Case Notes: SenPortal: Internet-Based Services for Senior Citizens

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23962/10539/19277

Keywords:

senior citizens, Internet-based services, facial recognition, single sign-on, voice recognition, social networking

Abstract

Countless senior citizens retired before computers and the Internet became prominent. In many cases, cognitive and physical limitations restrict them from enjoying the benefits and opportunities the Internet has to offer. The project discussed here experimented with measures to assist the elderly to utilise some Internet-based services. SenPortal, a single, sign-on, front-end system using facial recognition, was established to assist senior users to enjoy Internet-based services such as Gmail, Skype, Google, Wikipedia and Facebook without having to use any user ID or password. The article reports on a case study undertaken in the retirement village where SenPortal was developed.

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Published

15-12-2013

Issue

No. 13 (2013)

Section

Building the information society

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“Case Notes: SenPortal: Internet-Based Services for Senior Citizens” (2013) The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) [Preprint], (13). doi:10.23962/10539/19277.
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