1. Zicheng Wan and Yuan Gao CPSC 6820, Clemson University
Location Assistant
Zicheng Wan and Yuan Gao
CPSC 6820, Clemson University

2. Description Locate any phone in the same family group
Stay connected to the people who matter most
Clemson University – CPSC 6820 – Location Assistant – Wan & Gao – 5/4/17

3. Description
Allow parents to monitor the children’s locations and activities
Display family members’ real-time locations on the map
Clemson University – CPSC 6820 – Location Assistant – Wan & Gao – 5/4/17

4. Description
Allow parents to monitor the children’s locations and activities
Send push notifications like geofencing
Clemson University – CPSC 6820 – Location Assistant – Wan & Gao – 5/4/17

5. Description
Allow parents to monitor the children’s locations and activities
Send messages to other group members
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6. Demo
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7. Approach Google Maps API Drawing on the map Interacting with the map
Android API Utility library
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8. Approach Google Play Services Location Services API Geofencing API
Activity Recognition API
Detect current user’s activity
e.g. on_vehicle, still, walking
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9. Approach Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)
A free service that send data from app server to users' devices, and receive messages from devices on the same connection
Used for push notification services
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10. Functionality User Registration Users register accounts to use the app
Create a new family or join the exist one with a unique invitation code
Customized profile photos
Use the camera
Choose any existing picture on the phone
Photos uploaded to the external database
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11. Functionality Location Map Location Information Real time locations
Users identified by photos
Location Information
Display location information
Detect user’s activity
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12. Functionality Location History
Display selected user’s location history
Choose time range for 24 hours or 7 days
Track positions by time
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13. Functionality Push Notification
Geofencing notification for selected places
Identify entering and exiting events
Battery status notification
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14. Functionality Group Chat Instant group chat
Users identified by profile photos
Current user on the right
All other users on the left
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15. Acknowledgements Dr. Roy Pargas Sydney Paul
Rob Percival, “the Complete Android N Developer Course”
Google Play Services, Google Maps API
Google Maps Android API utility library
ArthurHub, “Android-Image-Cropper”
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