Application of near field communication for health monitoring in daily life.
We study the possibility of applying an emerging RFID-based communication technology, NFC (Near Field Communication), to health monitoring. We suggest that NFC is, compared to other competing technologies, a high-potential technology for short-range connectivity between health monitoring devices and mobile terminals. We propose practices to apply NFC to some health monitoring applications and study the benefits that are attainable with NFC. We compare NFC to other short-range communication technologies such as Bluetooth and IrDA, and study the possibility of improving the usability of health monitoring devices with NFC. We also introduce a research platform for technical evaluation, applicability study and application demonstrations of NFC.
Strömmer
Esko
E
VTT, Oulu, Finland. esko.strommer@vtt.fi
Kaartinen
Jouni
J
Pärkkä
Juha
J
Ylisaukko-Oja
Arto
A
Korhonen
Ilkka
I
D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D001786:Blood Glucose; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D001835:Body Weight; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D006304:Health Status; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*
D001786:Blood Glucose