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 walkietalkies
– 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
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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
1. Sharpen the Focus
2. Playful Rules
3. Number your Ideas
4. Build and Jump
5. The Space Remembers
6. Stretch Your Mental Muscles
7. 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