From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Sat Oct 24 1998 - 13:09:46 MDT
Spike Jones writes:
> [...]
> is this really *easily done*? even the telemetry part? if
> so i volunteer to carry one. {8^D spike
Instead of pushing the finicky implant design, how much easier it
would seem to merely wear a wristwatch with added functionality:
short-range biotelemetry to an immobile modem-equipped device in a
flat, or a belt-worn biotracker with cellular modem and GPS outdoors,
periodically linking up to a tracking server cluster.
Using Li-cell driven (power good for a month at least) contactless
sensors like MEMS accelerometers, photophlethysmography and
photooxytometry etc.signals evaluated by a low power embedded,
periodically bursting data via a cellular modem to a high-availability
Linux system cluster with a GIS (all open source, of course) you can
prototype such a design within months.
Personal/pet trackers using GPS have been already disclosed, adding
biotelemetry would seem just an afterthought. Actually I am surprised
such designs have not entered the marketplace a few years ago, as they
would have vast commercial potential, geriatric structure trend of the
developed societies considered.
ciao,
'gene
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