Function 1
Guardian supplies NAO with basic information.
- Programmer/Designer sets a list of questions for the Guardian to complete on behalf of the PwD
- Guardian receives the online survey
- Guardian enters the information in the online survey
- Information is stored in NAO's database
Function 2
NAO asks questions to Guardian and PwD.
- NAO has identified knowledge gaps in the database to ask about
- NAO poses these questions to the Guardian and PwD
- NAO waits for verbal response from either Guardian or PwD
- Guardian or PwD responds with the question
- NAO simultaneously stores information under the relevant question heading within the database
- NAO waits until there is a certain time of no verbal interaction from either Guardian or PwD
- NAO proceeds to next question on the list
- Guardian and PwD can set parameters and alarms, such as alerts for visiting relatives. (See Function 4)