Internet of Things: Immersive Healthcare Technologies
subject: Augmented reality; Immersive technologies; Internet of Things; IoT in healthcare; Virtual reality
description: Internet of Things (IoT) can be defined as a system that consists of a group of things where information is exchanged with the help of the internet, sensors, and devices. The boom of IoT is mainly because of the factor that it does not require human influence and can take place independently in utilizing digital information from physical devices. The main concern is how the integration of these technologies creates unique applications for the ease of human life. This chapter discusses various technologies of IoT in healthcare and their numerous applications in medical field. It also introduces the involvement of augmented reality that is acquiring a new dimension in the Internet of Things. 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
creator: Vijayalakshmi A.; Jose D.V.; Unnisa S.
source: EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing, pp. 83-105.
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
date: 2022-01-01
rights: Restricted Access
relation: ISSN: 25228595
format: Online
language: English
type: Book chapter
coverage: Vijayalakshmi A., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Jose D.V., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Unnisa S., Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India