Hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living and system having the same

A system for detecting activities of daily living, comprising:

• a sensor module attached to an article to provide information on use of articles with a user;
• a hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living, comprising a behavior information detector unit detecting physical activity information from user's movements, an article use information detector unit detecting article use information on whether the user uses the article from the information on use of the articles, a controller unit generating information on activities of daily living of the user from the physical activity information and the article use information, and a memory unit storing the information on the activities of daily living of the user;
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• a remote control device receiving the information on the activities of daily living from the hand-held device for detecting activities of daily living and setting necessary measures for the user according to the information on the activities of daily living.