A Flexible, Low-Overhead Ubiquitous System for Medication Monitoring

Abstract

For ubiquitous computing systems to gain acceptance, they must be functional, flexible, robust, easy to use, and meet demonstrated user needs within actual user physical contexts and usage patterns. This paper focuses on a particular domain for such systems, that of home medication taking. We conducted a study to derive user needs and settings for that domain, and present the results. A prototype system is presented for home medication taking, designed to meet those requirements and goals: be more functional, more flexible, easier to configure, and a better fit with exist contexts of use.