An internet of old things as an augmented memory system

The interdisciplinary Tales of Things and electronic Memory (TOTeM) project investigates new contexts for augmenting things with stories in the emerging culture of the Internet of Things (IoT). Tales of Things is a tagging system which, based on two-dimensional barcodes (also called Quick Response or QR codes) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, enables the capturing and sharing of object stories and the physical linking to objects via read and writable tags. Within the context of our study, it has functioned as a technology probe which we employed with the aim to stimulate discussion and identify desire lines that point to novel design opportunities for the engagement with personal and social memories linked to everyday objects. In this paper, we discuss results from fieldwork with different community groups in the course of which seemingly any object could form the basis of a meaningful story and act as entry point into rich inherent 'networks of meaning'. Such networks of meaning are often solely accessible for the owner of an object and are at risk of getting lost as time goes by. We discuss the different discourses that are inherent in these object stories and provide avenues for making these memories and meaning networks accessible and shareable. This paper critically reflects on Tales of Things as an example of an augmented memory system and discusses possible wider implications for the design of related systems. © 2011 Springer-Verlag London Limited

AN OVERVIEW SMART ASSISTANT SYSTEM FOR OLD PEOPLE USING INTERNET OF THINGS

The Internet of Things is a technology that applied in the field of healthcare, especially elderly patients, and allows patients to be tracked without the need for direct physical interaction with patients. Diseases and other consequences can be recognized early, especially those who are more likely to have a disorder in their physiological data. It is critically necessary to create new approaches and technology in order to improve health care for the aged population at a price that is more cheap and in a form that is simpler to use. In addition, patients and members of their families get a sense of peace when they are aware that they are being observed and will be assisted in the event that any complications emerge. This study uses a literature review to explore the ideas behind healthcare system components, in addition this study examines the characteristics, requirements, and definitions of internet of things. The primary purpose of this study is to introduce the reader to the various sensors and other healthcare system components utilised for the purpose of monitoring the elderly. However, this work will help future researchers who desire to do study in this field of healthcare systems and assist efficient knowledge acquisition by providing a solid foundation

Gateways for the Internet of Things: An Old Problem Revisited

An early paper in network interconnection outlined the choices between adoption and adaption of protocol structures at different levels of the early Internet. This paper revisits that theme in the light of the many advances of the last three decades, and the emergence of the Internet of Things. We maintain that there are close parallels between the variety of incompatible networks which were in vogue in the early days of the Internet and the current situation with domain-specific sensor and actuator systems in the Internet of Things. We point out that there is now much more agreement on the approach to basic services, and a more universal approach to adaption. While universal adoption of common technologies is still far distant, there has been a broad consensus on the use of the Internet and web services for the access to such systems. Because of the standardization in some of the levels of web services, particularly in the context of IPv6, a consistent architecture is defined and examples of possible implementations given

Democratizing children's engagement with the internet of things through connectus

The emerging Internet of Things (IoT), through which billions of everyday objects are becoming embedded with the abilities to sense their environment, compute data, and wirelessly connect to other devices, has been widely recognized as the new disruptive technology of our time. The predicted ubiquity of connected devices indicates that IoT technologies are quickly becoming an important part of the digital fluency curriculum, however, no research yet exists on suitable pedagogical approaches for teaching children about the IoT. The current research explores the design and deployment of a pedagogical approach and associated tangible toolkit, ConnectUs, that will enable 10-13 year old children to explore and design for the Internet of Things

How to Tell When a Digital Technology Is Not Ready for You.

The stages of digital technology readiness are viewed through the lens of three contemporary and widely discussed examples, namely distributed ledger technology, machine learning, and the internet of things. I use these examples to clarify when there is really just an old technology being re-branded, when there is something genuinely new and useful, and whether there may be over-claiming

Overview browser for PalCom assemblies

Internet of Things (IoT) has become a frequent subject mentioned worldwide. PalCom is a system for handling the problems that occurs in IoT applications and is focused on the user groups that are developers and skilled PalCom participants. This forecloses a higher level user group for managing their own PalCom network, e.g. end users for a smart home where they build their own smart home manager with PalCom. In this Master's Thesis we came up with a solution for a tool that shows an overview of an assembly and that is able to edit such an assembly. The assembly is used to create and manage the devices in the network. The evaluation was done by letting people try our solution and the old one and then compare the results.Ett krav för att den vanliga konsumenten ska använda sig av ett Internet of Things-system är användarvänligheten. PalCom efterlevde inte detta krav, men numera kan användarna genom vårt grafiska gränssnitt enkelt få en överblick över sina kopplingar

Internet of Things and WBAN: Attacks Presentations

What we are approaching is a world where basic healthcare would become out of reach to most people, a large section of society would go unproductive owing to old age and people would be more prone to chronic disease. A new paradigm, known as the Internet of Things (IoT), has an extensive applicability in numerous areas, including healthcare. The full application of this paradigm in healthcare area is a mutual hope because it allows medical centers to function more competently and patients to obtain better treatment