An Integrated System for Location-Aware Mobile Social Networks 0299

Smart phones are becoming increasingly advanced and popular every day, with more diverse system features. Thus, we use smart phones as the development and implementation platform in this study. A web-integrated real-time sharing function provides cross-platform communication interfaces to users, which solve many of the common issues of visiting large-area exhibitions. Mobile services are more complete and convenient with the following 5 major features: map-based guided tour, friend-finder radar, lost and found, scene sharing, and a planting game. Using the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition as an example, an integrated web-based fairground guide system that combines a global positioning system (GPS), mobile phone photos, Facebook mobile social network, and gravity sensor (G-sensor) was designed. The goal of this system is to provide users with a convenient tour guide system, a photo sharing platform, a useful friend-finder radar system, a real-time lost and found search platform, and an interesting cross-platform planting game. This study combined multiple technologies to replace the prepared package tour itinerary and information from previous tour guide systems to provide location-specific and customized tour guide systems.