Mobile Application Development

Commercial Mobile Application Development [PhoTon]

Commercial Mobile Application Development [PhoTon]

Introduction

The current trend in mobile technology indicates that the tasks achievable by mobile handsets will soon exceed our imagination. In Japan mobile phones are steadily replacing credit cards. The user using the mobile phone provides the merchant with a unique code that is verified by the credit card company and money transfer is automatically processed between the point of purchase and the respective bank or the credit card company. Siemens, a major mobile manufacturer with a significant global market has researchers working with various sensors that enable the next generation of mobiles to do many amazing things. Mobile handsets could for example warn the user if there is a fire nearby and turn into real lifesavers. Alternatively, they could prevent accidents by being used as breathalyzers after a long night at the bar and even suggest calling a taxi in case of a high blood-alcohol level (Abrahamsson et.al, 2004, pp. 174-175).

Another very practical scenario is the scanning of price tags in supermarkets or stores. The mobile could then compare the offered price for a specific item with that of competing sellers and offer the user a choice of getting a better deal elsewhere. As a general trend, experts see a close merger of various functions in all areas of modern life and predict that capabilities of current and future mobile phones will make them even more indispensable. The mobile application that is going to be developed in this paper is known as PhoTon, which is designed for preventive massive information exchange (Holzer, & Ondrus, 2009, pp. 55-64). The mobile application is developed using the J2ME MIDlet, which enables the mobile devices to access internet through wireless connection (Yuan, 2004).

New Application for Preventive Notification [PhoTon]

The objective of this application is twofold. First is to enhance and widen public involvement in security by developing easy-to-access information systems. Second, the system can be used by special personnel only. The technology will significantly simplify the response to the events endangering security (Kaikkonen, & Roto, 2002). It will help the special agencies to gather crucial information in time and respond as quickly as possible. Cellular phones are nowadays affordable for most of the residents and became a common personal accessory. We develop cell phone software on 12ME platform which can be installed on phones for easier communication with the community agencies. The information is properly organized by the phone and structured messages are delivered to a single server and then automatically can be rerouted to authorized persons as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2. For efficient working of this application it is necessary to work with servlet technology, it is necessary to install and configure tomcat first on Windows platform. Before installing tomcat you must have J2SE 1.4.2 or later on your computer. We can install free java version from the net at http://java.sun.com/j2se. Choose the version J2SE 1.4.2 or later. Select windows version and click license ...