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

PersonalizedMobile

Content

The Personal Media ServerLarge Screen

Display

Personal Media Server:Video & Audio Streaming From a Cell Phone

Phone Manager:Display nearbydevices to user

Document Access:

Show web page stored on thecell phone.

Streaming Media:Videos streamed from the mobile

device

Unobtrusive Notification Icon

Wireless Drive Letter Mapping

PERSONAL SERVER(Mobile Phone)

ACCESS COMPUTER (Desktop PC)

TCP/IP

FILE SERVER [Samba]

UPnP

BLUETOOTH

WINDOWS OSPAN PROFILE

RADIO

LINUX OSUPnP

BLUETOOTH

PAN PROFILE

RADIO

HTTP

Bluetooth

STREAMING SERVER[Darwin]

RTSP

TUPLED RPC

Architectural Overview: Built on Standard Components

WEB SERVER [Apache]

FILE VIEWER

IEXPLORER

QUICKTIME

Neighborhood Manager

SMB

The Personal Health Ecosystem

EnvironmenEnvironmental Sensorstal Sensors

Sensor Sensor ApplianceAppliance

Installed Installed InfrastructureInfrastructure

Wearable Wearable ComponentsComponents

Healthcare ProviderHealthcare Provider

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!

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.

e680: Personal device,and user interface.

PSI: Sensing andnetwork interface.

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!

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-board…

• Runs same Tiny-OS as Telos

• Has same 802.15.4 radio

• 3-axis accelerometer

• Compact expansion connector

Available to students on a limited basis for projects!

Shimmer is a wearable sensor, while PSI is intended as a phone attachment. They are basically the same electronics with different form-factors…

Dynamically Connecting Wearable Sensors

…creating an ecosystem of health-related technologies that provide a highly mobile capability tightly integrated with supporting computing infrastructure.

Health ManagementDynamicDigitalHealth

Dynamic integration with

in-room monitoring infrastructure

Integration with a Doctor’s

mobile workflow

Bringing personal historical wearable

sensor data into hospital environment

BUT: Fundamentals of Platform Design

Business

UsersTechnology

How the market will mobilize around the idea and make it a

success.

Why people will use it, and why it

will serve their (unmet) needs.

What it does, and how it will do what

it needs to do.

In order to be successful, a brilliant idea needs to address all three aspects of the product ecosystem.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?