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A Different Approach in an AAL Ecosystem: A Mobile Assistant for the Caregiver

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Highlights of Practical Applications of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems. The PAAMS Collection (PAAMS 2014)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 430))

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Currently the Ambient Assisted Living and the Ambient Intelligence areas are very prolific. There is a demand of security and comfort that should be ensured at people’s homes. The AAL4ALL (ambient assisted living for all) project aims to develop a unified ecosystem and a certification process, allowing the development of fully compatible devices and services. The UserAccess emerges from the AAL4ALL project, being a demonstration of its validity. The UserAccess architecture, implementation, interfaces and test scenario are presented, along with the sensor platform specially developed for the AAL4ALL project.

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  1. CCTC-Computer Science and Technology Center, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    Angelo Costa & Paulo Novais

  2. Institute for Polymers and Composites - IPC/I3N, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058, Guimarães, Portugal

    Oscar Gama & Ricardo Simoes

  3. Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal

    Ricardo Simoes

  4. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Campus do IPCA, 4750-810, Barcelos, Portugal

    Ricardo Simoes

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Costa, A., Gama, O., Novais, P., Simoes, R. (2014). A Different Approach in an AAL Ecosystem: A Mobile Assistant for the Caregiver. In: Corchado, J.M., et al. Highlights of Practical Applications of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems. The PAAMS Collection. PAAMS 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 430. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07767-3_10

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