Contactless technologies or short-range technologies, reach up to 10 cm, and are bidirectional transmission. A clear example of what these technologies are the contactless smartcards, or cards intelligent and Near Field Communication (NFC).
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CommunicaME: A New Proposal for Facilitating Communication Using NFC
Montserrat Mateos Sánchez (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain), Juan Agustín Fraile Nieto (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain), Roberto Berjón Gallinas (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain), and Miguel Ángel Sánchez Vidales (Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain)
Copyright: © 2014
|Pages: 18
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4373-4.ch005
Abstract
In a society that is clearly influenced by new technology, new advances in mobile technology have yielded important changes in the way users interact with information systems and contextual information. There is a need to provide technological solutions that help users communicate more easily. In this chapter, a novel solution that makes it easier for the elderly to use mobile phones is proposed. The senior population is rapidly growing; they represent 16-17% of the total population in developed countries. The use of a mobile device presents two large obstacles for this group: problems from disabilities due to age and problems associated with the lack of familiarity with mobile technology. The combined use of contactless technologies such as NFC and MiFARE eliminates the barriers encountered by older individuals. These technologies make it possible to use basic services of a mobile telephone, such as placing a call or sending a message, in a way that is easy, user friendly, and intuitive. The CommunicaME system makes it possible to place a call or send a SMS on a mobile by simply moving it closer to a contactless tag. The use of contactless technologies helps the user to carry out their daily tasks, and it also provides a new method of mobile communication that is both quick and secure. The results obtained with the defined and implemented prototype are presented in this chapter.