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KMID : 0895320110200010085
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Korean Journal of Research in Gerontology
2011 Volume.20 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.105
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Concepts, Examples and Lessons of Smart Homes to Support the Older People : The Case of Gwangju Senior Friendly Products Center
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Jang Hyun-Yong
Kim Ki-Seon
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Smart Homes imply that the house is intelligent by themselves among all entities and components, and human is the center of the intelligent house. Global increase of the elderly population challenges the new technologies and the emerging market of the senior friendly products and industries. Also, the smart home is an immediate alternative for the senior healthcare services. This research surveys the concepts of the smart homes, and introduces an example of a case of Gwangju Senior Products Center. Especially, five key components for the smart home have been explained in details regarding the example, and further investigates on the approaches how to improve the current Gwangju smart home, and further development direction based on the lessons.
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