A mobile phone-based Communication Support System for elderly persons

Author

Ogawa, H. ; Yonezawa, Y. ; Maki, H. ; Caldwell, W.M.

Author_Institution

Hiroshima Inst. of Technol., Hiroshima

fYear

2007

fDate

22-26 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

3798

Lastpage

3801

Abstract

A mobile phone-based communication support system has been developed for assisting elderly people to communicate by mobile phone. The system consists of a low power mobile phone (PHS phone) having a large liquid crystal screen. When an elderly person telephones, they then choose a communication person from registered support personnel pictures displayed on the liquid crystal screen. The PHS phone dials that person automatically. The elderly person can therefore easily recognize and verify the person. The newly-developed communication support system assists a significant percentage of elderly people with poor eyesight and memory, which frequently cause communication problems, such as dialing a wrong number.

Keywords

biomedical communication; geriatrics; liquid crystal displays; mobile communication; mobile handsets; elderly persons assistance; liquid crystal screen; low power mobile phone; mobile phone-based communication support system; Aging; Computer interfaces; Flowcharts; Liquid crystal displays; Microphones; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Personnel; Senior citizens; Telephony; Age Factors; Aged; Cellular Phone; Communication Aids for Disabled; Female; Humans; Male; Memory Disorders; Middle Aged; Vision, Low;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Lyon

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0787-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353159

Filename

4353159