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1. Name of the idea Location based buying and selling application 2. Precedent Study a. Prior Art # 1 Foursquare location based app to share experiences at restaurants, find nearby restaurants to get particular food item, etc. https://foursquare.com/about/new?from=hp b. Prior Art # 2 E-Bay/Olx.in normal buying and selling online junctions www.ebay.com www.olx.in 3. Idea Description Technically it combines the features of foursquare and an e-commerce site such as Olx/E-bay. Using the mobile app, the seller can upload the picture of the product with small description and upload it on his account. The profile of the seller can be used to tag the product to location. Using the potential buyers address in profile or by seeking manual entry of address from the buyer, the app can connect the buyer with sellers around buyers location who are selling buyers product of interest.

1. Name of the idea E-books collaborated learning 2. Precedent Study a. Prior Art # 1 Mangoreader This company is converting written text to e-book format along with adding videos, images, facts to the existing text to make the experience more interactive. http://www.mangoreader.com/ 3. Idea Description This feature can be added onto the Mangoreader concept or done independently. We propose to add functionality of tagging, commenting, video tagging, audio-tagging of certain words and phrases in existing books which can be shared with other users of that book. For example, if one user finds an interesting video on you-tube which can help other readers understand particular concept better, s/he can video-tag those phrases so that other users can benefit from that.

1. Name of the idea - Screen guard cum solar mobile charger 2. Precedent Study a. Prior Art # 1 Solar mobile phone charger An additional device which converts solar energy to electrical energy and can be stored till the mobile is connected to it. http://www.sunlumenssolar.com/solar-mobile-phone-charger.htm b. Prior Art # 2 <100 micron thick solar panel sheet This sheet is in the experimental stage http://phys.org/news/2011-03-solar-powered-cell-bye.html 3. Idea Description This sheet shall compose of silicon based mini solar cells. The sheet can cover the mobile screen and act as a guard. Additionally, through the principles of inductive charging we can transfer the energy harnessed to the battery.

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1. Name of the idea Facial Recognition assisted emoticon input app 2. Precedent Study a. Prior Art # 1 Auto-smiley: Computer vision smiley generator; Available only for computer right now, not yet commercialised http://archive.psfk.com/2010/03/using-facial-recognition-to-expressemoticons.html b. Prior Art # 2 Twikao: This needs a photograph to be taken to convert into a smiley which is a very cumbersome process ad defeats the purpose of our concept http://gajitz.com/instant-smiley-app-turns-your-expression-into-an-emoticon/ 3. Idea Description This application shall enable users to express their feelings naturally by replacing/adding to the text/image based emoticon input by software which recognizes facial expressions and converts it to emoticon.

1. Name of Idea Renting application 2. Precedent Study a. Prior Art # 1 Renturduniya.com: This site itself owns the products and then rents it to individuals on a per month basis. http://www.renturduniya.com/index.php 3. Idea Description This application is focussed on connecting product owners and people who would like to rent products for a short period of time. Example: I am working in Gurgaon and hardly get time to play. On a weekend I find time to play tennis but dont have a tennis racquet. I might not be interested in spending 1500 bucks for a day of play. Now I can connect to a tennis racquet owner who wont be playing on same day and rent his/her racquet say at Rs. 100. The product owner gains by earning money on a racquet which anyways s/he was not using and our product seeker by playing without having to buy a racquet. List of such applications related to rent can be expanded with time.