I Quest

Fouad, Muhammad, Muhammad, and Muhammad !Faculty of Science, Cairo UniversityDr Diyaa Atiya

i-QuestTraffic Reporting Mobile Service

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• Introduction• MotivationWhat’s i-Quest?

• CoreFunctions and ArchitectureTechnical ChallengesDemonstration

• ConclusionInnovation, Pros and Cons Future Work

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Conclusion

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TechnicalChallenges

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Demonstration

Innovation

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Introduction

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What’s i-Quest

Motivation

• Innovative • Added-value • Push the frontiers

• Mobile Service• Growing sector• New learning experience

• Social Contribution• 2,000,000+ cars in Cairo• Time, Environment, Health

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Functions and Architecture

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Functions and Architecture

1. Send traffic reports.

2. Respond to requests of traffic information.

3. Statistical analysis:• Relation between time and traffic levels.• Correlation between traffic levels of streets.• And more...

FREE OF CHARGEYet potentially profitable !

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GSM Modem

Java program

DB

Server Computer

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Communication Device

Mobile-to-PC Communication Program and Logic layer

Information System Layer

J2ME Mobile ApplicationUser Handset

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Technical Challenges

• Mobile Application• Language, Arabic support, user interface• Wrote our own file structure for Mobile

application

• Send-Receive Protocol• Knowledge, GSM Modem, message

validation• Developed an open source library (Java

SMSLIB) to fit our needs

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• Efficient Database Design• 5 Times, performance issues• Special tables for fast retrieval of data

• Motivating Users• Minimal subscription requirements• Free service with a reward system• Reliable replies to requests• Simple Interface

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Mobile Application Demo: Sending a ReportIntroduction

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Pros and Cons

Innovation

• Extending SMS to networking

• A new service in a new domain

• Extendibility

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Pros and Cons

Pros• Low cost of deployment and usage• On demand, anywhere, 24/7 • Instantaneous replies• Extending to other domains

Cons• User dependent

Number of reports Validity of reports

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• Routing:Given a current location and a destination, show the optimal way (traffic-wise) to get to the destination from the current location.

• Scheduling:Send the traffic report periodically at a pre-scheduled time.

• Extending to other domains• Voting and polls• Consumer rating of goods and services• Feedback on academic courses• Reporting exam results

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Take Home Message

• Three Innovative Aspects of i-Quest• Networking Service• Social Impact• Commercial Applications

• We are not here Just for the Prize• We look for Business Partnership

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