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Weather Client Weather Client – – Your AM Profile Your AM Profile

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Ajay Kang, Varun Verma Ajay Kang, Varun Verma CISE CISE -

• Univ. Of Florida
• Univ. Of Florida

CIS 6930 CIS 6930 -

• Mobile Computing

Mobile Computing Spring 2001 Spring 2001

Weather Client? Weather Client?

• I. Weather Data
• I. Weather Data
• Any Location

Any Location – – City, State OR Zip. City, State OR Zip.

• Current Conditions

Current Conditions – – Description, Description, Temperature, High, Low. Temperature, High, Low.

• Extra Data

Extra Data – – Sunrise, Sunset, Humidity, Sunrise, Sunset, Humidity, Apparent Temperature, Apparent Temperature, Dewpoint Dewpoint, , Visibility, Barometer, Wind. Visibility, Barometer, Wind.

• 5 Day Forecast

5 Day Forecast – – Description, High, Low Description, High, Low

Your AM Profile? Your AM Profile?

• II. The AM Profile
• II. The AM Profile
• Default location for weather data.

Default location for weather data.

• Preferred ‘extra’ weather information.

Preferred ‘extra’ weather information.

• Extension of the word ‘weather’!

Extension of the word ‘weather’!

• Horoscope

Horoscope

• Favorite Stock Value

Favorite Stock Value

• III. Personalized Alarms
• III. Personalized Alarms –

– Notification from Notification from server on user specified weather conditions. server on user specified weather conditions.

Snapshots Snapshots

System Architecture System Architecture

✦ ✦ Phone stores user Id which is sent from the server.

Phone stores user Id which is sent from the server.

✦ ✦ Server retrieves data from information sources on the

Server retrieves data from information sources on the basis of profile for user Id. basis of profile for user Id.

✦ ✦ Server sends information to phone. Phone displays

Server sends information to phone. Phone displays data, as graphics and numbers. data, as graphics and numbers.

✦ ✦ Data pull from client on startup of weather app and

Data pull from client on startup of weather app and

• n user information request.
• n user information request.

✦ ✦ Server push on user event notification.

Server push on user event notification.

Implementation Implementation

Man Hours Man Hours – – 350 350 Code Size Code Size – – 5000 lines. 5000 lines. Challenges Challenges – –

• Getting sources for weather and other data.

Getting sources for weather and other data.

• Limited API of J2ME.

Limited API of J2ME.

• Emulator vs. Phone.

Emulator vs. Phone.

• Graphics.

Graphics.

• Communication with phone.

Communication with phone.

USPs USPs

• Its ALL Live!

Its ALL Live! – – Weather data, stock values, Weather data, stock values, horoscope. horoscope.

• Pretty Pictures!

Pretty Pictures! – – Weather descriptions, sun Weather descriptions, sun-

• signs.

signs.

• User Friendly!

User Friendly! – – Profile prevents repeated Profile prevents repeated data entry on the phone. data entry on the phone.

• Plan your activities!

Plan your activities! – – Routine, Sports,…. Routine, Sports,….

• Be forewarned!

Be forewarned!

Watch the action! Watch the action!