Smart Mirror for Elderly Emotion Monitoring

Abstract

We introduce a concept for an IoT semi-electronic display device which can detect the users emotions to identify initial signs of depression in the elderly. Such a screening process is expected to appear in future smart healthcare systems. This device functions as a smart mirror which displays daily information such as the weather, events, headline news, currency rates, stocks, and reminders. Elderly users can view information on their mental health while dressing themselves in front of the mirror. The information on their daily emotions will be collected to monitor their health long-term as a nurse or caretaker in their house would do. Moreover, to observe the elderly users emotions, we incorporate additional systems such as a chat bot, facial recognition, voice/speech recognition, and posture recognition. The device also serves as a communication tool that facilitates telemedicine, helping the elderly users at home feel more connected with their doctors. This helps doctors diagnose, follow up, and treat their patients long-term