3.1. System Description
The system can communicate in two modes, proactive and reactive. In proactive mode, the system
continuously reports sensor readings of interest to caregiver. Reactive mode transmits sensor readings in
response to events such as an exceeding threshold for a certain health parameter or a request from a caregiver
to retrieve a real-time reading of all parameters of interest. In either mode, an alert could be issued whenever
a parameter exceeds a pre-defined threshold, which can be set remotely by physicians or healthcare centers.
Instructions on how to deal with the current situation until further medical assistance can be sent to patients
in the event of an alert. At any time, physicians may retrieve previous readings for a certain period of
time for actively monitored patients. The system may also perform data analysis (if the host has enough
computational and storage resources) to detect anomalies and determine if the patient requires immediate
medical attention. The system includes a demonstration on how health professionals may remotely change
the system configuration and thresholds of certain health attributes, on which alerts are issued, on a patient’s
mobile device.