An MHP based solution for assistive home automation

Author

Gambi, Ennio ; Borioni, Fabrizio ; Spinsante, Susanna ; Rascioni, Giorgio

Author_Institution

D.I.B.E.T., Polytech. Univ. of Marche, Ancona, Italy

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 31 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Modern home data networks based on the IP paradigm are nowadays conceived to support either the delivery of multimedia contents, and different services, such as home automation (e.g. household appliances commands, lighting and surveillance controls), and assisted living functions. A common delivery infrastructure, however, seldom corresponds to a unified service supply. This paper presents an interactive MHP application, aimed at turning a commercial DVB-T Set Top Box into a control unit for the simplified management of a home automation system. It also discusses a customization to enable video streaming over the home data network, that allows the delivery of assisted living services on the same infrastructure. Future developments of the system include the integration of biomedical devices to monitor the user´s health conditions and automatically transfer relevant data to remote health assistance centers.

Keywords

IP networks; computerised monitoring; digital video broadcasting; health care; home automation; multimedia computing; telemedicine; video streaming; IP paradigm; assisted living services; assistive home automation; biomedical devices; commercial DVB-T set top box; data transfer; home data network; interactive MHP application; multimedia content delivery infrastructure; remote health assistance center; user health condition; video streaming; Biomedical monitoring; Digital video broadcasting; Home automation; Monitoring; Protocols; Servers; Streaming media;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

FITCE Congress (FITCE), 2011 50th

Conference_Location

Palermo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1208-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FITCE.2011.6133435

Filename

6133435