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Real-Time Cell Phone Alert System for Infectious Diseases

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CS 410Fall 2009Presentation 1

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IntroductionODU CS SeniorSystem Group MemberChineseNo Health Insurance

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OutlineSocietal problemProblem CharacteristicsCurrent SolutionNew SolutionCustomersMarketConclusion

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Societal ProblemPeople are not informed fast enough about

the spread of infectious diseasesThey may not know there’s new disease out

thereThey may not know if they are in a highly

infective area.

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What is infectious diseases?Diseases that can be spread directly or

indirectly from one person to another.

Two common typesCommonly infectious diseases such as cold, flu,

etcDisease outbreak such as SARS, Swine Flu

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Problem CharacteristicsOnly 39% of online users check news daily

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Problem Characteristics Cont.Evening news viewership fallen in half

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Problem Characteristics Cont.More people are going newsless

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People-press.org

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Problem Characteristics Cont.On average, about 2 million people fly

everyday

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Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Problem Characteristics Cont.Over 1/3 million people infected with swine

flu in 5 months

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Current SolutionManually check several disease tracking

websitesWHO Disease Outbreak News CenterHealthMap

RSS feedGoogle News AlertsCDC Travel Notices for Outbreak Alerts

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New Solution

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Computer ComponentsDatabase ServerCell Phone

GPSJava

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AdvantageReal-Time alert based on locationPotentially reduces the number of infective

casesAutomatic

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DisadvantageAccuracyPrivacy Concern

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CustomersCell phone service providers

Use existing infrastructure, no new equipmentsPotentially increase the number of subscribers

Cell phone usersLower health care cost and time

$8000 per person (msnbc) Average ER wait time is 1 hour (cbsnews)

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Market4 billion cell phone users world wide

About 60% of world population (ITU)

48 million uninsured in the United States (msnbc)

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ConclusionPeople need to be informed of the infectious

diseases in real-timeMany people are not keeping up with the

current newsMany people are traveling everyday

Current solutions are not adequateNew solution will alert the users anytime,

anywhereNo new equipments or infrastructureLower health care cost and timeLarge market potential

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Referenceshttp://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0921860.htm

lhttp://www.stateofthemedia.org/2006/narrati

ve_networktv_audience.asp?cat=3&media=5http://people-press.org/report/444/news-medi

ahttp://www.transtats.bts.gov/http://www.flucount.org/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29355231/ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/06/

health/main4325466.shtmlhttp://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/newslog/Mobile+

Phone+Subscribers+Pass+4+Billion+Mark.aspx

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