Internet of Things: An Introduction
The Auto-ID laboratory in MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), in 1999, first proposed the concept of Internet of Things. The main idea of Internet of Things is to connect all the items to the internet by means of sensor devices such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for accomplishing intelligent recognition and network management. The core support technology of the internet of things is a wireless sensor network and a radio frequency identification technology.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Tunisia had issued a report on the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) on November 17, 2005 which addressed the concept of internet of things. The ITU Internet reports 2005: the Internet of things, which was then issued, mentioned that everything can be connected to each other at any time and in any place using wireless sensor network technology, radio frequency identification technology, intelligent embedded technology and nanotechnology.
From a technical perspective, Internet of Things can be defined as a network that can achieve interconnection of all the things anytime and anywhere with accurate control, reliable transmission, complete awareness and intelligent processing using supporting technologies , such as wireless sensor network technology, micro-sensors, intelligent embedded technologies, RFID, integrated intelligent processing technology, Internet technologies and nanotechnology.
Understanding the IoT:
The IoT based healthcare systems works on the basic definition of IoT that it is a network of devices that can be directly connected with each other for capturing and sharing vital data using a secure service layer (SSL) that is connected to a central...
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... analysed data using a wireless technology with the medical professionals for their review and recommendations. This system will help in improving the healthcare services by accurate diagnosis, earlier detection of acute complications, accurate and prompt administration of medication to patients. The data collected will also help in taking a preventive approach by enabling people to make healthier choices thereby improving the quality of life.
The figure below shows how remote patient monitoring can be done using IoT.
Early intervention/ Prevention: An IoT based healthcare application will help in daily monitoring of the health parameters and alerting the family members and regularly consulted physician in case some major variations re noted in the health parameters. This will help in delivering prompt healthcare service to the patient without loss of much time.
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