Application of ZigBee and RFID Technologies in Healthcare in Conjunction with the Internet of Things

  • Authors:
  • Nawaf Alharbe;Anthony S. Atkins;Akbar Sheikh Akbari

  • Affiliations:
  • Taibah University, College of Community, Badr, Saudi Arabia +44 (0) 1785 353255 and Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford, UK ST18 0AD +44 (0) 1785 353453;Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford, UK ST18 0AD +44 (0) 1785 353453;Staffordshire University, Beaconside, Stafford, UK ST18 0AD +44 (0) 1785 353429

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing & Multimedia
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

The paper outlines the application of ZigBee and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies using the Internet of Things (IoT) in a healthcare environment. The Internet of Things, RFID, ZigBee and Cloud computing are emerging technologies in computing, and the association between them can be used to control complex human interaction and to reduce cost and task times through connecting Smart devices to the Internet. The extraordinary growth of those technologies has made it possible to identify, locate and track objects in various environments. These technologies could allow pervasive computing systems to be more efficiently managed in terms of locating and tracking of objects in future operations. RFID technology is a non-contact identification that does not require direct line of sight to the target object. RFID is cheap (