PHILPS Hue expand application: let ALS patients seek medical treatment"

Recently, PHILPS and Accenture jointly announced that it has developed a proof of concept of software, the software can display the wearable connection with Emotiv Insight Brainware, so that the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and other neurodegenerative disorders through the brain commands to control the PHILPS Hue family products, smart TV and Lifeline medical alarm equipment, greatly enhance the quality of their life.

Previously, the popularity of social networking ice bucket challenge successfully aroused public concern about ALS disease. There are about 400000 people suffering from ALS problems around the world every year, this disease will give the brain and spinal cord nerve cell damage, let patients (by voluntary somatic nervous system can directly control the muscles gradually lose the ability of action). Advanced patients can even be paralyzed, but still retain the brain function.

PHILPS Hue is a smart Internet Home Furnishing lighting system in March this year, the official landing China market, Hue used in the world's leading LED lighting technology and wireless Internet technology, the industry was known as "the most intelligent lights, Hue revolutionary innovation of traditional lighting makes countless consumers realize the digital lifestyle more convenient.

Due to the openness of the API and to the various systems and equipment of high expansibility, PHILPS Hue can create Home Furnishing lighting and intelligent internet life possibilities - a concept for patients with ALS type application allows the user to control the validation of the PHILPS Hue family through the brain commands to control the lighting products, make more intelligent and convenient.

No matter which one patient is in the stage of the disease, even in the loss of muscle control and eye tracking capability, they can still give orders through the brain, PHILPS Hue control, brightness, color, lighting and atmosphere scene change. In addition, PHILPS Hue can help patients communicate with the outside world. For example, after the patient's brain issued a thirsty instruction, the PHILPS Hue will change the color according to the preset information, to remind caregivers.

As a global leader in the lighting industry, PHILPS has been committed to the light of meaningful innovation to enhance people's quality of life. In order to improve people's lives, to create a more healthy in the future, PHILPS digital accelerator laboratory and Accenture Technology Labs jointly explore new wearable and inductive solutions, finally introduced the proof of concept application, proved ALS patients can also pass through the brain, eye and voice command control of PHILPS Hue and other networking equipment and products. Better control over their own lives.

PHILPS will continue to expand the members of the Hue family, with a more intelligent, more creative lighting solutions to create a hitherto unknown lighting experience, and constantly open up the application of intelligent lighting Home Furnishing interconnection, providing intelligent life more rich experience for more users.

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