Transcript Finding Nearby Wireless HotSpots

Finding Nearby Wireless
HotSpots
Matthew Mohebbi
and
Tessa MacDuff
Operational Concepts
• Pocket PC with GPS
• List of Wireless Access Point locations
– Name
– Location Type (café, restaurant)
– Distance
• Detailed Information
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Name
Address
Location Type
Network Type
• Driving Directions
System Requirements
• Database of HotSpots
• Web Service Server
• GPS enabled SmartPhone or PocketPC
• Client Application
System and Software
Architecture
• Client Application
– Written in .NET
– Request for list of Locations
• Send GPS location and number of HotSpots
• Receive list of closest HotSpots
– Request Driving Directions
• Send GPS location and HotSpot ID
• Receive text Driving Directions
System and Software
Architecture
• Server Application
– Written in .NET
– Import XML Database from wi-fihotspot.com
into MS SQL Database
– Intelligent and Efficient searching for closest
HotSpots
Lifecycle Plan
• Business Travelers
– Find HotSpots quickly in unfamiliar places
• Tech Savy User
– Up-To-Date information on local HotSpots
• Support from Wireless Device Manufacturers
– Symbiotic relationship
– Shared user base
Feasibility Rational
• 802.11 rapidly developing
– Continuing to do so until Cellular Technology exceeds
price and speed
• SmartPhone adoption
– More companies signing on to Windows Mobile
• Simplicity of Client
– Rapid Deployment across multiple Platforms
• GPS required in all Cellular Devices by 2005