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- elderly care

Designing an Easy Mode (Call, Navigation and Social Contact) of Smartwatch especially for the Empty Nester Elderly.

- elderly care

Designing an Easy Mode (Call, Navigation and Social Contact) of Smartwatch especially for the Empty Nester Elderly.

BACKGROUND Ageing of population is an objective demographic phenomenon, which is likely to occur in any type of regions and countries. Therefore, it is important for us to pay more attention to the living conditions of the elderly.

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SOLITUDE

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COMPANION

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Elderly Learning Software University for the Age

Conclusion The elderly's social needs, which focus on the interpersonal communication and social activities, are often overlooked.

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Volunteer Work Jobs After Retirement Social Network Social Activities Medical System Health Insurance

69-79 Safety and Security Over 80 Physiological Needs

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Food, Water, Shelter, Rest

60-69 Love And Belongs

Empty Nester Elderly

Empty Nester Elderly The Other Elderly In Loneliness / Sadness In Comfort / Happiness

Conclusion With the development of society, there appears the phenomenon that more and more urban elder people are living alone.

It is obvious that most of the city empty nest elderly are living unhappy, and their living conditions, especially the psychologically, need more care.

Activity areas of empty nesters when at leisure

Why urban empty nesters usually stay at home

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No chance to meet new friends

Community Centre

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No relatives or friends nearby

Home

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Others

When it comes to the empty nesters who live in the city, their social needs are more difficult to be satisfied. Most of the urban empty nesters stay alone at home when at leisure.

Unable to use electronic devices

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University of the age

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Unwilling to get out and socialize

Pubilc Park

Unfamiliar with the way around

The main reason why many urban empty nesters choose to stay alone at home glumly is that they cannot find friends to play with.

Conclusion The social needs of empty nesters in urban areas cannot be well solved is because they have no chance to make new friends and have no convenient way to meet their old friends.

Mobile Phone For The Elderly

Smart watch Big buttons that are clear to recognize

Functional with various useful apps

Durable enough to withstand a drop

GPS and water resistance up to 50 meters

Accurate monitoring over health data

Short battery last and small memory

Complicated setting process before use

Not equipped with navigation or social

Not a stand-alone device and dependent on

Unable to install entertainment applications

Small screen with poor reaction sensitivity

functions

iPhone

Designers should create a mobile phone, which can be used simply and provide with several common functions according to different needs of various old people.

It is more suitable for the old people to use a simple device with some frequently used functions, rather than a complicated one with all functions.

Magnifier For Reading

Hearing-aid For The Elderly

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With simple functions that are easy to use

Portable with light and handy volume

Wearable device that is light and handy

clear to see

affect the appearance

Suitable magnification makes characters

Hidden behind the ears, which does not

Easily stained and difficult to clean

Uncomfortable when wearing

exposure and fire

device

Need to be kept away from direct sun

The elderly need a more humanized product in their daily life, because of the unavoidable decline in eyesight.

Need to avoid vapor that can damage the

According to the actual demand of elder people, hearing aid is better to be equipped with waterproof function and become more comfortable to wear.

Elderly Mental Health Problems

The screen of the smartwatch is too small for elder people to see all the icons as well as related descriptions on it clearly.

Functions of the smartwatch are too complex that the elder people cannot successfully use them independently. Furthermore, many of these functions are useless to the old people.

It is difficult for the elderly to find suitable applications from the smartwatch. They cannot contact with their old friends conveniently or make new friends easily.

Age-related Vision Problems

Age-related Memory Loss Problems

Elderly Mental Health Problems

The interface of the smartwatch should be enlarged as far as possible without affecting the normal wearing.

A new smartwatch should be designed, which has only few but more practical functions based on the needs of the elder people.

In addition, the frequently used icons should be highlighted and enlarged in order to improve the user experience of them.

Moreover, the operation of applications should be simplified, such as using voice instead of typing or sliding the screens instead of touching.

An application should be designed, which can create a friend circle especially for the elder people and provide opportunities for them to meet new friends, so as to enrich their life in old age.

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Age-related Memory Loss Problems

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Age-related Vision Problems

Solutions

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Definition It is an Apple Watch Easy Mode design for the elderly, including the function of calling, navigation, and social contact.

It is used for interaction between the elderly, which can identify opposing's location and then carry out voice navigation.

Also, it provides a social platform for the elderly, which gives them the opportunity to meet people who are nearby or have common interests.

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Call User

Calling

Call Ended

Navigation

Enter Destination

Confirm Location

Get Directions

View Map

Personal Page

Add Contacts

Friend Radar

People Nearby

Personal Settings

Recording

Typing

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Home Page

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User Search

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Calling

Call Ended

Navigation

Enter Destination

Choose Location

Navigate to

View Map

Personal Page

Add Friends

Face to Face

User Search

Personal Settings

Cover Photo

Visible Permission

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Home Page 09

Choose User

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People Nearby

The icons on Home Page should be changed to have the characteristics of the times in which the elderly lived.

Home Page The Personal Settings in the bottom right corner of Home Page are moved into the part of Add Friends.

The function of Friends Stories should become a new section rather than belonging to the part of Add Friends.

Friends Stories

Add Friends

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Contacts

User Calling

Navigation

Enter Destination

Confirm Location

View Map

Share Stories

Choose Photo

Edit Text

Stories Sended

Add Friends

Face to Face

User Search

People Nearby

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Log In

Home Page

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Adding Microphone Icon at the top of the Contacts to entry voice commands

Enlarging the profile photo of the user when calling in order to avoid calling the wrong people

Swipe Up

Swipe Right

Applying visual language to button design (Cancel=Red, Confirm=Green)

Tap

Enlarging the area of Hold To Speak when entering a

destination in order to make it easier for the elderly to use

Force Press

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Enlarging the profile photo and name of users in the Contacts

Enlarging the button icon of Cancel and Confirm

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Incoming Call

Voice Play

Entering the voice commands directly to search the location.

Previewing voice commands to ensure the accuracy.

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When receiving a call, it shows the caller's name and profile photo.

Voice Recording

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Personal Profile Users can add moments, photos, or anything they want on this page.

Face to Face

People Nearby

Adding friends through this when two watches touch.

Swiping right to add or swiping left to delete people nearby.

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LOG IN

ore using, the elderly can log in with their erprints instead of making notes of the password.

can ensure all information security and protect user's privacy.

ddition, it can distinguish between two users g the same watch.

Image Enlarged

Function Simplified

The larger images provide better use experience for the elderly.

The fewer functions it has, the fewer mistakes the elderly will make.