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Mobile Assistant for the Elder (MASEL): A Practical Application of Smart Mobility

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Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing ((AINSC,volume 89))

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This article introduces the use of a practical application of smart mobility called MASEL (Mobile Assistant for the Elder). This system is more than a typical medical reminder, and it is specially oriented to help to the elder. It is the combination of mobile applications with e-health systems and other web applications and services to connect patients, doctors, pharmacist and families. And this is the main objective of MASEL project. It is based on several technologies to improve the quality of life and facilitate certain tasks to dependent people and to bring a detailed monitoring of medication needed by the patient. MASEL controls the medicines the user has taken and warns him at the right time to be taking medications and monitoring the operation. This is an innovative system especially easy to use. In addition, it is able to manage and keep track of medication that a patient needs regardless of location. Patients will not even need to configure the application with the medicines they need in their treatments. Medical personnel perform this task remotely.

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  1. Pontifical University of Salamanca, c/ Compañía 5, 37002, Salamanca, Spain

    M. A. Sánchez, E. Beato, D. Salvador & A. Martín

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  1. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca Escuela Universitaria de Informática, Compañía 5, 37002, Salamanca, Spain

    Javier Bajo Pérez

  2. Departamento de Informática y Automática Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza de la Merced, 37008, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado  & María N. Moreno  & 

  3. Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos y Computación, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia , Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Vicente Julián

  4. Fondamentale de Lille) UMR CNRS 8022, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, LIFL (Laboratoire d’Informatique, Bâtiment M3 (extension), 59655, Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, France

    Philippe Mathieu

  5. Departamento de Ingeniería de Telecomunicación E.P.S. de Linares, Universidad de Jaén, Área de Ingeniería Telemática, C/ Alfonso X el Sabio, 28, 23700, Linares (Jaén), Spain

    Joaquin Canada-Bago

  6. Departamento de Ingeniería Informática, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, Calle Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 11, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Alfonso Ortega

  7. Departamento de Sistemas Informáticos, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha Escuela de Ingenieros Industriales de Albacete, Campus Universitario s/n, 02071, Spain

    Antonio Fernández Caballero

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Sánchez, M.A., Beato, E., Salvador, D., Martín, A. (2011). Mobile Assistant for the Elder (MASEL): A Practical Application of Smart Mobility. In: Pérez, J.B., et al. Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 89. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19917-2_39

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