1st International ICST Workshop on Location Based Services for Health Care

Research Article

Supporting Informal Meetings in Hospitals

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361678,
        author={J. Bravo and R. Herv\^{a}s and S. Nava and G. Chavira},
        title={Supporting Informal Meetings in Hospitals},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Location Based Services for Health Care},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={LOCARE},
        year={2007},
        month={5},
        keywords={Ambient Intelligence Context-Awareness RFID Visualization Mosaics.},
        doi={10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361678}
    }
    
  • J. Bravo
    R. Hervás
    S. Nava
    G. Chavira
    Year: 2007
    Supporting Informal Meetings in Hospitals
    LOCARE
    ICST
    DOI: 10.1109/PCTHEALTH.2006.361678
J. Bravo1,*, R. Hervás1,*, S. Nava2,*, G. Chavira3,*
  • 1: Information and Technologies Systems Department, MAmI Research Lab, Castilla-La Mancha University, Ciudad Real, Spain
  • 2: Computational Systems, MAmI Research Lab, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • 3: Computational Systems, MAmI Research Lab, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexic
*Contact email: Jose.Bravo@uclm.es, rhlucas@inf-cr.uclm.es, Snava@uat.edu.mx, gchavira@uat.edu.mx

Abstract

Ambient intelligence promotes a shift in computing which involves fitting-out the environments with devices to support context-aware applications. Health contexts require special attention. In these, decision making is important at any time and anywhere. In this work we present a context-aware scenario which supports informal meetings in hospitals. With RFID technology it is possible to obtain visualization of information, by just approaching the display. This is apart from, and in addition to, the services that it usually provides (location, presence, access, inventory, etc.). Another feature studied here is, a single interaction using some hardware buttons placed next the display. This makes it possible to control the sequence of notes to comment and the interaction possibilities