Property of Pantelimon Makris, Panagias Tinou 21, 2020 Strovolos-CYPRUS.
APPLICATION TO RUN ON ALL TYPES OF ANDROID MOBILE PHONES OR OTHER CODE READERS WITH STORAGE DEVICES.
26/01/2023
PROJECT TITLE: POINT AND SAY
App name: SSSSS-Shoot-Stick, Speak, Save, Say.
Description: The proposed Android application will simply provide a chance for the user to:
1. Shoot a picture of an object, with an android device (mobile, tablet, other), any product i.e. of a mug. 2. Stick ready self sticking codes (QR or other) on the object, Codes to be of different sizes, colours, shapes, transparent or not. 3. Speak a short sound like the name or a short phrase about the item on which the code is placed i.e. “a blue mug”. 4. Save, the sound to be saved on the Mobile device (taplet, phone, other). 5. Say, the user to bring the mobile device camera on top of the code or aim at the object (distance of 10-20 cms) of the product and listen to the recorded sound.
How the App will work: a. The user downloads the Application b. The user registers in the Application: name$, username$, password$, DOB, gender$, email$. c. The user logs in the App. Goes to the first Screen (MENU screen). d. The user will select from the App the option SHOOT A PICTURE and will follow a written and a spoken instruction: “Take a picture of an object on which you will stick a CODE.” e. The user will select from the App the option STICK and will follow a written and a spoken instruction: “Stick a CODE on the object you have just took a picture of!”. The user will stick one CODE on the surface of the object. The object could have been a bottle, a book, a mug, a table, oranything…... f. The user will then select from the App the option SPEAK and will follow a written and a spoken instruction: “Point to the CODE and SPEAK after you listen to the BEEP and see the recording colour on your screen. Test your sound and press SAVE. The system will save automatically the PICTURE, the CODE number, and the sound associated to it in a Database. Please see the structure of the Database. g. The user will select from the App the option SAY and will follow a written and a spoken instruction: “POINT on the code of the object and listen to the recorded sound. h. If the speech sound that the user has listen to is not liked or approved by the user then the user can go from the SPEAK option to speak and record a new sound for the same CODE. i. Always a sound that has been recorded will be given the option to ACCEPT to APPROVE, TO RECORD AGAIN, TO UPDATE before saving. Existing sound will be replaced and saved on the Android Device. j. Database management Screen: User to be able to delete a record, update a record, export the database file to an excel file.
ONLY SERIOUS PROGRAMMERS ALLOWED TO SUBMIT OFFER.
Other terms and obligations for the programmer/s: 1. To keep with the agreed deadlines 2. To regularly update the buyers (weekly) on the progress of the project 3. To deliver the code of the App to the buyer regularly (weekly) 4. To provide Demos regularly (weekly) 5. Finalize all required procedures with upload up to the stage that users can pay and download the App 6. During the development a new version of the App will be expected every week unless otherwise agreed 7. To finally deliver the App to the buyer 8. To deliver the final code of the App to the buyer 9. Support for 6 months after the day of uploading 10. No extra costs will be approved unless agreed 11. Programmer agrees not to disclose any information about the App or the Buyer 12. Programmer agrees not to copy the App or develop the same App or similar App for another Buyer 13. To develop if required a promotion video (This will be budgeted separately) 14. To complete the process of Publishing the App on the internet, make it available to clients 15. To be available to translate and adapt the same App in Arabic, or Russian or other language/s.
Panteleimon Makris Executive Director UNDP Expert in Technology and Assistive Technology
