TY - GEN
T1 - Monitoring of the medication distribution and the refrigeration temperature in a pharmacy based on Internet of Things (IoT) technology
AU - Mambou, Elie N.
AU - Nlom, S. M.
AU - Swart, Theo G.
AU - Ouahada, K.
AU - Ndjiongue, A. R.
AU - Ferreira, H. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016/6/20
Y1 - 2016/6/20
N2 - For the past 15 years since its appearance, Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been leading the planet towards a smart world where all devices and physical objects, referred to as "things", will be connected via electronic sensors through the Internet. The distribution of medication to patients at a pharmacy in certain regions is still very traditional and outdated. Patients wait for a long time in queues to receive their medications, this is mostly due to the absence of an efficient distribution system. Also, the refrigeration temperature within several pharmacies is a huge problem, as medications must be kept at a constant temperature for an optimal results. In this paper we propose a simple and reliable approach to monitor a pharmacy store, the method is based on electronic sensors connected to an Intel Galileo board, to perform a medication search and also to control the refrigeration temperature within pharmacy shelves. The implementation cost of such systems is considerably cheaper than a software based system; this makes such systems appropriate for underprivileged areas. This system was designed and built for a pharmacy but it can be generalized for other purposes.
AB - For the past 15 years since its appearance, Internet of Things (IoT) technology has been leading the planet towards a smart world where all devices and physical objects, referred to as "things", will be connected via electronic sensors through the Internet. The distribution of medication to patients at a pharmacy in certain regions is still very traditional and outdated. Patients wait for a long time in queues to receive their medications, this is mostly due to the absence of an efficient distribution system. Also, the refrigeration temperature within several pharmacies is a huge problem, as medications must be kept at a constant temperature for an optimal results. In this paper we propose a simple and reliable approach to monitor a pharmacy store, the method is based on electronic sensors connected to an Intel Galileo board, to perform a medication search and also to control the refrigeration temperature within pharmacy shelves. The implementation cost of such systems is considerably cheaper than a software based system; this makes such systems appropriate for underprivileged areas. This system was designed and built for a pharmacy but it can be generalized for other purposes.
KW - Intel Galileo board
KW - Xively
KW - Zapier
KW - potentiometer
KW - relay
KW - temperature sensor
KW - touch sensor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979263704&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495412
DO - 10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495412
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84979263704
T3 - Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference: Intelligent and Efficient Technologies and Services for the Citizen, MELECON 2016
BT - Proceedings of the 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference
A2 - Mavromoustakis, Constandinos
A2 - Louca, Soulla
A2 - Pattichis, Constantinos S.
A2 - Georgiou, Julius
A2 - Michael, Despina
A2 - Paschalidou, A.
A2 - Kyriacou, Efthyvoulos
A2 - Vassiliou, Vasos
A2 - Panayiotou, Christos
A2 - Kyriakides, Elias
A2 - Ellinas, Georgios
A2 - Hadjichristofi, George
A2 - Loizou, C.
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2016
Y2 - 18 April 2016 through 20 April 2016
ER -