The new way of social connecting for the elderly through smart home applications

Abstract

An emerging elder-living centric concept has brought a new category of potential business opportunities into the needs of aging and aged societies. This emerging concept is nourished by the diverse applications of information and communication technologies; Smart Home is one of the killer applications integrating the technologies of the Internet-of-Things and the Social Network to facilitate a better elder-living and to maintain the family values and traditions. This article identifies the needs of various types of the elderly and elaborated what applications can facilitate the elder-living, and thus a new concept of Smart Home is positioned.