MobiShop is a distributed computing system designed to collect, process and deliver product pricing information from street-side shops to potential buyers, on their mobile phones. In addition, it can also serve as an effective indirect advertising medium for retail shops.
| Application metadata | |
|---|---|
| Area of expertise | Auditing prices |
| Application name | MobiShop |
| Website | |
| Platforms | Nokia Symbian: Nokia Symbian |
| Sensors | Camera, GPS, OCR |
| License of source code | Open |
| Cost for use | Free |
| Engaging level | Participatory |
| Incentive techniques | Collective |
| Type of access | Authenticated |
| Proposition paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | MobiShop: Using Mobile Phones for Sharing Consumer Pricing Information |
| Url | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salil_Kanhere/publication/229013654_MobiShop_Using_Mobile_Phones_for_Sharing_Consumer_Pricing_Information/links/09e415087b06539ee8000000.pdf |
| Citation | Sehgal, Shitiz, Salil S. Kanhere, and Chun Tung Chou. "Mobishop: Using mobile phones for sharing consumer pricing information." Demo Session of the Intl. Conference on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems. Vol. 13. 2008. |
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