1. Hing Chiang, John Jordan, Denise Kwan, Hai Hong Lee, HongDuc Nguyen
Conference Buddy
Life is full of surprises – meeting people shouldn’t be
Hing Chiang, John Jordan, Denise Kwan, Hai Hong Lee, HongDuc Nguyen
Problem
Design Evolution
How do you find someone in a large, crowded room? How would you do it at a conference?
From Phone Book Application to Conference Buddy
Phone Book Application
People rely on
Conference Buddy provides
Prior planning
Knowledge of contact info
Conference message board
Luck
Conference directory search
Contact management
Meeting scheduling
Proximity sensing
Initial design was an improved phone book to help people meet and find each other in any setting.
Features
Search
Conference Buddy
The user can search profiles of other attendees without revealing private contact information
Provide these features to conference-goers.
Conference directory accessed wirelessly.
Allow people to exchange contact info.
Assist in coordinating meetings.
Organize contacts
Profiles of acquaintances and friends put into groups
Future Work
Integrate Conference Buddy with phone’s built-in calendar.
List descriptions and times of talks, find out who is going.
Expand Conference Buddy to social networking.
Implement proximity sensing and conference directory input.
Expand the application to support more complex social networking
Schedule meeting and sense
Schedule meetings and use proximity sensing to find each other, even in crowds or for the first time
CS 160, Spring 2006