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a branched version of Cybergarage (Satoshi, K.,
2010) Java libraries. HAPI, (HAPI, 2010) an open
source libraries, are used to implement the HL7 part
of the wrapper following the HL7 version 2.6
standard.
6 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE
WORK
An "UPnP/HL7 wrapper" for providing
interoperability in an e-health environment has been
presented and developed. Our approach is based on
well-known standards as OSGi, UPnP and HL7. It
supports discovering medical devices that use
different protocols as well as the management of the
health data provided by those devices. Additionally
the presented architecture is open to incorporate
future devices.
Future work is directed in three ways. The first
working line tries to increase the functionality of the
system incorporating home sensors. The second line
of action has relation to the usability of the
application, so it is needed to test the interface with
real patients. Finally, UPnP defines a security
protocol module that has to be implemented.
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