310KM M-Commerce Application

Lab 7 Presentation

Introduction

We need to develop and deploy a wireless application that allows real estate agents to manage properties, prospects, sales opportunities, and contact information while on the move.

We will describe the features of the application, also analyze the priority of different features.

We will select the particular mobile platform and database for development and explain the reason why we choose them.

Features

Access information on Properties: Post some factual details about the property such as the

size, the design

Property search by all field This feature allow user enter different keywords to searc

h the information of property

Authentication feature The security feature that can identify the user when they’

re connected to the server and protect the confidentiality of data

Features

Update property status Agent can get and update the latest property statu

s for their customers from our database.

Map To see and show where the property is

Media gallery provide static (photos) and dynamic (video) inform

ation of the property,It can help customers know more about it and have a better decision.

Features

Notification via SMS can get the notification when the information of

the property is fulfill the customers’ requirement. By using this feature, agent can inform their customer immediately

Mortgage calculator This calculator helps agent to calculate the

mortgage for their customers.

Feature/Service Details Usability (0 to 5)

Up-sellRevenue(0 to 5)

Competitivenecessity (0 to 5)

Total Score(0 to 15)

Access information on Properties

post some factualdetails about theproperty

5 3 5 13

Property search by all field

Enable user to search by type,

size, address, phone etc

5 5 5 15

Authentication User needs to insert password

to login the system.

5 0 0 5

Update Property

status

Enable property status update

for user to have the latest

information.

4 2 2 8

Prioritization matrix

Feature/Service Details Usability (0 to 5)

Up-sellRevenue(0 to 5)

Competitivenecessity (0 to 5)

Total Score(0 to 15)

Map To see and show where the property is

5 3 5 13

Media Gallery Provide media gallery (photo or

video) for user to have a view of

the property

5 3 2 10

Notification via

SMS

Notify user about the price of

property, it helps user to notify

their customer to make a

decision

4 0 4 8

Mortgage

Calculator

Enable user to calculate the

mortgage for customers to help

them to make a right decision

5 1 4 10

Prioritization matrix

Platform and development tool

Window mobile 7Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Database

staff (id, username, password)property (property name, address, room number, price, size)client (name, contact number, property address, email)

User interface Figure 1

Search Button

User input the property ID can find the property information by property ID

Add button

Press Add Button, Sales can input the property information into the database

Delete Button

After the search function, user can delete the property information in the database

User interface Figure 1 Figure 2

User can choose the photo or video to see in Media gallery

User interface Figure 1

User can choose the function in the menu, user can calculate the information or price about the property

User interface Figure 1

Figure 2

Special/innovative feature

Media GalleryMortgage CalculatorNotification via SMS

References

• Allan Hammershøj, Antonio Sapuppo and Reza Tadayoni (2009). Mobile Platforms - An analysis

of Mobile Operating Systems and Software development platforms. [Online] Available from: <http://vbn.aau.dk/fbspretrieve/19198582/Mobile_Platforms.pdf> [Accessed: 18 Mar 2010]

• Information Technology Services (2010). Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Subscriptions [online]. Available from <http://www.utexas.edu/its/products/select/answers/mselectmsdn.php> [19March 2010]

Microsoft (2010). Organize your business with a mobile database [online]. Available from <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/totalaccess/columns/mobile-database.mspx? IsSignIn=true> [18 March 2010]

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