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The eldercare problem becomes important due to population ageing. A fall accident may cause serious injury to the elderly. How to automatically detect a fall and quickly launch a help message becomes crucial, particularly for those elders living alone. The smartphone that is frequently carried by a person has the potential to be a natural tool to provide this fall detection service. In this paper,...