Title :
On the feasibility of the usage of WAP devices in telemedicine
Author :
Hung, Kevin ; Zhang, Y.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
fDate :
6/22/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Telemedicine applications using cellular phones and the Internet have already been demonstrated. A recognizable trend in telecommunication is the convergence of cellular phone and computer network technologies. A WAP (wireless application protocol) phone is capable of not only voice and data transmission, but also wireless Internet connectivity. The paper discusses the methods and feasibility of several WAP-based telemedicine applications. A system consisting of a WAP device and a WAP server has been developed in our laboratory. It has been tested with emulation software before tests with an actual WAP phone. The future prospect of WAP devices in telemedicine is discussed
Keywords :
Internet; cellular radio; integrated voice/data communication; medical computing; telemedicine; WAP device; WAP phone; WAP server; cellular phone; computer network; data transmission; emulation software; telemedicine; voice transmission; wireless Internet connectivity; Application software; Cellular phones; Computer networks; Data communication; Internet; Network servers; Software testing; Telemedicine; Web server; Wireless application protocol;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE EMBS International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6449-X
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2000.892343
