It isn't easy to check up on one's elderly parents from afar, but perhaps technology can offer a partial solution. Sensors at the parents' home record how much they climb stairs or move around. Icons arrayed around the photo change in size to indicate how active the parent is on a given day. The folks who are monitored can choose the information they want transmitted.
Nobody really wants that.
While commercialization is possible within a year, Mynatt's next project is to make frames for monitoring health and socialization. This article has an online forum . Join us for a discussion.