title: Proposed model of a digital video-based home telecare system.
abstract: The purpose of our study was to develop a generic reference model for home telecare in a digital television environment and to suggest how it might be deployed at a test village. We describe here an architecture based on digital video broadcast standards, its components, services, and required additional technical solutions to provide a unified home telecare solution. We also suggest different user groups within the village context and possible service scenarios for them. We conclude that, in general, digital television provides a potentially flexible and promising platform for home telecare services.
authors.affiliation: Digital Media Institute, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lamminen
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lugmayr
authors.forename: Samuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niiranen
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalli
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation; D005387:Finland; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014743:Videotape Recording