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Applying wearable solutions in dependent environments

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Juan A. Fraile,

Juan M. Corchado,

Ajith AbrahamAuthors Info & Claims

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, Volume 14, Issue 6

Pages 1459 - 1467

https://doi.org/10.1109/TITB.2010.2053849

Published: 01 November 2010 Publication History

Abstract

This paper proposes a multiagent system (MAS) that uses smart wearable devices and mobile technology for the care of patients in a geriatric home care facility. The system is based on an advanced ZigBee wireless sensor network (WSN) and includes location and identification microchips installed in patient clothing and caregiver uniforms. The use of radio-frequency identification and near-field communication technologies allows remote monitoring of patients, and makes it possible for them to receive treatment according to preventivemedical protocol. The proposed MAS manage the infrastructure of services within the environment both efficiently and securely by reasoning, task-planning, and synchronizing the data obtained from the sensors. Additionally, this paper presents the design and implementation of the reasoning agent in the MAS. A system prototype was installed in a real environment and the results obtained are presented in this paper.

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