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Travel Companion - Real-Time Directions, POI Mapping, Blogging, and Recommendations

Travel Companion is a location-aware web service that provides real-time directions, point-of-interest mapping, blogging capabilities, and personalized recommendations. It integrates databases, web services, user interface design, and efficient handheld application development. Users can register on the website, add points-of-interest, friends, reminders, and preferences. The mobile client offers real-time directions, reminders near points-of-interest, and a simple point-and-click interface. Ideal for travelers looking for a convenient and personalized travel companion.

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Travel Companion - Real-Time Directions, POI Mapping, Blogging, and Recommendations

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  1. Travel CompanionThe only tool that will makeyou young, sexy, and rich!(at least to a first approximation) Chris Baker Jordan Hom Eric Kochhar

  2. Overview • Service provides real-time directions with point-of-interest mapping, blogging, and recommendation systems. • Location aware service that is utilized by client PCs and handheld devices. • Requires GPS and wireless technology to provide a location aware web service. • Integrates databases, web services, user interface design, data coherency, efficient handheld application development, etc.

  3. Web Application • Users first register on website • Then add points-of-interest, friends, reminders, and preferences. • Locations marked on handheld can be blogged instead of trying to enter on handheld. • Can also be used by travel centers to generate interest in their area (users add them as friends).

  4. Mobile Client • Provides real-time directions. • Gives reminders when the user gets close to points-of-interest (notes from themselves or recommendations of friends). • Able to mark locations to enter data to later through the web application. • Provides a very simple, point-and-click interface to increase ease of use.

  5. Uses • Dates • Traveling • Reminders • Recommendation Community

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