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Abstract
Due to increase in life expectancy, the problems that accompanied aging, have become more acute. It is widely acceptable that elder people, except their limited reflexes due to their age, display symptoms of impaired balance, lack of orientation, whereas their health can be burdened by various kinds of diseases. Modern mobile phones provide a medium that incorporates latest generation technologies, are affordable, portable and feature a variety of sensors that are not present even in modern personal computers. We propose a solution, referring to prevention and treatment of incidents that might occur in elder people, and which is based on mobile phones. We designed an application with the ability of automatic fall detection, by using the mobile sensors, warning signal by pressing a button in cases of emergency, detection and warning if the elder moves
away from the place of residence and automatic notification to supervisors as well as visual display to passerbies. Moreover, the application gives the possibility of providing useful instructions towards returning to place of residence through directions given on the map, in case where the elder has lost his orientation. The first three functions provide recording in a database, and also a text message is sent to the supervisor with latitude, longitude and other useful data. Afterwards, you can detect the elder person through google maps. Additionally, an application was implemented for the attending physician, which is connected with the database, through which s/he can obtain a complete picture of the patient 's status, to draw useful conclusions and proceed to possible change in medical treatment.