MOBILE RESCUE PHONE

Objective

GSM mobile phones can greatly enhance the autonomy and quality of life of disabled and elderly people. The project aims to redesign and simplify existing mobile phones to meet the needs of such users, and make mobile phone services accessible to them, It will provide efficient access to emergency services, i.e. foolproof and fail-safe operating procedures, and ways of adding on equipment for hearing impaired users like text telephony, awareness of public alarms, speech intelligibility enhancement, and links to hearing aids, also reducing the interference of mobile phones on hearing aids. The result will be the Mobile Rescue (MORE) phone and system, using the GSM standard infrastructure.Existing public and private service centres will be upgraded with computer mapping equipment and software.

Programme(s)

• FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• C.8 - Telematics Applications for Disabled and Elderly People

Coordinator

Institut für Mikroelektronik Stuttgart

Address

Allmandring 30
70569 Stuttgart
Germany

Participants (5)

City of Joenssuu

Finland

Address

Itae-suomi

Deuscher Alpenverein

Germany

Address

München

Johanniter Unfallhilfe

Austria

Address

Wien

Oberlinhaus Berufsbildungswerk

Germany

Address

Potsdam

Regione Friuli Venezia-Giulia

Italy

Address

Via Roma 9
34121 Trieste