During almost the whole day, people are carrying or wearing one or more personal devices, such as smartphone, smartwatch, smartband, activity tracker or smart ring. From one side, these devices provide an extraordinary source of information. They can collect health parameters, such as heart rate and blood pressure, measure the activity of the user, for example by counting the number of steps, track position and speed of the user. From the other side, the personal devices offer an intuitive and implicit interaction with the user. Their interface is designed to recognize the user’s actions and respond to them. A natural communication, based on touch, gestures, voice and sounds, is established with the user in order to recognize his/her actions and respond to them. Furthermore, the personal devices can be aware of the usage context, for example by automatically recognizing the activity performed by the user. Their behaviour can be proactive: by recording previous routine and needs of the user, they can propose specific suggestions related to the current context, so anticipating the explicit user input. New applications of the personal devices are arising in many fields, such as health, wellness, and entertainment. At the same time, the service can be personalized and adaptive, because the continuous flow of collected data simplifies the knowledge of the user and the understanding of routine changes. This special issue contains excellent contributions about emerging applications of personal devices with intuitive user interaction. In addition, a comprehensive review paper gives an insight into a healthcare application of personal devices. In this way, we think that the special issue may attract a broad section of readership, from beginners to advanced researchers.

Personal Assistance and Monitoring Devices Applications / Ferrero, Renato; Rebaudengo, Maurizio; Rosique, Francisca. - In: ADVANCES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. - ISSN 1687-5893. - STAMPA. - 2019:(2019), pp. 1-2. [10.1155/2019/8916796]

Personal Assistance and Monitoring Devices Applications

Ferrero Renato;Rebaudengo Maurizio;
2019

Abstract

During almost the whole day, people are carrying or wearing one or more personal devices, such as smartphone, smartwatch, smartband, activity tracker or smart ring. From one side, these devices provide an extraordinary source of information. They can collect health parameters, such as heart rate and blood pressure, measure the activity of the user, for example by counting the number of steps, track position and speed of the user. From the other side, the personal devices offer an intuitive and implicit interaction with the user. Their interface is designed to recognize the user’s actions and respond to them. A natural communication, based on touch, gestures, voice and sounds, is established with the user in order to recognize his/her actions and respond to them. Furthermore, the personal devices can be aware of the usage context, for example by automatically recognizing the activity performed by the user. Their behaviour can be proactive: by recording previous routine and needs of the user, they can propose specific suggestions related to the current context, so anticipating the explicit user input. New applications of the personal devices are arising in many fields, such as health, wellness, and entertainment. At the same time, the service can be personalized and adaptive, because the continuous flow of collected data simplifies the knowledge of the user and the understanding of routine changes. This special issue contains excellent contributions about emerging applications of personal devices with intuitive user interaction. In addition, a comprehensive review paper gives an insight into a healthcare application of personal devices. In this way, we think that the special issue may attract a broad section of readership, from beginners to advanced researchers.
2019
Personal Assistance and Monitoring Devices Applications / Ferrero, Renato; Rebaudengo, Maurizio; Rosique, Francisca. - In: ADVANCES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION. - ISSN 1687-5893. - STAMPA. - 2019:(2019), pp. 1-2. [10.1155/2019/8916796]
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