Remote and Automated Monitoring
of Diet and Weight
As NIH and Microsoft grant projects, and along
with Tufts University, Erallo developed a remote wireless system
for capturing detailed diet intake and daily body weight of free-living
individuals participating in a research study. The solution included
developing a wireless Smartphone-based application for nutritional
input and processing; developing a wireless digital weight scale
and connectivity; and designing a detailed reporting system. Both
wireless devices automatically and passively transmitted the subjects’
data to Microsoft’s Health Vault for processing and reporting.
Integrated Transdermal Alcohol
Sensor and Data Analysis System
True roaming capabilities that enabled patients
wearing a wireless biosensor node to roam freely outside radio
coverage area (without losing data) were developed in this solution
by Erallo. A miniature wireless RF data transmission platform
was developed and integrated with a wrist-band ethanol transdermal
biosensor, WrisTAS™ (Giner). The system platform included
remote management of sensors and automatic collection, processing
and transmission of data from sensors to the integrated RF transceiver
chip and on to a base station.
Health Monitoring Network for PTSD & Alcohol
A network architecture and applications for deploying wireless,
body-wearable sensors, with full roaming capabilities, was developed
for extended monitoring of veterans for early symptoms of PTSD
and alcohol abuse. Software was developed to enable the patient
to roam anywhere (in natural living conditions) while wearing
the three biomedical sensors that collected and transmitted physiological
markers for PTSD and alcohol. Conducted with VA Medical Center,
Providence, RI.
Wireless Devices for At-risk Children
A handheld device (Smartphone), paired with a wireless digital
scale, was developed to solve problems with a manual data collection
system for the WHO’s Integrated Child Development Scheme
(ICDS) program in India. The combination of simple electronic
devices and easy to use application eliminated manual intervention,
data tampering, and time-consuming manual data transfer. Weight
is automatically captured and wirelessly transmitted to the handheld
device. A multi-lingual form with a ‘point and click’
option is displayed to collect secondary data on the child and
their health. Data is then automatically processed and transmitted
to a central database server.
