TELCOM 2120 Network Performance Spring 2004

TELCOM 2120 Network Performance Spring 2004

TELCOM 2936 Mobile Applications Spring 2005

Course Project Descriptions

The TELCOM2936 project is to be completed no later than Wed.April 26.The project can be an individual or as group (4 or less) effort covering anaspect of mobile applications in depth. The basic thrust of the project isto complete a mini mobile application utilizing one or more of the development (i.e., J2ME, XHTML-MP) or deployment techniques discussed inclass. A variety of projects are possible and each group should turn in aFINAL REPORT documenting the project.The FINAL Report should contain the following sections:

(a) introduction - giving background on the project;

(b) goals/problem statement - explaining the purpose of the study;

(c) results - detailing the methods used and the results; and

(d) conclusions.

Additionally the project group should put together a poster using powerpoint for presentation to the class and other students/faculty

Some project suggestions are given below

Projects

1. Location Based Security project
Develop a system that provides role based security tied to the user’s location. For example, the highest level of security could be in the mobile user’s office, while the lowest level of security would be in a public space. If possible construct a secure document browser that includes the user’s location in the ability to view documents stored on the mobile device.

2. Game project
Develop an interactive game (e.g., poker, bridge, tic-tac-toe) played between two users on handheld devices. See M. Morrison``Beginning Mobile Phone Gaming, SAMS 2005 or chapter 5-7 of Knudsen book Wireless JAVA with J2ME (on reserve in SIS library)

3. Mobile Social Network Project

Develop a web site that allows location of friends in the SIS building along with instant messaging – see for additional ideas.

4. Bus Tracker Project

Utilizing GPS equipment and PDA or phones develop a system that can be queried by web browsing or SMS to find the time of the next Pitt shuttle bus at the SIS building – this builds on an previous project using SMS only.

5. SMS Front End

A number of public services are available via SMS, such as, air, train and bus schedules and weather information. A service is accessed by sending SMS messages requesting the desired information to the telephone number assigned to the particular service.For the mobile user, services via SMS are available through a well known and therefore easily learnt interface. The problem is remembering both numbers and syntax for entering service request messages. The messages also need time consuming input each time a service is requested.The project idea is to make a front-end giving better availability for public SMS-services by providing a menu of relevant services (along with price Furthermore users should be relieved from remembering syntax by the use of forms based input.The reception of service messages should be carried out by the telephones' standard SMS handler.

6. Handheld web site development.

Redesign the SIS or Tele web site optimized for viewing on handhelds.

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