Wireless and Webbased monitoring

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Wireless and Web-based monitoring
John Pollard University College London
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Wireless and Web-based monitoring
WAP phone
Personal Computer
PDA
SmartHousing
Process control
Medical monitoring
Web cameras
Security
Robotics
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SmartHousing

• Features
• Watches over mundane needs (e.g. switching
  lights/cooker/boiler)
• Medical monitoring system
• Provides extra safety against accident (e.g.
  falling over)
• Additional security against fire or theft
• Warmth control and alarms
• Housing adapts to residents behaviour
• Little or no input required from householder
• Central, remote supervision and control
• Inexpensive system - fitted incrementally and
  retroactively

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Medical monitoring system
Will provide help for

• Elderly and disabled people,
• Parents with babies and young children,
• Patients with specific diseases or conditions,
• Ante-natal monitoring,
• Participants in clinical research studies,
• Fitness enthusiasts.

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Communication system
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Remote monitoring system
Green Data flow of I/O Red Requested by Web
Server Blue Data Acquisition System Purple Hard
ware control
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Browser-gtWeb server-gtNetwork Access Point-gtData
monitor
Browser Netscape or Internet Explorer

Browser for

Log msg / errors

World Wide Web

Wireless Application Protocol mobile phone
with Ack / Nack

Personal DigitalAssistant
Current
Database / file
results
available
Web server
Parameters
supplied
Log msg/errors
Request

view current
with Ack/Nack
results
Database
Wireless Bluetooth/Personal Area Network
Results
storage
Buffer
Results
obtained
Network Access Point
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Fixed position monitoring e.g heart-beat
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Muscle voltage monitor