Developing a tablet-based communication platform for the elderly

Simpli Innovation Inc.开发了一个平台，提供平板电脑形式的便携式电话的简单和方便。这款平板电脑专门针对老年人与家人和照顾者交流，提供的视频通话格式比目前现成平台上提供的格式要简单得多。该平台功能完善，但其面向用户和护理人员/管理员的界面需要进一步研究和设计，以满足这一市场需求。Simpli正在与健康设计实验室合作，从事以人为中心的研究，为两个主要用户群体：老年人和家庭成员提供修订后的界面设计。老年人的主要需求是能够轻松进行视频通信的简化界面。家庭成员/照顾者将使用该界面进行通信，还可以远程定制、配置和维护系统。可能需要不同的接口来支持这些需求。

Simpli Innovations Inc. has developed a platform that offers the simplicity and convenience of a portable telephone in a tablet format. Targeted specifically to the elderly to communicate with family and caregivers, this tablet offers video calls in a radically simplified format than is currently available in off-the-shelf platforms. This platform is functionally well developed, but its interface for both users and caregiver/administrators needs further research and design to address this market. Simpli is partnering with the Health Design Lab to engage in human-centred research that will inform a revised interface design for the two main user groups: the elderly, and family members. The primary needs of the elderly are for a simplified interface that allows for easy video communication. Family members/caregivers will use the interface to communicate, but also to customize, configure, and maintain the system remotely. Different interfaces may be needed to support these needs.