A discussion about the IoT, with particular regard to aging in place.

1. INTERNET OF THINGS
Kimberley R. Barker, MLIS
Librarian for Digital Life
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, UVA

2. What we’ll cover
◦ Define Internet of Things
◦ Learn about how it works
◦ Learn about the history of IoT
◦ Learn who the major players in Iot are
◦ Learn about the industries in which IoT is important/impactful
◦ Examples of IoT

3. What is “the Internet of Things”?
◦ "the network of physical objects or "things" embedded
with electronics, software, sensors and connectivity to
enable it to achieve greater value and service by
exchanging data with the manufacturer, operator
and/or other connected devices.”

4. HOW DOES IOT
WORK?

5. Thing + sensors + Internet

6. History of IoT
◦ 1970’s- the Universal Product Code (UPC), aka “bar code” adopted
◦ 1980’s- theory discussed; technology not there  needed cheap and
small processors
◦ Late 1990’s- RFID tags & more ubiquitous wireless network; IPv6
adopted, provided enough IP addresses to tag forever; term “IoT”
coined (Kevin Ashton)
◦ A decade later before it was truly feasible
◦ Idea of IoT accelerated in 2011
◦ IoT became popular in 2014

7. How big is IoT?
◦In 2017- 8.4 billion IoT devices
◦By 2020- 20.4 billion IoT devices*
◦Analyst IDC estimates that worldwide spending
for IoT devices will reach $1tn in 2020, and $1.1tn
in 2021.
*Half of those will be entertainment (smart TVs, etc); the most-used enterprise IoT devices
will be smart electric meters and commercial security cameras

8. INDUSTRY PLAYERS

9. ◦ Amazon
◦ AT&T
◦ Cisco
◦ Dell
◦ GE
◦ Google
◦ IBM
◦ Intel
◦ Microsoft
◦ Samsung

10. INDUSTRIES

11. Huge industries for IoT
◦Healthcare
◦Entertainment
◦Home Services
◦Agriculture
◦Security
◦Transportation

12. Entertainment/Travel
◦Smart TVs; smart speakers
◦Passports

13. Home Services
◦Smart thermostats
◦Smart refrigerators
◦Assistants (Alexa, Siri)
◦Dog treat dispenser

14. Agriculture
◦ Monitoring crops/scheduling irrigation
◦ Precision farming
◦ Drones- can collect real-time information for better decision-
making
◦ Livestock monitoring
◦ Smart greenhouses

15. Healthcare
◦Insulin pump for diabetics
◦Reducing ER wait times
◦Remote health/remote monitoring
◦Remotely monitors medical equipment and
anticipates its failure in order to have a
replacement ready

16. Healthcare, cont’d
• Asset tracking
• Smart pills and smart pill bottles
• Patient tracking
• Chronic disease

17. Smart pills: cameras

18. Smart pills:
transmitting biomedical data

19. IOT FOR
AGING-IN-PLACE

20. What is aging-in-place?
◦“the conscious and purposeful decision of a
person to stay in the inhabitation of his/her
choice for as long as he/she can with the
comforts that are important to them, and with
the understanding that supplementary services
may be necessary to ensure safety and quality
of life.”

21. What is necessary for aging in place?
◦Desire to remain in home on part of aging person
◦Understanding that help is needed
◦Decisions about what that help will look like
◦Considerations of time and money
◦Considerations of health and mobility

22. IoT & aging in place
◦Sensors that transmit biological data (heart rate,
oxygen levels, etc) in real time to clinicians or
family members
◦Sensor-enabled furniture
◦Smart pill bottles
◦Fall prevention/alert technology

23. B-shoe

24. PROS & CONS
OF IOT

25. Pros
◦Convenience
◦Efficiency (energy & money)
◦Automation frees up humans for more tasks only
humans can do
◦Human safety
◦Cost-effectiveness

26. Cons
◦Privacy & Security
◦Complexity
◦Automation = fewer jobs for humans
◦Dependency/expectation

27. QUESTIONS?
Kimberley@Virginia.edu

28. RESOURCEES

29. ◦ Gartner Says 8.4 Billion Connected "Things" Will Be in Use in 2017, Up 31 Percent From
2016- https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2017-02-07-gartner-says-
8-billion-connected-things-will-be-in-use-in-2017-up-31-percent-from-2016
◦ 6 Exciting IoT Use Cases in Healthcare https://www.iotforall.com/exciting-iot-use-cases-
in-healthcare/
◦ Smart drugs: Where IoT meets healthcare, a market snapshot
https://siliconangle.com/2015/06/30/smart-drugs-where-iot-meets-healthcare-a-
market-snapshot/
◦ Nest Teardown:
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nest+Learning+Thermostat+2nd+Generation+Teardo
wn/13818

30. ◦ Aging In Place – What Does Aging In Place Really Mean?
https://www.seniorliving.org/lifestyles/aging-in-place/
◦ B-Shoe | Anti-falling shoe for the elderly
https://techcrunch.com/video/b-shoe-anti-falling-shoe-for-the-
elderly/
◦ Aging in Place Council http://www.ageinplace.org/
◦ Senior Fall Prevention: Is Technology the Answer?
https://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/senior-fall-prevention-is-
technology-the-answer/

31. ◦ Wal-Mart Using RFID Tagging https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/chip-shot-4/
◦ TruSense aging-in-place system passively monitors independent seniors
https://www.zdnet.com/article/trusense-aging-in-place-system-passively-monitors-
independent-seniors/
◦ Canadian Athletes Will Swallow Computerized Pill to Prepare for the Tokyo Olympic Games in
2020 https://www.wearable-technologies.com/2018/08/canadian-athletes-will-swallow-
computerized-pill-to-prepare-for-the-tokyo-olympic-games-in-2020/
◦ Tour the IBM "Aging in Place" Lab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2y0oAA08eg
◦ The Internet of Things (IoT) Intends to Transform Senior Care
https://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/the-internet-of-things-iot-intends-to-transform-senior-
care/
◦ Pros & Cons of Internet of Things
https://www.bbntimes.com/en/companies/pros-cons-of-internet-of-things