Vision Meeting, 26 March 2003

Time: 10:00 am
Place: CSB 632
Speaker: Isaac Green
Title: The Memory Assistant

Abstract

I will describe a prototype Memory Assistant tool that employs a novel approach to object tracking with the goal of helping people with slight to moderate memory loss keep track of important objects placed around their home. Such memory difficulties are a significant issue in the aging population, and a major factor contributing to institutionalization of people who might, with modest human and machine assistance, be able to live on their own for a substantial additional period. The tool has been implemented in a model "smart home" that is part of the Center for Future Health at the University of Rochester. It has been shown to work robustly with a small collection of ordinary 3D objects with multiple cameras surveying multiple rooms.


Vision Meeting coordinator: Andrew Learn
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