Travel information for mobile device

TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES

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ABSTRACT .6

CHAPTER ONE : INTRODUCTION . 7

1 .1 . Mobile Phones : Importance and Recent Advancements .7

1 .2 . Location-Based Services . 9

1 .3 . User Interface Design of Mobile Devices Reexamined . 11

CHAPTER TWO : LITERATURE REVIEW . 17

2 .1 . Location Based Services : Its Importance to Travelers . 20

CHAPTER THREE : METHODOLOGY . 28

CHAPTER FOUR : THE USER INTERFACE DESIGN . 38

CHAPTER FIVE EVALUATION .55

p CHAPTER SIX IMPROVEMENT . 66

CHAPTER SEVEN : CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK .71

APPENDIX : QUESTIONNAIRE . 74

REFERENCES . 81

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 . Location-Based Information . 10

Figure 2 . Wireless Universal Address Lookup Service .15

Figure 3 . Services that could allow mobile users to manage their travel plans easily and independently .21

Figure 4 . An online registration form mobile device users could fill out to receive traffic updates . 25

Figure 5 . Main Menu .49

Figure 6 . Routes Query .49

Figure 7 . Results of Query .50

Figure 8 . Route Information .50

Figure 9 . Bus Stop Query .51

Figure 10 . Results of Query .51

Figure 11 . Route Information .52

Figure 12 . Time Table Query .52

Figure 13 . Route Time Table .53

Figure 14 . Advanced Query .53

Figure 15 . Results of Advanced Query 53

Figure 16 . Main Menu of Improved Design . 66

Figure 17 . Stops Location Query .66

Figure 18 . Results of Query and Mini map .67

Figure 19 . Ticket Price Query .68

Figure 20 . Results of Query . 68

Figure 21 . Second Type of Ticket Price Query .69

Figure 22 Result .69

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 . The method users want in searching for bus information .37

Table 2 . Other means by which travelers could receive travel information . 38

Table 3 . Interactive Bus Route Service .39

Table 4 . Respondents who own a mobile device .41

Table 5 . The kind of information respondents want best .44 LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 . The method users want in searching for bus information .38

Figure 2 . Other means by which travelers could receive travel information .39

Figure 3 . Interactive Bus Route Service .40

Figure 4 . Respondents who own a mobile device .41

ABSTRACT

Mobile devices , as it would be shown in this study play a very important role in giving vital services to its users . Because of this this study aims to develop a user interface design to accommodate travel information for mobile devices . It would first look into the existing services being provided by the telecommunications network and other transportation companies . After doing so , the researcher shall pattern its user interface design from the data gathered through research . At the same time , a questionnaire shall be distributed to examine the views of thirty respondents with regard to travel information for mobile devices . The results of this survey shall be incorporated to the design that shall be developed as the researcher recognizes the importance of the users ' views

In addition , the user interface has been designed by recognizing the differences between the laptops , desktop computers and mobile devices It...