Self healthcare management system based on RFID technology

This paper proposes a radio frequency identification-based (RFID-based) self healthcare management system which allows a user to identify his/her identification and record their physiology conditions automatically. The system consists of a RFID tag, a RFID reader, a microprocessor-embedded system, and three peripherals, including blood pressure meter, ear-temperature meter, and body-weight meter. The RFID tag and reader are used to store and read a user´s identification as well as physiology data. The microprocessor-embedded system would process the user´s identification and then initiate the peripheral device to measure his/her physiology conditions. The measured data is then transmitted and stored in the RFID tag and database. The system has been tested by a blood pressure meter, an ear-temperature meter, and a body-weight meter. According to the experimental results, the proposed system with easy operations allows users to finish the process of measuring a user´s physiology conditions in 3 minutes and allows users to download and print the measured outputs for medical professionals making the diagnostic in advance.