Mobile App Business Case

By Team BlueTech

Dominic Dang, Dane Overtoom, Alex Schulz, Ryan Schmitz, Thorin Wenner

The Mobile App Project

The problem: Important information exchanged during phone calls can get lost or easily disputed, and there is no reliable method for recording such information.

The solution: A smartphone app, providing a method for recording audio in phone calls and a prompt, opened upon termination of phone calls, providing forms for recording information.

Pitching the idea

Engineers and phone logs -- a more modern solution

Memos, requests, responsibilities, casual information -- not just any other notepad app, but a more convenient, more direct one

Low battery use, easy integration with Android and iOS, lots of settings to manipulate its role in the system

Challenges of Technology (and risks)

Coding● Learning how to code for mobile platforms using tools

such as the internet and books. (high)

● Idle battery consumption of the app. (high)

● Coding for multiple mobile operating systems and versions of each OS . (high)

● Ensuring the app does not invade privacy of users. (high)

Challenges of Technology

App Design● Aesthetic value and ease of use. (medium)

● Managing background power usage

● Acquiring licenses to develop and publish onto mobile app markets

● Simplifying customization options of said app to fit best on a per user basis

● Compatibility with other mobile applications. (low)

Similar Projects #1 (Evernote)

● Evernote by Evernote Corporation.

○ Allows the user to create and share their text notes with other individuals, as well as organize them under categories and sync them with other devices.

○ This is similar to our project because it is able to organize data under distinct areas and assist in user information retention.

○ This project can be used as inspiration for our own project due to its multi-device syncing and cloud storage capabilities, both of which are intriguing concepts when considering developing a mobile application.

Similar Projects #2 (Calltrunk)

● Calltrunk by Calltrunk○ Allows users to record calls and then save them to a cloud

service, then search for them by words in the call and analyze/listen to them.

○ This is similar to our project because it allows you to file your calls by relevant information and to look back at conversations with ease.

○ This project can be used as partial inspiration because its ability to convert audio files to text makes it very unique in its purpose and something quite interesting to look at for influence.

● S Note by Samsung

○ An open note program that allows drawing and annotating images and text by combining standard typing Samsung’s stylus pens, and voice to text into an all-in-one app.

○ The ability to quickly record information is relatable to our project because the S note app will be a suggested app to open once the S pen is taken out of the stylus slot, similar to our idea to prompt note taking apps when needed.

○ The intuitive pen and paper style of this application relates to our project because it brings methods of recording and retaining information, bringing a new method to writing notes.

Similar Projects #3 (S Note)

Mentors and Experts

• Mentor: Craig Dillono VP of Technology at Digital River, lead of a mobile apps division that

works with Android and iOS, has coded with Android in the pasto Will perform the operations of a mentor, answering questions and

helping to guide us through the process of designing and coding the app

o Phone: 858 442 4229o Email: cdillion@digitalriver.com

Mentors and Experts

Design Consultant: Christine Beckwith● CCLRT Deputy Project Director at Metropolitan Council of the Twin

Cities

● Will give input to help shape the information fields provided in the memo part of the app

● Email: cebeckwith@gmail.com