User Interface, Creation and Retrieval of User Health Information with Google Firebase, and Delivery of Automatic Emergency SMS for Ambient Assisted Living System: Monitoring of Elderly Condition Using Smart Devices

Abstract

The number of elderly population worldwide has been increasing rapidly, therefore technology advancements are needed to suit this need. With the rapid development of mobile applications and the abundance of smart devices, mobile device is becoming an essential tool in information technology, hence could function as a tool to suit the needs of the elderly. This paper will introduce an Ambient Assisted Living system that provides methods for automatic recording and retrieval of elderly's health information to Google Firebase, consisting user's heart rate, fallstate, and heart abnormality data. This paper will also discuss the use of automatic emergency SMS, and user interface using smart watch and smartphone. Therefore, a productive elderly community along with the sense of security within family members could be established.