Ambient Assisted Living 7. AAL-Kongress 2014 Berlin, Germany, Ja
In this book, leading authors in the field discuss developments of Ambient Assisted Living. The contributions have been chosen and invited at the 7th AAL congress, Berlin. It presents new technological developments which support the autonomy and independe
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Ambient Assisted Living 7. AAL-Kongress 2014 Berlin, Germany, January 21–22, 2014
Advanced Technologies and Societal Change
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Editors
Ambient Assisted Living 7. AAL-Kongress 2014 Berlin, Germany, January 21–22, 2014
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Editors Reiner Wichert Fraunhofer-Allianz AAL/Fraunhofer IGD Darmstadt Germany
Helmut Klausing VDE-Verbandsgeschäftsstelle Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e.V. Frankfurt Germany
ISSN 2191-6853 ISSN 2191-6861 (electronic) Advanced Technologies and Societal Change ISBN 978-3-319-11865-9 ISBN 978-3-319-11866-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-11866-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954025 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Ambient Assisted Living is a research area with the potential for significant economic and social impact. While this potential has been recognized for some time, breakthroughs in terms of widespread availability and deployment of solutions are yet to be achieved. The EU and the AAL Association have funded activities in this area for some years, and some of these are now at a stage in their development where direct hands-on involvement of development companies is the best way to make sure that this work produces results that are effective and applicable in real industrial settings. For this reason a conference series has been established as an annual showcase event for the people involved in this community: the AAL-Kongress (Congress for Ambient Assisted Living) with its purpose to exhibit and demonstrate ICT solutions, promote networking within the community, provoke debate on various topics and h
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