Multispectrum Video for Proactive Response in Intelligent Environments
José Carlos Castillo, Juan Serrano-Cuerda, Marina V. Sokolova, Antonio Fernández‐Caballero, Ângelo Costa, Paulo Nováis · 2012
The exponential increase of home-bound persons thatlive alone and are in need of continuous monitoring requires newsolutions to current problems. Most of these cases presentillnesses, such as motor or psychological disabilities, that deprivethem of a normal living. Abnormal situations such asforgetfulness or falls are quite common and should be preventedor dealt with. This paper presents a system able to detectdangerous situations at home, such as falls, independently fromexisting environment conditions. The aim of the proposed systemis to proactively offer support to the citizen or to warn theemergency services when needed.