Driving Directions via Mapquest

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Driving Directions via Mapquest

• Get directions from anywhere to anywhere on your
  cell phone

2
Operational Concepts

• Gets driving directions just like on mapquest.com
• Marketed towards end consumers
• Doesnt display maps just text directions

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System Requirements

• Cell phone
• Supports java
• Has internet/server access
• Mapquest must be online

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System Architecture

• Midlet inputs query from user
• Midlet sends query to servlet
• Servlet sends query to mapquest.com
• Mapquest.com returns directions to servlet
• Servlet parses directions, returns them to midlet
• Midlet displays directions for user

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Lifecycle Plan

• Small initial development
• Midlet is very simple
• Servlet has some complexity, but is very feasible
  given the short time frame
• Future support could be problematic
• Mapquest may change its query format, requiring
  changes to the servlet

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Feasibility Rationale

• This idea is feasible
• Servlet prototype went smoothly the data we
  need is easily accessible
• Parsing may be tricky, but is doable
• There is a market for this product