Pervasive Computing in Health Care: Smart Spaces and Enterprise Information Systems

Abstract — Middleware for pervasive computing is an active area of research that is now starting to mature. Prototypical systems have been developed and used for demonstration applications in a number of domains. However, realistic pervasive environments of the future will need to integrate with enterprise systems, including software, hardware, databases, standards, and life cycle. Designing and implementing “enterprise-strength” pervasive applications today is not an easy task, as we illustrate with a simple case study of a healthcare scenario. We use the case study to draw conclusions about requirements placed on future pervasive systems. I