In telemonitoring systems, mobile phones are also combined with other devices (like accelerometers), and SMS and GPS-enabled functionalities are mainly used.。 For instance, Scanaill et al.。 (2006) designed a telemonitoring system based on the mobile phone short message service (SMS) to remotely monitor the long-term mobility levels of elderly people in their everyday life.。 Mobility is measured by an accelerometer-based portable unit worn by each monitored subject.。 Mobility level summaries are transmitted hourly, as an SMS message, directly from the portable unit to a remote server for long-term analysis.。 Each subject’s mobility levels are monitored using custom-designed mobility alert software, and the appropriate medical personnel are alerted by SMS if the subject’s mobility levels decrease.。 Miskelly (2005) describes the use of global positioning system (GPS-enabled mobile telephone) technology to locate missing persons anywhere in the country, except inside buildings and on public transport, with an accuracy of approximately 5 m.。 Dalton (2007) evaluates the accuracy and viability of a mobility telemonitoring system, based on the short message service (SMS), to monitor the functional mobility of elderly subjects in an unsupervised environment.。
Finally, the situation is similar in alarm systems.。 It is possible to find systems based on mobile functionalities or their integration in the platforms cited in the “Health and Wellness and Home Care” point.。 As an example in the first category, Riisgaard et al.。 (2005) used the embedded camera of the phone and smart sensors to detect and verify the falls of elderly people.。 In the second category, following the previous examples, the DG Home platform integrates environmental, telecare and smart living alarms (Tamburini and Paggetti, 2005).。
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