Mobile HolstenTour Project

Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Contents: Purpose

Concept

Design

Content

Prototype

Making-off

Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Purpose:

The aim of the project was to create a concept of ubiquitous computing applied to the Holstentor Museum in Luebeck, in order to offerthe visitors an enhanced experience through new media technologies.

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Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Concept:

- The visitor tour begins with a virtual trip inside the city of Luebeck, displayed on the entrance kiosk. Each virtual place is related to one or manyobjects existing in the museum. The visitor has the opportunity to choose whichare the most interesting items for him and customize his tour.After the selection is completed, the tour is sent to visitor's mobile phone via bluetooth, and the map displayed on the mobile phone will guide him towards the selected objects. Additional information about each museum roomsis provided to the visitor in the moment he enters each room, based on thebluetooth location tracking technology.

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Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Design:

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Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Content:

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Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Prototype:

1 Visitor's mobile device is identified via bluetooth byContextualized Exhibition Services and assign an user ID for eachvisitors' smart phone.

2. After tour selection done on the kiosk, the information is sent to CES system by clicking on the final send button. The flash application will call CES framework and request the assigned session-id.

3. CES system creates a bluetooth-message which is sent to the users' mobilephone.

4. The server provides the homepage using a (reversed-)ajax function that waits for CES system to send an UPDATE MESSAGE. When receiving the update message the ajax-script will read the message code and will change the homepage which is displayed accordingly.

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“ getExhibitsOfInterest :Get the tour selection for the session number provided in the argument.

tt The results of this call:

<tourSelection><exhibitID> # </exhibitID><exhibitID> # </exhibitID>…</tourSelection>”

Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Making-off:

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Mobile HolstenTour Project Ubiquitous Computing ISNM 2007

Coordinator: Prof.Dr. Andreas Schrader

Team: Veronica Hulea Romania Karen Detken Ecuador Mari-Klara Oja EstoniaSteve Stein GermanyKatja Novitskova EstoniaVarvara Guljajeva EstoniaXiaujing Fan China

Luo Zhu China Georges Belinga Camerun/Spain Loreto Jacque Philippines

Carlos Martinez Mexico Yunpei Wu China

Hong Chun ChinaLihua Song China

Technical support: Bashar al Takrouri,Palestine