TV datacasting system helps check on elderly via Internet

TV datacasting system helps check on elderly via Internet

TOKYO, Japan - An elderly resident at Yokodaikita housing complex in Yokohama checks for information on various local events on his television screen while watching the usual TV programs in March 2014. The datacasting system via Internet, catered specifically for residents of the housing complex, is currently in trial to help check on safety of elderly residents when they do not watch TV for a certain period of time.

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