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CS160 Discussion Section. Jan 30 2007 David Sun. Today. Mobile device case studies http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/success/default.mspx Group Brainstorming. Agriculture. Problem: Pistachios must go from tree to huller quickly to maximize quality
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CS160 Discussion Section Jan 30 2007 David Sun
Today • Mobile device case studies • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/business/success/default.mspx • Group Brainstorming
Agriculture • Problem: Pistachios must go from tree to huller quickly to maximize quality • Use PDAs to scan barcodes on individual bins and to update data records • Problem: In managing artificial insemination of cattle, it’s essential to know where samples come from • Record activities on a custom mobile application, rather than on paper forms (save 25% on data management costs)
Education • Problem: School administrators need access to student information outside of the office and classroom (e.g., roaming the halls or at events) • Mobile access to schedules, contact and medical information • Problem: Laptop PCs take up too much space in lab and create a barrier between teachers and students in the classroom • PDAs with special sensors as lab tools and data records • Interactive surveys in the classroom
Law Enforcement • Problem: It’s inefficient for police officers to conduct vehicle and person checks over walkie-talkies • Allow queries from mobile devices • Problem: Analysis of potential racial profiling requires specific data about police encounters • Give officers a questionnaire to fill out every time they make a stop
Health Care • Problem: Paper medical records are difficult to manage and maintain • Provide mobile devices for the electronic dictation and review of medical records • Problem: Thousands of deaths each year are caused by administration of the wrong medication • Scan medication upon administration and electronically for a valid physician order
Real Estate • Problem: Real estate agents are frequently showing property to clients and need to access information back at the office • Provide mobile access to property and customer profile information
Transportation • Problem: Truckers need up-to-date information about pickup and delivery destinations, especially with increasingly real-time shipping needs • Combine GPS tracking and navigation with automated dispatching • Problem: Dispatching taxi cabs to the closest customers is a difficult process • Use GPS-enabled mobile devices to track and send jobs to a fleet of taxis
Other examples • Qualcomm BREW Demo • Dodgeball
Group Brainstorm • Come up with 20 ideas by the end of the section • Yes: • think freely and openly • encourage wild ideas • be visual • go for quantity • build (on other people’s ideas) and jump • number your ideas • No: • do not critique other people’s ideas
IDEO’s Brainstorming Rules • Sharpen the Focus • Playful Rules • Number your Ideas • Build and Jump • The Space Remembers • Stretch Your Mental Muscles • Get Physical "The best way to get a good idea is to get a lot of ideas." -Linus Pauling
Administrivia • Group name • Project website • Office hr this wed moved to Fri 1:00 – 2:00pm