Project
definition
Assignment
6
Names of group members
- Alexandra Kahl
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology
- University of Wisconsin at Madison, U.S.A. - 2003
- Juan Miguel Espinosa Carlin
- Bachelor of Science in Electronic Systems Engineering
- Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico City Campus, Mexico - 1999
- Dragomir Vatkov
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
- University of Sofia, Bulgaria- 2003
- Peifang Zhang
- Bachelor of Science in Automotive Engineering
- Jiangsu University, China - 2003
Brainstorming summary on the 09.12.2003
- Automate train schedule
- Call taxi in emergency
- GPS on my bike
- White board that automate presentation
- Menu on tablet
- Self scan in supermarket
- Universal tutor
- Download lecture while being in class
- MP3 music store
- Food contents advisor
- Movile movie (time restricted)
- Download music remotely
- Kids games
- Kids tracking system
- Free time planner
- Best friend sharing
- GPS self
- Personal assistant
Application name
- Still under discusion :( Once
that the name is defined, a domain name will be purchased and an independent
website for the product will be created.
Application description
- A software application for a
PDA device that allows users to know when and where will the next transport
will be available for a user defined destination.
Transports considered: VRS net in the Bonn - Cologne region.
Assumptions
- All the transports have a GPS device installed
- There is interconnectivity between all different types of transports in
the Bonn - Cologne VRS net
- The PDA device in which the software will be used is a wireless device
with GPS capabilities
Target user group
- All transport users with time constraints that use the Bonn - Cologne VRS net
Preliminary feature list
- Determine best route in terms of price, time and number of changes of
transport
- Tell the user how long will take
the transport to reach the station in which he/she will take it
- Tell the user in which station
he/she has to change transport
- Alarm fuction so the user know
when his/her transport is comming
- Recalculate route if one
of the transports has a delay
- Route pausing so the user can
stop in some point of his/her journey and continue it later
- Last possible route information
in case that the transport be the last one available for the destination
- The application will be full
color