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Taxi BestInspirations

Difficult in getting a taxiSimplify the life of driver and passengerChoosing multiple cab company instead of one.

BackgroundAndroid application Connect to a server for booking, dispatching,

and tracking system

Taxi BestTarget audience

Taxi riders in San Francisco Flexibility reserving taxis No waiting time for calling taxi operators Free up time to do other tasks

Taxi drivers in San Francisco Scout for prospective passengers to make quick

bucks

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What our App does?

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Summary Overview

B stands for Booking.

This means that users can make a taxi

reservation with the touch of a few buttons.

E stands for Extra.

The passengers can figure out the estimate

distance, fare and arrival time of the taxi ride before the journey

begins.

S stands for Sharing.

Share information between driver and

passenger

T stands for Tracking.

GPS tracking of the current location for the

passengers or the drivers at any

particular point in time.

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Architectural View

Client & Server

Architecture

Interaction between Client & Server

Server

Mobile

Phone (Rider

)

Mobile Phone (Drive

r)

Taxi BestArchitectural View (Continue)

Rider (Passenger Side): Client -> http request (urlconnection)

Reserve taxis Cancel taxis

Server -> http response JSON Object / String Reservation confirmation

Cab Driver : Client -> http request (urlconnection)

View open taxi request Accept taxi request Cancel taxi request Check taxi request Status

Server -> http response JSON Object / String Taxi Request Information Acceptance & Reject confirmation

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Application LayerMain Screen

Two Roles

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Passenger RoleFeatures

1. List of available Cabs2. Make Taxi Reservation3. Personal Information

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Driver RoleFeatures

1. My accepted bookings2. Open Pending Requests3. Personal Information

Taxi BestFuture Considerations:

Anywhere in U.S.A.Google Map with markersAdvance Filtering Request

Payment Type Max pickup distance Max drop off distance

SMS push notification update reservation status for passenger Message alert when cab driver arrive at pickup

location

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