Presented at GDG Singapore DevFest 2013 on 12/10/2013, by Lim Seow Chiong, Senior Lecturer/Info-Communications Technology, School of Electronics & Info-Comm Technology, ITE College Central, Singapore.
With the mobile revolution, smartphone applications are being developed to provide functions previously found only in dedicated electronic devices. In this talk, the speaker will explore using the Android smartphone as an emergency alert system with fall detection capability. Comparison will be made between a dedicated medical alert system and the smartphone-based solution. The speaker will also address the technical challenges and limitation of using Android smartphone for fall detection.
28. Other Features
⢠Code implemented as a library inÂ
Eclipse.
â Allows for code sharing betweenÂ
different variants of the same app, eg
app with or without fall detection.
Library:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â package="ite.cc.peasâ
Medical Alert:   package="ite.cc.peas.medicalalertâ
Safety Alert :     package="ite.cc.peas.safetyalertâ
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30. App Advantages
Positive Impact
Cheap Alternative (ďł Android 2.1)
Android is Cool & Trendy
Potential for Widespread Adoption
Established Distribution Channels
Configurable
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