Towards the Deployment of Open Platform AAL Services in Real Life-advantages and Lessons Learned - uSmAAL: A Case Study for Implementing Intelligent AAL Services in Real Life based on the Open Platform universAAL

Jan Stengler, Gouri Gaikward, Helmi Ben Hmida

2015

Abstract

Nowadays, most Ambient Assisted Living systems are confined to individual projects. They are primarily closed products with a limited set of features, thus reducing its extension, adoption and reuse. The aim of this paper is to make a first attempt to increase standardization and interoperability oriented efforts by focusing on open systems. We aim to share our experience with developing and deploying Ambient Assisted Living solutions on the top level of the standardized open platform universAAL in real life. This paper identifies the essential aspects of the system architecture and investigates the advantages of providing generic services, shared and reusable components in real life. In addition, this paper presents an evaluation protocol of the different components, focusing on system sustainability and reliability.

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Stengler J., Gaikward G. and Ben Hmida H. (2015). Towards the Deployment of Open Platform AAL Services in Real Life-advantages and Lessons Learned - uSmAAL: A Case Study for Implementing Intelligent AAL Services in Real Life based on the Open Platform universAAL . In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AgeingWell, ISBN 978-989-758-102-1, pages 67-74. DOI: 10.5220/0005450200670074


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@conference{ict4ageingwell15,
author={Jan Stengler and Gouri Gaikward and Helmi Ben Hmida},
title={Towards the Deployment of Open Platform AAL Services in Real Life-advantages and Lessons Learned - uSmAAL: A Case Study for Implementing Intelligent AAL Services in Real Life based on the Open Platform universAAL},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AgeingWell,},
year={2015},
pages={67-74},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005450200670074},
isbn={978-989-758-102-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Ageing Well and e-Health - Volume 1: ICT4AgeingWell,
TI - Towards the Deployment of Open Platform AAL Services in Real Life-advantages and Lessons Learned - uSmAAL: A Case Study for Implementing Intelligent AAL Services in Real Life based on the Open Platform universAAL
SN - 978-989-758-102-1
AU - Stengler J.
AU - Gaikward G.
AU - Ben Hmida H.
PY - 2015
SP - 67
EP - 74
DO - 10.5220/0005450200670074