Project description
ICT for Ageing and Wellbeing
USEFIL provides advanced but affordable in-home monitoring and web communication solutions that are unobtrusive. It addresses the gap between state of the art technological research and the practical needs of elderly people. USEFIL uses low cost "off-the-shelf" technology to develop immediately applicable services that assist the elderly in maintaining their independence and daily activities. Installation of the USEFIL system will not require retrofitting in a person’s residence and will be almost invisible once installed. Elements are e.g. low cost wireless video cameras, a smart web-TV and a wrist-worn mobile unit (matching daily activities with the user profile). The software driven system will be based on open source platforms, so applications can be easily added or taken out with no real limit to the number of services offered. Based on extensive user tests, USEFIL intends to provide guidelines for technology developers to optimize the future generation of applications for an ageing population.
Call for proposal
FP7-ICT-2011-7
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
15341 Agia Paraskevi
Greece
Participants (9)
9052 Gent
80686 Munchen
28359 Bremen
Participation ended
02044 VTT Espoo
54636 Thessaloniki
68125 Tel Aviv
Participation ended
1097 JB Amsterdam
Participation ended
5656 AE Eindhoven
CV4 8UW Coventry