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Chapter 2: MOBILE DEVICES, Context-Aware - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Communicative
        
        email
        
        text messaging
        
        instant messaging
        
        voice
      - Wakable
      - Handheld
        
        multifunction
        
        batterypowered
        
        wearable or pocketable
        
        wireless
        
        Always available
      - Personal
        
        one owner
        
        always on
  - - - Meter reading devices.
      - Inventory management devices.
      - Barcode scanners like those from Honeywell and Zebra Technologies.
    - - Offered under "Android Enterprise" program.
      - Certified devices meet Google's enterprise requirements.
    - - Music devices like iPod and Microsoft Zune for playing music.
      - Handheld digital cameras like Samsung Galaxy NX and Nikon Coolpix S3000-series.
      - Handheld product price finders with barcode readers.
    - - Retail: Inventory tracking scanners.
      - Transportation and Logistics: Asset tracking devices.
      - Hospitality: Kiosks for ordering, information, or payment.
      - Healthcare: Remote patient monitoring and record keeping.
    - - Also known as 'information appliance.'
      - Designed for specific tasks, performing them well.
      - Focuses on a subset of information-focused tasks.
      - Simplicity limits support for other operations.
- - - - Local news and weather reports
      - Promotions and advertisements
      - Navigation
      - Location services (nearest restaurants, theaters, movie schedules, ticket prices)
      - Museum/zoo exhibit inform
    - - Application can better adapt to its environment.
      - Provides useful information relevant to the current user's situation.
      - Helps users deal with information overload by filtering information based on proximity.
    - - Safety: Used in search and rescue and emergency services.
      - Social Networking: Enables sharing updates and reviews with nearby users.
      - Information Service & Business Exposure: Provides information about nearby businesses.
      - Education: Implemented in schools, universities, zoos, and historical sites for navigation and educational content.
      - Tracking: Tracks objects like pets, children, or deliveries for easy location retrieval.
    - - User accesses a location-aware application.
      - Mobile device obtains estimated coordinates from Location Provider (GPS, WiFi, or Assisted GPS).
      - The application makes requests to a remote database with estimated GPS coordinates.
      - The remote server returns relevant information based on the nearest user's location coordinates.
    - - Location-aware application
      - Location-based services (LBS)
      - Location provider
      - Spatial database
      - Geohash
    - - EventBrite & Eventful: Discover popular local events and get event recommendations.
      - Malaysia Prayer Times: Displays current prayer times and Qibla direction based on user's location.
  - - - Context-aware applications gather data from mobile device sensors, user behavior history, and third-party data sources.
    - - Google Fit:
        
        Detects user activity using accelerometer and gyroscope sensor readings.
        
        Utilizes the pedometer sensor to detect running, walking, and cycling activities.
        
        Measures heart rate and offers fitness advice when connected to a smartwatch.
      - Adidas Runtastic Fitness Tracker:
        
        Tracks fitness activities such as running, walking, and cycling.
      - AirBnB:
        
        Uses the user's current location to list available private rooms or houses for rent.
        
        Analyzes user profiles and past behavior to provide personalized recommendations for accommodation options.
        
        Based on users' location, renting patterns, and budget spent.
  - - - What type of data is recorded?
      - Is the application constantly monitoring for input?
      - Does the application continuously record user location?
      - Can the backend deduce the user's work, school, and home locations?
    - - Alexa is always listening — and so are Amazon workers.
      - "God View": Uber Investigates Its Top New York Executive For Privacy Violations.
      - How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did.
      - Facebook still tracks you on Android apps (even if you don't have a Facebook account).