DICHOCOA COMMUNICATOR – SUBSYSTEM FOR

BIOMEDICAL HOME SYSTEM

Rudolf Volner, Ph.D.

Department of Air Transport, Faculty of Transportation Sciences

Czech Technical University in Prague,

MUDr. Lubomír Poušek

Institute for BioMedical Engineering

Czech Technical University in Prague,

Keywords: biomedical system, communication system.

Abstract: The article describes information network and CATV applications, backbone network structure. Cable is a

natural network for carrying high-capacity, bandwidth - intense information. In the age of analogue program

signals, cable’s capacity was a natural transmission media for broadcast colour TV and high-fidelity stereo

sound programs. In the new digital program signal age, cable’s high capacity is a natural network for

carrying interactive computer-based, data - intensive multimedia programs. This paper explains the concept,

main functions, services and other aspects of the DICHOCOA Communicator, which is a new

communication system based on text communication and making the user aware of the existence and

activities of others connected to the network.

1 INTRODUCTION

Current lifestyle has led mankind to a crossroad.

Quo vadis?. We talk more and more about so-called

quality of life and about conditions necessary to its

realization. We have to be aware of two different

levels. A philosophical-ethical level and technical

level. We will deal with a technical level and

suggest possible directions of progress in this field.

We will also point out a satisfaction of needs and

especially technique necessary for realization of

such solution. What conditions does a man actually

need for a worthy life and self-fulfillment? Basic

conditions could be divided into (Figure 1):

• Self-fulfillment

: communication possibility,

information acquisition, and access to

education…

• Living conditions provision

: telemetry,

health protection, and control of life

functions, alarm creation, safety services…

• Transmission system

- Internal biosystem with

transmission provision

- External transmission system

which enables connection of

internal biosystem to a higher

level of the transmission system.

The figure 3 shows a possible version, which we

try to describe on a case of a client (patient)

suffering from diabetes mellitus (abnormal insulin

secretion).

Our DICHOCOA (Chat Oriented

COmmunication Augment for disable people)

communicator is an awareness-based

communication system that applies the special

features of the new and growing trend known as

“text communication”. By providing awareness

information via continuous packet communication

connections, DICHOCOA communicator enables us

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to confirm the status of the person we are calling in

advance.

2 DESIGN HOME BIOMEDICAL

CATV NETWORK

Interactive network consists of network nodes and

terminal devices, which are connected hierarchically

among them. Control nodes are connected to

incomplete lattice network and so the primary

network is created. Every control node serves set of

distribution nodes, which are connected to star and

they create secondary network. For each distribution

node, several terminal devices are connected to it,

and they create tercial network. The whole network

could form an access network to some larger

network and transmissions will be possible to other

networks and standards – Figure 1, Figure 2.

3 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

FOR DICHOCOA

COMMUNICATOR

Figure 4 shows the system configuration.

The system is not limited to the in-business

applications originally imagined by the developers.

Applications:

• Intranet/extranets – makes inter-office

communications smoother by printing

awareness information in the form of a

destination bulletin board,

• Chat services for consumer,

• On-line customer support/education,

• Links with broadcast services,

• Mobile awareness services – Figure 5.

4 CONCLUSION

This paper explained the concept of the

DICHOCOA communicator, which is a new

communication medium and explained the main

features, specifications and others aspects of the

system. We discussed how the system has the

potential to fundamentally change the existing

etiquette surrounding we contact people on the

telephone by applying the principle of “awareness”.

We also presented some examples in which efficient

communications have been achieved through the

application of this system.

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Figure 1: Biomedical home system - basic information structure

Figure 2: Home biomedical system

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Figure 3: Possible version

Figure 4: DICHOCOA – System configuration

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Figure 5: Mobile awareness service

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