Intel and Personal Wellness
Trevor Pering, Intel
Research
Intel and Personal Wellness
(a.k.a. Healthcare)
The Personal Media Server
Phone as a Personal Wellness Device
PSI: Phone System Interface
NFC
SHIMMER
Dynamic Digital Health
BUT
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The Personal Media Server
Large Screen
Display
Personalized
Mobile
Content
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Personal Media Server:
Video & Audio Streaming From a Cell Phone
Wireless Drive Letter Mapping
Streaming Media:
Videos streamed
from the mobile
device
Phone Manager:
Display nearby
devices to user
Document
Access:
Show web page
stored on the
cell phone.
Unobtrusive Notification Icon
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Architectural Overview:
Built on Standard Components
PERSONAL SERVER ACCESS COMPUTER
(Mobile Phone) (Desktop PC)
FILE SERVER [Samba] SMB
FILE VIEWER
WEB SERVER [Apache] HTTP
IEXPLORER
STREAMING SERVER
RTSP
[Darwin] QUICKTIME
RPC Neighborhood
TUPLED Manager
UPnP LINUX OS WINDOWS UPnP
PAN PROFILE OS
PAN PROFILE
TCP/IP
BLUETOOTH BLUETOOTH
RADIO RADIO
Bluetooth
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The Personal Health Ecosystem
Environmental
Sensors
Sensor
Appliance
Wearable
Components
Healthcare Provider
Installed Infrastructure
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Phones as a Health Platform
Cell-phones are the personal device of choice
• The Motorola e680 Phone
– Based on Intel PXA271 processor
– Full linux distribution
– J2ME Java programming environment
– …but, no sensors or sensor-network comm.
And this phone is several years old!
• Newer phones will have…
– WiFi Radios
– Advanced games and other applications
– Extensive media integration
– RFID/NFC readers
– …but, still no sensors ot sensor-network interface!
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PSI: Phone System Interface
The PSI board (groan) is an electronic extension designed for modern
high-end cell-phones, which allows researchers to extend the platform
and interface with other emerging electronic ecosystems.
PSI: Sensing and
network interface.
e680: Personal device,
and user interface.
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PSI Board Specifications
The PSI board is a general-purpose phone extension platform:
• MSP430 (same as TelosB)
• Interface to phone w/ SDIO extension
• 3-Axis Accelerometer
• 802.15.4 Radio
• Expansion Connector
– NFC Sensing board
– MSB board from Seattle
– ….?
Available to students on a limited basis for class projects!
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NFC: Connecting Devices Through Touch
?
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a
next-generation RFID standard that
allows for two-way short-range
communication between devices.
• Can tell when two devices are
(nearly) touching
? • Can be used to create secure
connections between devices
? The NFC expansion board for PSI adds
NFC capability to the phone platform,
allowing one to (for example) easily
connect to wearable sensors…
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Shimmer:
Small Form-Factor Wearable Sensors
Shimmer is a small form-factor
board designed primarily as a
wearable sensor. It is similar
to the standard Telos motes,
except it is smaller and has an
embedded accelerometer on- Shimmer is a
board… wearable sensor,
while PSI is intended
• Runs same Tiny-OS as Telos
as a phone
• Has same 802.15.4 radio attachment. They
• 3-axis accelerometer are basically the
same electronics
• Compact expansion with different form-
connector factors…
Available to students on a
limited basis for projects!
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Dynamically Connecting Wearable Sensors
…creating an ecosystem of health-related technologies that provide a
highly mobile capability tightly integrated with supporting computing
infrastructure.
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Dynamic
Health Management
Digital
Health
Dynamic
integration with
in-room monitoring
infrastructure
Integration with
a Doctor’s
mobile workflow
Bringing personal
historical wearable
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sensor data into
hospital environment
BUT: Fundamentals of Platform Design
In order to be successful,
a brilliant idea needs to
Business How the market will
mobilize around the
address all three aspects idea and make it a
of the product ecosystem. success.
Why people will
What it does, and use it, and why it
how it will do what will serve their
it needs to do. (unmet) needs.
Technology Users
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Technology:
What is the product?
Success stories?
Failures?
What is a technology that is so wonderful that people will
use/buy it despite a horrible business model or no compelling
use?
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Business:
How will economics support the product?
Success stories?
Failures?
Is there something where the business model was so good that
it could overcome bad technologies or dismal user experiences?
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Users:
Why will users want the product?
Success stories?
Failures?
What is a usage model that is so compelling that users will
buy/use it despite a horrible business model or bad technology?
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BUT, TUB, UTB, UBT, BTU, or TBU?
Project tend to start off with one primary driver…
– Business model built on existing technology feeding or existing uses
– New technology into old businesses or established use models
– New uses found for existing technology and business channels
Each category has its associated element of risk and uncertainty…
– …but they also have their associated reward and payback.
The important thing is to understand the user need your product
meets, how it is enabled by the underlying technology, and how it will
be supported by its business plan.
– Specifically, how is it different than other products out there?
Hat trick?
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Summary: Personal Healthcare & Wellness
Technology?
– Emerging world of personal mobile & wearable electronics.
– But what are the specific technologies that will make a difference?
Users?
– Ubiquitous desire to be healthy and well.
– But what are the specific cases that need a new product?
Business?
– Healthcare is a very large and growing industry.
– But who will pay for something different, and why?
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