A framework for context-aware home-health monitoring. (15th December 2009)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Esposito, Alessandra; Tarricone, Luciano; Zappatore, Marco; Catarinucci, Luca; , Riccardo Colella
• Is Part Of: International journal of autonomous and adaptive communications systems. Volume 3:Number 1(2010)
• Page Start: 75
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2009-12-15
• Subjects: software agents -- context awareness -- home health monitoring -- logic -- ontology -- ubiquitous computing -- adaptive -- multi-agent systems -- agent-based systems -- rule-based reasoning -- home care -- sensor networks -- RFID -- radio frequency identification -- healthcare; Adaptive computing systems -- Periodicals; Wireless communication systems -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Periodicals; 004.6
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-8632

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal for a context-aware framework. The framework is organised according to a general purpose architecture, centred around an ontological context representation. The ontology provides the vocabulary upon which software agents interoperate and perform rule-based reasoning, in order to determine the system response to context changes. Context data are provided by both static and dynamic sources, the core of which is a novel low-cost device enabling the integration of sensor networks with RFID systems. This paper describes system components and their coordinated operations by providing a simple example of concrete application in a home-care scenario.