuss the results and present a characterization of
end user requirements, conclusions, and recommendations
for future work.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mobile Web 2.0 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Developing and Delivering Services to Mobile Devices |
| Editors | Syed A . Ahson, Mohammad Ilyas |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Chapter | 18 |
| Pages | 491-517 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-4398-0083-6 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| MoE publication type | D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material |