An open platform to support home healthcare services using interactive TV

Author

Rivas, Carlos ; Anido, Luis ; Fernandez, M.

fYear

2014

fDate

26-30 Aug. 2014

Firstpage

4147

Lastpage

4150

Abstract

This paper presents an open platform to support the development and deployment of healthcare services at home using the TV as the main gateway. Unlike previous systems based on proprietary and closed solutions, our proposal is completely open allowing the easy integration of new services or the integration with external platforms. This is possible thanks to the use of a PC-based Set Top Box called Home Theater Personal (HTPC) that can be easily connected to the TV and Internet. This solution is not tight to particular Software and Hardware providers. It allows an easy integration of different telemedicine devices through Bluetooth and USB standard protocols. Additionally, any software developer/provider can include new services and healthcare modules through a simple to use add/on platform.

Keywords

Bluetooth; Internet; health care; home computing; interactive television; peripheral interfaces; set-top boxes; telemedicine; Bluetooth protocol; Internet; PC based set top box; USB standard protocol; home health care services; home theater personal; interactive TV; telemedicine device;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944537

Filename

6944537