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In the super-aging society, daily healthcare monitoring has become increasingly emphasized as a possible approach for the early diagnosis and timely treatment of lifestyle-related diseases. A wide variety of information transfers and platforms have been developed for daily healthcare monitoring. Using these techniques, the commercially available devices for home healthcare are also networked. However, techniques for obtaining physiological information are unfocused, and in such a case, even useful data cannot be obtained even if the network system is applied. Given these considerations, the authors have investigated a new network system combined with new bioinstrumentation techniques, i.e., the fusion physiological sensing system and its applicability for the daily healthcare monitoring. In particular, as contributions towards the development of healthcare technology, two promising monitoring techniques, ambulatory and non-conscious physiological monitoring, have been developed. These methods can contribute to the fields of the personal healthcare, medical care, and rehabilitation through their fusion with information and communications technology. The utility of these systems are reported according to the results of practical use, in addition to the outline of the sensing techniques in this chapter. |
