Application of Near Field Communication for Health Monitoring in Daily Life

Author

Strommer, Esko ; Kaartinen, Jouni ; Parkka, Juha ; Ylisaukko-oja, Arto ; Korhonen, Ilkka

Author_Institution

VTT, Oulu

fYear

2006

fDate

Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006

Firstpage

3246

Lastpage

3249

Abstract

We study the possibility of applying an emerging RFID-based communication technology, NFC (Near Field Communication), to health monitoring. We suggest that NFC is, compared to other competing technologies, a high-potential technology for short-range connectivity between health monitoring devices and mobile terminals. We propose practices to apply NFC to some health monitoring applications and study the benefits that are attainable with NFC. We compare NFC to other short-range communication technologies such as Bluetooth and IrDA, and study the possibility of improving the usability of health monitoring devices with NFC. We also introduce a research platform for technical evaluation, applicability study and application demonstrations of NFC

Keywords

Bluetooth; mobile communication; patient monitoring; radiofrequency identification; telemedicine; Bluetooth; IrDA; RFID-based communication technology; health monitoring devices; mobile terminals; near field communication; short-range connectivity; Bluetooth; Communication cables; Communications technology; Computer displays; Diseases; Energy consumption; Mobile communication; Monitoring; Usability; Wireless communication; Health monitoring; Mobile terminals; Near field communication (NFC); Short-range communication;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

New York, NY

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0032-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260021

Filename

4462489