Android Solutions for Eldercare

Android Based Solutions for Elderly Care

SQLSTAR is expertise in the integration of Google Android technology with solutions from different domains like telecom, education, finance and health care.

Overview

Healthcare of the elderly is multi-sectorial, involving the individual himself, the family, the community, certain non-profit organisations, the commercial sector, and the government [1]. Android based device, called Digital Window, developed by SQLSTAR will assist elder people with communication to perform day-to-day activities like stay in touch with family and friends always when they are away from home, connect to internet world and play your digital content.

Always stay with elderly personal through video & voice chat over IP on single push, dine virtually with them, set alerts to remind them take medicines, update them with latest photos, etc. Go to the favourite sites in the internet to access contents, like weather, news, music, etc. Play movies and songs from your external pluggable devices.

Where does this device belong?

In the living room: Have audio and video chat to be with your family always, Dine with family, Share photos, etc.
By your bed: Fall asleep to a favourite internet music station, Check your reminders in the morning, etc.
In the kitchen: Check the weather and cook to streaming internet music.
On travel: Play your Digital media like movies, music etc.

We believe the above use case scenario will help the elderly people to carry out activities with ease and to overcome the loneliness.

Solution Description

Android based device with applications that are specifically designed and developed to provide assistance for the elderly people. The device need to be plugged to home internet connection, then get registered with Central Server and lets you to do things like watch home live, video chat, streaming photos.

Elder Friendly Features

Icons are spaced well apart and clearly labelled.
A simple touch is all that is needed to call or open any other application.
Urgent button for emergency support
Show Photos & Video watch alerts, which can be pushed from remote end.
Reminder for medication, events etc.
Connects to your medical devices to update the health state.
Light weight and its notebook-like dimensions makes it easy to hold and carry around

Architecture

The rich, ready to use software stack of Android make it a prime choice for extension into the digital home. User Interface (UI) packages, multi-media support, an application framework, and support for web centric content map directly to current and future requirements of the home market segment.

Technical Challenges