Title :
Automated analysis of nursing home observations
Author :
Hauptmann, Alexander G. ; Gao, Jiang ; Yan, Rong ; Qi, Yanjun ; Yang, Jie ; Wactlar, Howard D.
Author_Institution :
Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Abstract :
Pervasive activity monitoring in a skilled-nursing facility helps capture a continuous audio and video record. The CareMedia project analyzes this video information by automatically tracking people, helping to efficiently label individuals, and characterizing selected activities and actions.
Keywords :
audio-visual systems; geriatrics; health care; optical tracking; patient monitoring; ubiquitous computing; video signal processing; CareMedia project; automated nursing home observation analysis; automatic people tracking; continuous audio record; continuous video record; individual labeling; pervasive activity monitoring; Aging; Back; Information analysis; Information technology; Medical services; Medical treatment; Personnel; Psychology; Technology planning; Time factors;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2004.1316813
