the mobile as a health hub, and how bluetooth low energy enables the market
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Paul Williamson
The mobile handset health hubOne Nucleus and the Cambridge Wireless Wireless Healthcare SIG
November 17th 2010
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The case for the handset as a mobile
health platform
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What is the Market?
Applications range from Fitness to Chronic disease
management and home care
Very different requirements
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What is the Continua Health Alliance
Non-profit alliance of >200 companies have
selected the standards that are most suitable to
the health applications they support
Version 1 selected Bluetooth as the wireless
standard
Version 2 will use Bluetooth Low Energy
The alliance is supporting efforts to roll out health
technology on mobile phone platforms
Mobile connectivity for health
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Example of a Continua compliant service
Bluetooth HDP profile Internet Protocol
Mobile Handset
(manager)
Health device
(sensor)
Medical records serverHealth Service
Internet Protocol
Health management Coaching Healthcare integration
What does the continua Health alliance model look like?
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Why use the mobile phone ?
It is a single personal device– Selected and maintained by the user, carried everywhere
Flexible platform – User selects only the accessories that they require
Engaging user interface– Simple devices can be given rich user interfaces
Ubiquitous connectivity– Near total population coverage and continues growing
– Global standards of connectivity
Powerful application platform– Can be customised to meet the changing needs of the user
– Evolving to offer the best user interface experience
Security and Payment systems in place– Already proven in the Consumer space
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Why use the mobile phone ?
Mobile accessories will form the basis
of connected health services
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How will it work in practice?
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Bluetooth low energy is optimised to provide mobile health
The seeds of success have been planted in the spec
Truly low power, low power connection to the mobile phone
Bluetooth low energy advertising is a powerful tool
Any accessory can advertise the services that it can offer
I am a weight scale
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Powerful mechanisms exist in the protocol
Any device can listen to the adverts
There is a weight scale available
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Powerful mechanisms exist in the protocol
The device can enquire about the capabilities of the
accessory
What attributes do you have?
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Powerful mechanisms exist in the protocol
The accessory will report a list of its capabilities (attributes)
Here is a list
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Enables exploration of services
The device can search for apps that can understand that
accessory
What apps support this accessory?
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Customised applications
The device can offer the user a choice of applications
Which app would you like?
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Creates a rich UI for simple devices
Once installed the user can configure the accessory using
a simple UI
– The device can have a lot more capability without a complex UI
– E.g. Set User names and Ids for multiple users
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One device can be used for many services
Once connected the accessory can have access to web
information and services
– Fitness training
– Weight management
– Chronic disease management
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Web connected accessories
Once set up the accessory will have the power of the web
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Web connected accessories
Once set up the accessory will have the power of the web
A weight scale is now part of your personal Health
management service
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What opportunities does this create?
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Revenue opportunities
The mobile maker doesn't need to understand the
applications
The accessory maker doesn't need to understand the
applications
The app developer can create powerful health and fitness
services with engaging user experience
Generate new revenue for each provider
– Network operator – services, and loyalty
– Innovator – apps
– Handset maker – higher margin and loyalty
– Accessory maker – hardware (app share)
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What is needed to make Bluetooth Low
Energy a Success?
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CSR offer a complete Bluetooth Low Energy Platform
Dual-mode silicon in handsets
All CSR Bluetooth Silicon will feature Bluetooth low energy
Starting with CSR 8000 which is shipping in handsets today
Dual-mode support in software stacks
CSR include Bluetooth low energy support in our mobile
and PC software stacks –
– Synergy – the worlds most widely used Bluetooth stack
– Harmony – powerful stack for Windows
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CSR offer a complete Bluetooth Low Energy Platform
µEnergy™ platform offers single-mode single-chip solutions
On-chip qualified stack, and customer application
Market leading low power performance
Package Options:
High IO for keyboards & Remote controls
Low IO for compact sensors
CSR1000: 32-pin 5x5x0.6mm QFN
CSR1001: 56-pin 8x8x0.9m QFN
CSR1000
CSR1001
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Bluetooth low energy challenges
What else is required?
Open API for Bluetooth low energy on mobile handsets
Common across multiple platforms
– Developed for android to encourage wider adoption
Rapid development of Bluetooth low energy use cases
Rapid deployment of testing and certification infrastructure
Communication to the consumer
– How do you know which accessory will work with your mobile
handset?
– Is Bluetooth 4.0 enough?
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In Summary
Bluetooth Low Energy – enables a wide range of product– Powerful protocol features
– Replaces some proprietary systems for remotes, keyboard and mice
– New applications in mobile accessories
Bluetooth Low Energy is a built for entrepreneurs– Enables exciting new user experiences
– Enables new revenue across the supply chain
Supported by stack and silicon platforms– CSR provide “Dual Mode” & “Single Mode” silicon
– CSR provide Dual mode stack solutions for PC, and mobile
Industry and SIG must address the remaining challenges
Huge potential for entrepreneurial developers
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