KEYWORD(S) USED FOR WWW SEARCH:

Physically disabled, Elderly

PROJECT NAME:

Research and Development on Info-communications Systems for the Physically Disabled and the Elderly

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND CURRENT LOCATION:

Yokosuka, Japan

PROJECT COORDINATOR:

Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Yokosuka Research Center

  MAILING ADDRESS: NTT Yokosuka R&D Center, 1-2356 Take, 
                               Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-03
  PHONE/FAX: +81-468-55-1696/+81-468-55-1697

BRIEF OVERALL PROJECT SUMMARY:

Research and development on info-communications systems for the physically disabled and the elderly

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

Japanese society is aging at a rate that is unprecedented in other developed countries, and the need for creating a social environment that is suited to this aging society is more pressing than ever.
To pave the way for the creation of an info-communications infrastructure that responds to the needs of the aging society, and further to provide an environment in which the aged and the physically handicapped can live in peace and comfort, it is important that info-communications systems for the elderly and the physically handicapped be developed and diffused as quickly as possible.
With this background in mind, this project will carry out research and development on the info-communications systems for the physically disabled and the elderly

EXPECTED/ACTUAL RESULTS:

(1)Remote health consulting systems;
(2)Communication, emergency reporting and position locating systems for the elderly.

TARGET GROUPS:

PARTNERS/ACTORS IN THE PROJECT:

The research team includes researchers from suppliers of telecommunication equipment

USE OF INFORMATION/TELEMATIC TECHNOLOGIES:

I. Remote health consulting systems: In order to realize a system that will allow doctors in hospitals to provide diagnoses and health consultations to aged people living alone or to patients receiving home treatment, the project will develop:(1)a medical multimedia data recording-retrieval system;(2)a remote monitoring system of urinary glucose; and (3)a high-definition still picture transfer system.
II. Communication, emergency reporting and position locating systems for the elderly:
In order to establish systems that enable the elderly and the hearing/sight-impaired to carry out high-level communications freely, research and development will be carried out on (1)multi-function telephone systems for elderly users, and (2)a portable information processing system. In the future, research and development will be carried out to enable the introduction of systems that can report on emergencies or monitor the location of elderly persons out of doors.

BENEFITS TO THE INFORMATION SOCIETY:

In the global information society of the 21st century, those who are unable to get access to or send information due to physical disabilities or age will be faced with an extremely large handicap in participating fully in the community.
The project will develop technologies to help such citizens to participate in society.

EXPECTED COST:

370 million Japanese yen paid by Japanese Government in FY1993

TIME SCHEDULE TO COMPLETION:

The project will continue until fiscal year 1996.

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