Mobile Augmented Reality Based Lost-Prevention System

Abstract

The usage of mobile devices has grown rapidly and mobile communication services are becoming more popular as well, almost everyone has a smart mobile device. Most mobile devices provide GPS satellite coordinate positions, some mobile phone companies provide both GPS and GLONASS binary coordinate system enabling faster and more accurate coordinate information. The population in Taiwan is aging with the average 10.75% of senior inhabitants. If the elder member of a family can carry a smart mobile phone when he or she is outside for activities, this elder member can always be tracked through a system that provides coordinate information through Web services. When this elder member is disoriented the instructions on the screen will guide him or her back home through the function of Augmented Reality provided by the system.