Intelligent Habitats for Health: pervasive environments that reflect our daily lives

Human beings have profoundly altered their relationship with their habitat throughout history. With the advent of communication technologies, they have become nomadic once again, expecting greater comfort, security, well-being and health services from their living environment. The home becomes a witness to their lives, anticipating their rhythms, habits, tastes and desires. The concept of the "intelligent home for health" is giving rise to numerous projects. Based on available technologies and simple operations, research has identified regularities in activities, correlations between daytime and night-time activities, and information on periods of inactivity. Automatic identification of daily activities will soon make it possible to assess the level of autonomy of frail subjects.