On an advanced ICT-enabled system for the social inclusion of the elderly

Kivimäki, Tero; Liolis, Konstantinos; Yildizoglu, Ulcay; Kaila, Lasse; Vainio, Antti-Matti; Konakas, Stratis; Katsiouli, Polyxeni; Pensas, Harri; Summanen, Kasperi; Pantazis, Spyros; Moisio, Heikki; Andrikopoulos, I.; Vanhala, Jukka

doi:10.1145/2413097.2413115

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“…Indeed, only a small number of elderly are actively using ordinary online social networks [3]. Ambient COmmunication for Sense Of Presence (AMCOSOP) [1] is a social networking system built especially for the needs of the elderly to provide valuable social connections in their everyday lives.…”

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User interface for social networking application for the elderly

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Kölndorfer

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Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments

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Elderly people with no or limited skills of using computers are in risk of social isolation as social life moves to the Internet. This paper describes the design process and implementation of a user interface and device for the elderly for a social networking application. The idea is that people with no previous experience on using computers are able to use the device immediately and that the device is not considered to be a computer. An iterative and user-centred design process is used to ensure that all the needs and views from the users are taken into account. The user interface and the device have been tested in long lasting field trials and the results are presented in this paper. Based on the results the implemented device seems to qualify the needs of elder users.

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Section: Introduction and Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

User interface for social networking application for the elderly

Kivimäki

Kölndorfer

Vainio

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments

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“…Second, in the health care sector user's mental and physical activities could be remotely monitored by observing the user interactions with the home to support either the rehabilitation progress after an injury or the nurturing of the elderly [3], [7], [12], [13]. Third, in social media, user position and activity information could be automatically communicated to friends and relatives to make people more aware how their close-ones are doing [5], [11], [6].…”

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Reliability of the TileTrack capacitive user tracking system in smart home environment

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This paper presents a short reliability analysis of the passive and device-free human positioning system called TileTrack. The presented tracking system is fully unobtrusive and requires the user to neither to wear any tags nor to perform any special action, such as talk, to be tracked. Thus, it promotes the concept of calm technology by pushing the sensing actions to the background. The system uses capacitive measurements to determine the placement of feet on different transmitting floor segments. The system's reliability and capability to track moving humans was tested in a real apartment, and the test results are presented as well as analyzed in this paper.

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