Chapter 1 -Introduction
[Link] of the application has to login by entering a username and password the first
1.2 Project Description
more affordable and easily available. Also within the Smartphone market Android is the clear
tablets that support Cellular Service. The main functions and features of the application are
password. A new password is set for the user and a mail containing this new password is
2013 were the Smartphones that run on Android Operating System [1]. Hence developing an
unavoidable and usually unexpected. The nature and consequences of these situations can vary
[Link] the user does not have an account, he can register on the login screen.
situation that requires immediate attention.
SOS is an application that is meant to run on Android devices mainly smartphones but also
some mechanism by which we can notify certain people about such circumstances and increase
SOS (which stands for Save Our Souls or Save Our Ships) has primarily been used as an
leader in terms of market share. According to one report, 78.1 % of the total Smartphones sold in
navigation and is used in a more general sense whenever a notification has to be sent about a
time he opens the app on his device. He then remains logged into the application until he
the chances of receiving help as soon as possible.
[Link] user can also choose the password reset option in case he does not remember his
Android application becomes an obvious choice.
logs out explicitly.
International Morse code distress signal. It is commonly used in navigation by Sailors when
under attack by Pirates or when they need help of some kind. But the signal is not limited to
The need for such a mechanism increases even more as in this era of technology,
Smartphone. Almost everyone today carry a Smartphone with them as they become more and
platforms exist to support them. One such platform and a very common one in that is a
significantly and in worst cases also be life threatening. Therefore it would be really nice to have
As much as we would like to get rid of them, panic or emergency situations are
1.1 Motivation
sent to the registered email [Link] logged in, the user is directed to the main screen of the application.
This is the
the text message and the email message that would be sent.
his exact location and refer to it in case he makes a call to 911. This location is also sent
[Link] user can enable the option to start location tracking. If this option is selected, the
various locations he had been to for a time interval on a particular day. He would be
[Link] the permission to track the location was granted, the user can at a later point see the
either select the contact from the contact book or can enter one manually. He can also set
presented with a map that display these locations. The user can see the address and the
[Link] user will also see his current location on the main screen. This way he would know
unnecessary and accidental press of these buttons, the user has the option to enable and
external database.
‘I am OK’ message to these contacts by clicking on the OK button. The user can also call
911 directly from within the application by pressing the 911 button. In order to avoid
as a part of the text and email messages.
[Link] user can set the contacts to send the text message and emails within the app. He can
disable these buttons.
screen that would open up when the user opens the application. The user can press the
panic button to send text messages and emails to the contacts set up, he can also send an
application fetches the location of the device (about every 15 minutes) and stores it in an
time he was at that location by clicking on the marker for a location.
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