Health informatics — Personal health device communication – Part 10471: Device specialization - Independent living activity hub

This standard establishes a normative definition of the communication between independent-living activity hubs and managers (for example, cell phones, personal computers, personal health appliances and set-top boxes) in a way that enables plug-and-play interoperability. In this context, independent-living activity hubs are defined as devices that communicate with simple situation monitors (binary sensors), normalise information received from the monitor, and provide it to one or more managers. This information can be examined (for example) to determine when a person's activities or behaviours have deviated significantly from what is normal for them so that relevant parties can be notified.

This standard leverages appropriate portions of existing standards including ISO/IEEE 11073 terminology and information models. It specifies the use of specific term codes, formats, and behaviours in telehealth environments restricting ambiguity in base frameworks in favour of interoperability. A common core of communication functionality for independent-living activity hubs is also defined.

This standard has been superseded by ISO/IEEE 11073-10471:2024 Health informatics — Device interoperability – Part 10471: Personal health device communication — Device specialization — Independent living activity hub.