Autism, environmental buffers, and wearable servers

Ubiquitous computing systems often involve infrastructure placed either on the body or in the environment. Many issues help determine equipment's optimal placement. We've developed a combined wearable and environmental infrastructure for CareLog, a prototype system for capturing and annota...

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Published in:IEEE pervasive computing 2005-04, Vol.4 (2), p.14-17
Main Authors: Hayes, G.R., Truong, K.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Autism
Batteries
Cameras
CareLog
Costs
CWA
Feedback
Humidity
Pervasive computing
Temperature
Wearable computers
Wearable sensors
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Summary:Ubiquitous computing systems often involve infrastructure placed either on the body or in the environment. Many issues help determine equipment's optimal placement. We've developed a combined wearable and environmental infrastructure for CareLog, a prototype system for capturing and annotating the behavior of children with autism (CWA). The infrastructure features a wearable personal server, which stores each child's information, and environmental buffers - in this case Internet-isolated cameras that store audio and video streams for short intervals before removing them. If a caregiver wishes to annotate a behavior, the caregiver downloads images from these cameras to the child's personal server; otherwise, the images are irrevocably erased. CareLog demonstrates an interesting compromise between environmental and wearable infrastructures and takes advantages of some of the best attributes of each.
ISSN:1536-1268
1558-2590
DOI:10.1109/MPRV.2005.27