Multi-Purpose Mobile Monitoring System based on Automatic Extraction of Rule-Sets

Real-time tele-monitoring technology is very useful for remotely monitoring patients' vital parameters and for ensuring mobility of both patient and doctor. In this paper a multi-purpose and multi-parametric tele-monitoring system is described. This system is based on the offline automatic extraction of knowledge from databases expressed as a set of IF...THEN rules that are used by a rule-based mobile Decision Support System (DSS) embedded in the presented system. Vital parameters are collected by wearable sensors, sent to a mobile device, and processed in real-time. If a rule is activated, the system produces an alarm for a well-timed medical intervention. Finally all monitored parameters are saved in European Data Format (EDF) files that could be used for further analysis. Two practical applications of the system are presented with reference to two important healthcare issues, namely apnea monitoring and fall detection