ABSTRACT

Contents 20.1 Introduction .............................................................................................537 20.2 System, Concept, and Architecture ..........................................................539 20.3 Background Compression ....................................................................... 540 20.4 Why Compression Is Necessary .............................................................. 542 20.5 ECG Compression Method ..................................................................... 546 20.6 Implementation in Mobile Platform with J2ME ..................................... 546 20.7 Conclusion ...............................................................................................559 References .........................................................................................................560

can be performed over Wi-Fi/Bluetooth protocols rather that Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), oering a cheaper option. Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket PowerPoint, nance and budgeting software, e-mailing suits, etc., provide greater support for work/business activities. Lastly, healthcare is an area that is currently in focus and where extensive research is being conducted [13,15,17,25-29]. Calorie and activity monitoring softwares running on mobile phones are already available. In this chapter, we focus on cardiovascular monitoring services over mobile phone network.