Project 2: Group Design

Group 2

Satya Kiran Popuri

Bharath M P

Eric Ho

Spopur2@uic.edu

bmukka2@uic.edu

ericho2@uic.edu

February 28, 2006

KIOSK

The Kiosk opens with a lot of useful information on the main screen. The CTA

logo is included at the top to adequately represent the efforts put in by the

company in designing this wonderful Kiosk.

The blue scrolling marquee lists current events, weather information and any

emergency information.

As with our first project, we have included all main controls on the left. They are

made big and highly visible. The City map is displaying by default and the

restaurants and important office buildings/attractions are listed on the map using

buttons and icons. These buttons can be clicked to bring up more details on the

associated place.

The compass is placed on the map to provide the user with a general sense of

orientation. It is assumed that the Kiosk is generally installed such that the user is

always facing north. However where this is not possible, the compass can be

properly oriented before installing the kiosk.

Clicking on any of the restaurants on the map brings up more information on the

restaurants – like menus, address and phone numbers etc.

The map in the center has two levels of zooming. The Zoom controls switch

between a detailed view (As seen above) and a larger more general view as

shown below:

This larger view of the area shows where the user is with respect to the rest of

the city. We believe the level of generality depicted above is sufficient for the

user to get a bird’s eye view.

The Current events screen brings up information about on-going events in the

city like road shows, conferences etc. The screen gives information about the

day’s events as well as events planned for the week ahead.

The Train Information button on the main screen brings up the following screen

at Madison Station:

This station is common for 4 different lines, so the user can view the schedule

information for any one of these.

Choosing the Orange line for example, will bring up this screen:

The schedule information is shown in a way consistent with the CTA standards

(In fact this information is dynamically pulled from the CTA website so that it is

the latest version).

You will notice a “Show Map” button on the schedule screen. This button will

bring up a “Line map” of the Orange Line.

This map is helpful in identifying the next station and the general direction in

which the user has to travel in order to reach his/her destination. The “Show

Schedule” will take the user back to the schedule.

The Call Cab function will assist a user to call a cab service from the station. The

steps for calling a cab are neatly outlined; they are followed by a button that will

execute the first step.

The Call Cab button will initiate a call to a central control station that will send out

calls to all the cabbies and the nearest cab will respond to the call. A call number

is then assigned to the user. The system is completely automated without

needing the user to actually talk to any cab company people.

Once the call is initiated, the user can cancel it at anytime before the call number

is assigned.

In the screen below, the call ended successfully and a cab is on its way. Your call

number is displayed.

The Kiosk has blue tooth built into it, so any user with a portable Blue Tooth

enabled device can download information displayed on the central portion of the

screen. Information that can be downloaded includes maps, text and any HTML

displayed from websites. Pictures can also be downloaded.

The popup screen detects any bluetooth enabled devices and lets you select

your device among them. The information currently displayed on the central

portion of the screen is now downloaded into your mobile device. The transfer

can be cancelled at any time.

The Languages screen allows the user to select from a variety of languages for

the kiosk interface.

English is the default language. However, the user can choose to pick other

languages. The Language setting is reset to English after 20 seconds of

inactivity.

The user of this kiosk also has the ability to call emergency number 911 right

from the main screen. On touching this button, a call to 911 will be initiated as

shown below:

As always, the call can be cancelled at any time. We are assuming that the kiosk

is armed with a microphone and speaker set for communication.

Screen Saver Mode:

The Kiosk goes into a “Screen saver mode” upon 20 seconds of inactivity. The

screen saver displays ads, and events in the city.