The purpose of this paper is to present a guideline-based integration platform that provides smart home care services. The guidelines are usually established by medical experts, according to the symptom of disease. Based on the biological information, habits, and the surrounding environment information form sensors, the guideline engine makes the appropriate care decisions and then alerts after the information is observed. Furthermore, the proposed platform can gather feedback information about the reaction following collecting the implementation of the guidelines by monitoring system. In case of emergency, the platform uses the short message system to inform the relevant units immediately. The smart home integration platform can therefore reduce the burdens of care and unexpected events with effectiveness; therefore it enhances the quality of family care.
GLIF Telecare