Directory and Map Service Operational Concept Provides Business directory listings to cell phone users Provide maps of specified area Provide driving directions to any destination
System Requirements Allow user to easily access fast and reliable information Service has to be cheap
System Architecture Midlet on phone interacts with user and communicates with Servlet Servlet gets requested information from third party web pages Servlet processes information formats it to send to the midlet Midlet Displays Received information
Life Cycle Plan Useful for Day to Day errands Business transactions like delivery services Service Provided by cell phone company May be become worthless as web pages providing this information become easy and cheap to access
Feasibility Directory information easy to access and extract desired information Maps may prove difficult to get useful clear image because phones vary in screen size, resolution etc. Heavily dependent on external sources A change in format could cause problems