Geolocation Solver of IoT Devices for Active and Assisted Living

Latest enhancements in IoT devices and in communication technologies, has brought new ideas that are capable of providing advanced sensing of the surrounding environment. On the other hand, average life expectancy has grown, resulting in a considerable increase in the number of elderly people. Consequently, there is a constant search for new solutions, to support an Active and Assisted Living (AAL) of these people. This paper aims to propose a solution to help in knowing the location of IoT devices that could be helping these people. The proposed solution takes into consideration the risk factors of the target persons, at any given time and as well as the technical constraints of the device, such as available power and communications. Thus, a profile-based decision is taken autonomously either by the device or its integrated system to ensure the use of the best geolocation technology in each situation.