Republic of the Philippines

Eulogio Amang Rodriguez

Institute of Science and Technology
Nagtahan,Sampaloc,Manila
College of Engineering
Computer Engineering Department
As a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in design Proect
EARIST TOUCHSCREEN A!
"OCATOR
Submitted b!"

Durolfo,Cristina R#
Estillero,Erlinda E
# Estipular,Randolf $#
Estoesta,Mildred A#
Estropia,%ason D#
Famodulan,Naic! F#
Flores,Rica &arbara C#
Fulo,Maricel '#
(aurente,%ason )#
(ono*a,Ronabelle P#
(umabi#Al+in M#
Mallen,Aileen M#
Pin*on,Paul ,li+er %#
'enancio,Nida O#
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Engr#M$NER'A C# /,(E0A
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Ac$no%ledgment
0his research has been de+eloped due to our class performance and
4or5 e6periences# $n regards to this, feedbac5 and comments from our
classmates and professor 4ho gi+e us the challenge to ma5e this research a
better one#
7e 4ould li5e to e6press our heartfelt appreciation to the people 4ho
helped us to ma5e this proect possible#
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Republic of the Philippines
Eulogio Amang Rodriguez
Institute of Science and Technology
Nagtahan,Sampaloc,Manila
College of Engineering
The design &ro'ect entitled (EARIST TOUCH SCREEN
A! "OCATOR has )een &re&ared and su)mitted )y the
follo%ing &ro&onents*
Durolfo,Cristina R#
Estillero,Erlinda E
# Estipular,Randolf $#
Estoesta,Mildred A#
Estropia,%ason D#
Famodulan,Naic! F#
Flores,Rica &arbara C#

Fulo,Maricel '#
(aurente,%ason )#
(ono*a,Ronabelle P#
(umabi#Al+in M#
Mallen,Aileen M#
Pin*on,Paul ,li+er %#
'enancio,Nida O#
$s hereb! recommended for acceptance b!"
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EN9R# #M$NER'A C# /,(E0A
Design Proect Ad+iser
TA+"E O, CONTENTS
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Cha&ter -
Introduction
As 4e go be!ond the moderni*ation of the 4orld 4e are no4 in the .
th
generation
4here automations are in demand# More computers and gadgets are in+ented to ma5e our
li+es easier and con+enient#
,ne of the useful materials that had been in+ented 4as a locator map# $t is li5e a
traditional map the onl! difference is the locator map used cartograph! to sho4 the
location of a particular geographic area# &ut no4 a da!>s locator map 4as upgraded it
became a gadget li5e touch screen map locator#
0ouch screen map locator is the combination of a (ocator Map 4ith the use of
touch screen monitor# 7here the touch screen enables !ou to interact 4ith 4hat is
displa!ed directl! on the screen, 4here it is displa!ed rather than indirectl! 4? a mouse or
touch pod# 0he touch screen locator map 4ill be more helpful to the people that need to
5no4 the location of one place to another#
0he EAR$S0 0ouch Screen Map (ocator is a de+ice 4here !ou can find the map
of EAR$S0 b! using the touch screen monitor@ !ou can select items on the screen b!
pointing to the location on a map b! using !our finger# 0he co+erage of EAR$S0 0ouch
screen locator Map is onl! 4ith the premises of the school# =ou can na+igate the school
premise b! pointing?clic5ing on the monitor 4here !ou 4ant to go inside the school#
Statement of the !ro)lem
A# (ac5 of sense of direction#
1# $ncon+enience in bringing paper maps to search for a specific location#
B# 7aste of time in loo5ing for a place that 4asnCt familiar#
D# 7rong information on the direction that 4as gi+en b! the people being as5ed#
O)'ecti.es of the Study
/eneral O)'ecti.e
0he main obecti+e of this stud! is to ma5e a touch screen map locator for
EAR$S0 in 4hich the students and +isitors could ma5es information more easil!,
accessible b! allo4ing users to na+igate, b! simpl! touching the screen# 0his 4ill also
determine accurate location of the place the! are loo5ing for#
S&ecific O)'ecti.es
A# Design a map locator that is eas! to na+igate fe4er choices to EPointF 4hich leads
to fast and accurate finding of location#
1# Familiari*e students and +isitors 4ith the location of EAR$S0#
B# Pro+ides the user 4ith information regarding the selected area#
D# 0o guide the +isitors to the e6act location the! are loo5ing for#
Significance of the Study
A# Pro+ide maps so that users can find 4here the! are and allo4 pro+isions to ump to
other information of interest from the map#
1# Allo4 users to access information of the location in a user determined order#
B# Pro+ide +isual effects to gi+e users +isual feedbac5 that their choices ha+e been made
and registered b! the program#
D# Arrange information containing in a threatening manner so that users are not
o+er4helmed b! the amount of information containing in a program#
.# 'isuali*e the images that 4ill be presented on the screen during the narration#
Sco&e and 0elimitations
0he EAR$S0 Map (ocator sho4s onl! the latest map of EAR$S0 and at the same
time it also sho4s the important information about EAR$S0 from Department building
faculties, Dean ,ffices, and especiall! the facilities of he EAR$S0 that !ou 4ant to
locate# <o4e+er $n this Map locator ser+es ust the destination of 4hat !ou>re tr!ing to
locate o+er the EAR$S0 Campus onl!, this map is reference of 4hich place !ou should
go#
0he EAR$S0 Map locator is limited in the 4a! that it onl! sho4s current data on
the date it is being installed# $f some information 4as added or the facilities in EAR$S0
are changed, the map locator should be updated#
Cha&ter 1
Re.ie% of Related "iterature
Foreign
Ne4 )S9S Map (ocator and Do4nloader Deli+ers 0opo Maps ,nline
0uesda!, December 23, 122G 3?A.?122H - Press Release
INearl! J2,222 A+ailable Electronicall!K
0he )S9S has launched the ne4 )S9S Map (ocator and Do4nloader, a 7eb
tool designed to deli+er topographic maps easier, faster and less e6pensi+el! than before#
)sing open source soft4are and the 9oogle Maps programming interface, the
Map (ocator and Do4nloader allo4s customers to find the topographic maps the! need,
b! searching *ip code, address, or na+igating on an interacti+e map# )sers can pan, *oom,
change the map to see satellite imager! or a seamless )S9S topographic map +ie4, order
printed maps or do4nload a scanned map image in 9eoPDFL format#
M0his product 4as a maor priorit! for us since 12 percent of the people 4ho +isit
the )S9S homepage are loo5ing for maps,M said )S9S Director Mar5 M!ers# M0his is
the beginning of a 4hole ne4 approach to ser+ing our customers#M
Do4nloading maps allo4s users to +ie4 the map prior to purchase and doesnCt
require customers to pa! the shipping and handling fees associated 4ith hard map
products#
0he launch of the Map (ocator and Do4nloader is the first step in a plan to
update the )S9S Store Ihtt&*22store#usgs#go.K, 4hich is e6pected to be completed earl!
in 122G# 0o date, customers ha+e do4nloaded about D2,222 maps@ traffic is currentl!
about AJ,222 do4nloads per month# For more information on the Map (ocator and
Do4nloader contact Den+er Ma5le at IH2BK JDG-DHB1 or dma$le3usgs#go.#
Mo+ing Map 4ith touch screen interface
7inPilotCs touch-sensiti+e map has an e6tremel! friendl! user interface# 0o adust
the +ie4ing area of the map, pilot can simpl! drag the map using his finger, or b!
touching an! obect on the map, he can in+o5e a 4indo4 4ith detailed information about
that obect# For e6ample, 4hen a turnpoint is touched, the program sho4s a 4indo4
containing detailed information about it, including altitudes required to reach it at
different MC settings@ touching a label describing an airspace segment brings up a
4indo4 describing that airspace, including upper and lo4er limits#
0he map can be oriented either North-)p, 9oal-)p, or 0rac5-)p#0here are
se+eral a+ailable le+els of /oom, allo4ing +ie4ing features li5e the smallest details of
the turnpoint sector, or the indi+idual 9ps fi6es, or the entire fl!ing area including all
turnpoints and airspace segments#
0he bottom part of the screen contains easil! configurable NA' &o6es i#e#,
se+eral a+ailable na+igation and a+erage +ario data displa!s#
&! touching the Menu button at the top of the map, the user can access the other pages of
the program, li5e" Settings, 0as5 Editor, or Final 9lide Computer#
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Touch Screens for any ,ingers
0hursda!, %anuar! AG, 122H
Researchers ha+e bigger plans for multi-touch screens than the no+el interface on
AppleCs iPhone#
(arge multi-touch displa!s enable t4o or more fingers to tap and trace on a surface#
7hen combined 4ith soft4are, these screens could allo4 large-scale collaboration
among man! people# Credit" %efferson =# <an
7hen Ste+e %obs demonstrated AppleCs ne4 phone at Mac4orld recentl!, the
feature that elicited the most MoohsM and MaahsM from the audience 4as the touch-screen
interface" it allo4ed more than one touch at a time# 0his Mmulti-touchM technolog! adds
functions such as allo4ing a person to easil! *oom in and out of pictures and 7eb pages
b! pinching the screen 4ith t4o fingers#
&ut the full po4er of multi-touch technolog! might be unleashed in screens far
larger than those on phones# ,+er the past fe4 !ears, %eff <an, consulting research
scientist at Ne4 =or5 )ni+ersit!, has de+eloped an ine6pensi+e 4a! to ma5e large multi-
touch screens accommodating A2, 12, or e+en more fingers# <e en+isions applications
ranging from interacti+e 4hiteboards to touch-screen tables and digital 4alls--an! of
4hich could be manipulated b! more than ust one person# And this month, <an has
un+eiled Percepti+e Pi6el, his ne4 compan! based on the technolog!#
M0he ne4 iPhone is too small to be a +er! interesting multi-touch de+ice,M sa!s
<an, 4ho demonstrates his technolog! on this =ou0ube +ideo# 0hatCs because multi-
touch technolog! implies multiple users# More than one person gathered around a large
touch screen Mbecomes interesting,M he sa!s, Mbecause multiple users can then become
collaborators#M Such collaboration could ta5e man! forms, from brainstorming sessions
using net4or5ed, interacti+e 4hiteboards to animation collaborations at 4hich si6 hands
can mould the face of a monster# Percepti+e Pi6el is set to ship its first 4all-si*e touch
screen this month, to an undisclosed )#S# militar! customer#
'arious approaches to multi-touch technolog! ha+e been demonstrated at
engineering conferences since the A3G2s# Mitsubishi Electric Research (abs de+eloped
the Diamond0ouch table, 4hich allo4s a group of people to sit around and collaborate on
proects# Multi-touch screens Mne+er completel! 4ent a4a!, but the!Cre coming bac5 in
different 4a!s, and for certain things the!Cre going to be reall! important,M sa!s &ill
&u6ton, principal researcher at Microsoft Research#
0here are man! 4a!s to ma5e a multi-touch screen, <an e6plains# Some of the
earl! designs measured the change in electrical resistance or capacitance on a surface
4hen fingers touched it# &ut these de+ices ha+e limited resolution, are relati+el!
comple6, and donCt easil! and ine6pensi+el! scale up to large dimensions# Apple has not
disclosed 4hat multi-touch technolog! itCs using on the iPhone#
<anCs touch displa! is made of clear acr!lic 4ith light-emitting diodes attached to
the edges, illuminating the si6-millimeter-thic5 acr!lic piece 4ith infrared light#
Normall!, the light from the diodes reflects along predictable paths 4ithin the acr!lic, a
ph!sical phenomenon called total internal reflection# <o4e+er, once a finger or other
obect touches the acr!lic, the internall! reflecting light diffuses at the point of contact,
scattering outside the surface# &ehind the acr!lic surface, there is a camera that captures
this light# )sing simple image-processing soft4are, the captured scattering is interpreted
in real time as discrete touches and stro5es#
Man! researchers 4hoC+e been 4or5ing for decades on touch technolog! are
e6cited to see these de+elopments# MFor almost t4o decades, 4eC+e been trapped b! the
t!rann! of the screen, the mouse, and the 5e!board,M sa!s Don Norman, professor at
North4estern )ni+ersit!, in Chicago, and author of The Design of Future Things, to be
published in ,ctober# M$tCs nice to thin5 4eCre brea5ing a4a! from that and going to4ard
touch-screen manipulation in the real ph!sical 4orld#M
Some researchers are e+en de+eloping touchable displa!s that can touch bac5#
0he emerging technolog! that enables this is called haptics# ISee M0he Cutting Edge of
<aptics#MK ,ne t!pe of haptics technolog! in+ol+es a surface that senses 4hen itCs
touched and then +ibrates at +arious frequencies, depending on the placement of oneCs
fingers# 0his sort of technolog! could be useful for the touch 5e!board on AppleCs iPhone,
sa!s Scott :lemmer, professor of computer science at Stanford )ni+ersit!# M=ou 4ouldnCt
get the tactile feel of real buttons, but Nbecause of the +ibrationsO !ou can tell !ouC+e
touched a real button#M
all store directory at the touch of a screen
Primall Media 4ill be launching its latest inno+ation, 0ouch Screen Director!
boards, in ,ctober 122G, 4ith the placement of 3B touch screen units in AG of the top
malls countr!4ide# Consumers 4ill no longer ha+e to tr! and na+igate from current C!ou
are hereC static and confusing shopping mall directories#
0he 0ouch Screen Directories are DJ inch portrait positioned, full (CD <igh
Definition plasma screen 0'Cs,M sa!s Primall MediaCs Darren :at*# M0he! are intended to
ease the consumerCs shopping e6perience, 4hether the! are familiar 4ith that particular
mall or not# 0he 0ouch Screen Directories 4ill allo4 consumers to search for a store,
product or brand name and be easil! directed to that point#M
0he ad+ertising opportunities for mar5eters are numerous# M0he use of animation
and mo+ie clips heighten the qualit! of ad+ertising for mar5eters,M sa!s :at*# M7hen the
touch screens are not in use, full colour, high definition ad+ertising 4ill co+er the full DJ
inch screen and capture the attention of mall-goers# M7hilst consumers are utilising the
touch screen interface, half screen full colour high definition ads 4ill air abo+e the
na+igation panel# MA+ailable banner ads are interacti+e 4hen touched, and 4ill lin5
directl! to the desired store or brand being searched# Paid for store listings 4ill include
the compan!Cs logo, picture slidesho4 of the shop front, te6t and up to fi+e multiple store
listings#M
0here are currentl! t4o ad+ertising pac5ages a+ailable to mar5eters" the '$P $n
Centre Pac5age for main retailers and shop o4ners and the '$P Catalogue Pac5age for
brands 4anting to displa! digital brochures of its products# 0he latter includes a picture
slidesho4, information or specifications of products, maps, directions, +ideo clips and
enquiries to name a fe4# M7e are +er! e6cited to launch our 0ouch Screens 4hich ha+e
been months in planning,M sa!s :at*# MPrimall Media anticipates a great response to this
latest communication tool to hit the shopping centre mar5et#M
$nformation :ios5 for Shopping Mall
Interacti.e Touch Screen Ena)led 6ios$s %ith !oint7of78ie% a& Cali)ration
<ere is a shopping mall testing our $nformation :ios5s to engage its customers
and tr!ing no+el ideas to differentiate itself from others# 0he Forum offers all the maor
brands under one roof and is a place 4here the !ouths hangout for food, fun, and
shopping# 0he mall has coffee shops, food, restaurants, mo+ies, clothing, games, and fun
center for 1 to J !ear old and conducts e+ents P entertainment acti+ities for people of all
ages# <ere the focus though is on the ne4 5ios5 s!stem# 0he Forum in &angalore 4ants
to see if the! can ta5e customer ser+ice to the ne6t le+el b! using a touch screen
information 5ios5 application IPathQuestK, de+eloped b! 9nostice $nformation
0echnologies#
Interacti.e Touch Ena)led 6ios$9s
0he information 5ios5 offers people real time information about mo+ies being
pla!ed at the mall I4hich has about G to A2 screensK# 0his is a huge ad+antage for P'R
Icompan! that has been e6clusi+el! licensed to screen mo+iesK, because the screening-
halls are on the third floor 4ith no displa!s on the ground, first, and second floors# More
o+er the displa!s tend to be non-interacti+e 4hile the 5ios5s are touch enabled and
interacti+e# Customers help themsel+es 4ith a search engine to loo5 for the mo+ies of
their choice and get an! other rele+ant information# 0he S!stem is integrated to P'R>s
database@ hence real-time mo+ie information is displa!ed on the 5ios5s 4ith images and
te6ts# Apart from the information on the mo+ies, a customer can also get information on
offers and discounts#
6ios$9s %ith !oint7of78ie% a& Cali)ration
PathQuest eliminates the need for a helpdes5 as it guides the user in real-time
4ith directions to the places of interest# For e6ample if a user 4ants to 5no4 4hich floor
the brand, Reid P 0a!lor or Starbuc5s or 7agamama is, then he or she needs to choose
the place of interest from the simple categori*ed menu and select it# 0he s!stem, on a
digital map 4ill point out to the place 4here the user is standing Iin front of the 5ios5K
and sho4 the direction to the selected place b! dra4ing a line in real-time indicating the
path he ? she needs to ta5e# 0he s!stem supports Point-of-'ie4 of calibration, meaning
the user 4ill see the map e6actl! the 4a! he sees the surroundings from 4here he is
standing# 0his enables to ha+e the 5ios5s oriented in an! direction#
0he scrolling te6t at the bottom of the screen has been di+ided into t4o sections to
sho4 offers being run b! +endors on one section and the mo+ie information on the other#
Some part of the screen is dedicated to lin5 up 4ith RSS feeds for li+e information from
the 4eb# 0he displa!ed information could be li+e scores from a football or rugb! match,
4eather information, stoc5s and shares information or an! other thing as gi+en out b! the
RSS feed#
0he area belo4 the scrolling te6t has been dedicated to ad+ertisements# ,nce
touched, these ad+ertisements blo4-up in screen si*e to gi+e more information# 0his is a
huge ad+antage to the shop o4ners ? +endors or brands, as the 5ios5 machine 4hich is far
a4a! from their shop can displa! messages to attract customers@ as against the old s!stem
of displa!ing offers on stic5ers and banners on the shop 4indo4s for 4hich the
customers need to be at their shop to read them#
9nostice $nformation 0echnologies has gi+en the mall>s management an edge
o+er its competitors# 0he! can ta5e necessar! measures b! loo5ing into the feedbac5
pro+ided b! the users through the 5ios5# 0he customers at the 5ios5 can gi+e feedbac5
about cleanliness, ser+ices, ambience etc and share compliments, complaints, and
suggestions 4hich are paperless, electronic, and efficient in trac5ing shoppers>
e6perience# 0he feedbac5 questions and the t!pe of responses Isingle select, multiple
select, =?N, free te6t entr! optionK can be configured b! the administrator# All the
responses are stored in the database on 4hich reports can be generated# 0hese reports
enable the Mall>s management to ta5e informed decisions to impro+e the ser+ices#
0he information 5ios5 is also configured 4ith rele+ant cit! information, tourist
information, ta6i, and tra+el information# A lot more information ma! be configured b!
the administrator in the future da!s as there is no customi*ation in+ol+ed in adding an!
t!pe of information# Moreo+er the s!stem is multilingual, offering language support of
an! choice as configured b! the administrator including European, Russian, and :a*a5
etc# 0his is especiall! a bonus as most metropolitan cities across the 4orld ha+e
cosmopolitan population including &angalore 4here people spea5 D maor $ndian
languages and English#
PathQuest has an administrator module 4hich brings about the fle6ibilit! that is
needed to add, edit and delete an! information on the 5ios5 and restrict areas I4hich
should not be displa!edK from being displa!ed on the map# 0he administrator module
enables to ha+e E*eroF client side customi*ation and a central place to update the
information as it resides in the ser+er room# 0his cut>s out the laborious tas5 of updating
information on each 5ios5 Iimagine if there 4ere A. to .2 5ios5s and !ou had to update
data on e+er! one of themK#
<o4e+er, the same PathQuest could be used to suit the needs of not ust an! other
shopping mall, but e+en an! airport, hotel, museum, rail4a! station, bus-station, college
campuses or an! medium to large facilit!# 0he facilit! o4ner could bu! this product of
the shelf and the administrator 4ould be able to upload the map of the facilit! and
configure an! information fields# $t is that simpleR <o4e+er, 9nostice $nformation
0echnologies 4or5s closel! 4ith their customers to offer better insight, and addresses the
areas of concern# 0o 5no4 more about the product or to learn ho4 PathQuest can suit the
needs of !our facilit!, please 4rite at the belo4 address or contact b! fa6, e-mail or
phone#
9nostice $nformation 0echnologies S TD., Floor U $, San5e! Road,
Palace orchards S &angalore U .J2 22B, $ndia
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Touch screen technology sim&lifies fill le.el ins&ection
By Linda Rano, 14-Feb-2008
Related topics" Pac5aging, End-of-(ine Pac5aging
:rones has introduced a ne4 s!stem called Chec5mat H.B <F that it claims offers
simple-to-use fill le+el inspection for bottles through touch screen technolog!#
0he compan! sa!s that the unit inspects up to H1,222 bottles per hour 4ith ma6imised
accurac!# $t accepts bottles of an! si*e, shape or colour and e+en paper or plastic labels
4ill not affect the measurements# <o4e+er, the technolog! can not be used for cans#
$t describes the s!stem as offering "accurate, safe insection cou!ed "ith an
outstanding rice-erfor#ance ratio and si#!e, user-friend!y oerator contro!"$
A spo5esperson for 6rones said the main ad+antage of the Chec$mat :;< H, for
producers is the simplicit! of its operation through the touch screen# <e also said it 4as
relati+el! ine6pensi+e, but did not confirm the price#
0he touch screen on the ne4 :rones 6Panel terminal is said to allo4 user-friendl!
operator control of the unit, eliminating the need for a specialist#
A teaching mode ma5es it eas! to set up ne4 bottle t!pes and an! number of
bottle +ariants can be stored on the internal flash card# Soft4are updates can then be
loaded +ia a )S& interface# Statistics are also pro+ided on screen of the number of bottles
reected and those that run through the s!stem#
0he Chec5mat H.B <F is a stand alone solution that uses high frequenc!
measurements to detect 4ith reliable accurac! - 4ithin Dmm - 4hether a bottleCs fill le+el
is too high or lo4# 0he high frequenc! process requires neither special permit nor
elaborate safet! precautions, unli5e W-ra! or gamma-ra! detection methods#
0he unit can be used 4ith all :roneCs fillers or labellers as 4ell as 4ith other machine
t!pes#
0he compan! also claims that the Chec5mat H.B requires minimum maintenance
as there is hardl! an! 4ear and tear due to the non-contact measuring process#
0he spo5esperson added that the unit 4as compact, requiring onl! A.2mm of con+e!or
length in the direction of bottle tra+el for measuring the fill le+el#
<e also said that a ne4 label chec5er is due to be introduced 4ith a sensor 4hich
4ill be able to determine if the label has been correctl! applied# 0his machine 4ill also
benefit from touch screen technolog!#
Chec5mat H.BCs first customer 4ill be bre4er! in &a+aria, 4hich is due to start
operating it in se+eral 4ee5s time#
:rones, 4hich has its headquarters in Neutraubling near Regensburg, 9erman!, is
acti+e in the factor planning, process technolog!, filling, pac5aging and intralogistics
business areas#
Touch Screen 8oting achines Tested
,n Februar! ., +oters in Ar5ansas and more than t4ent! other states 4ill
participate in Super 0uesda!# ,n that da! alone, more than half of all of the delegates to
both national con+entions 4ill be decided#
Earl! +oting here in Ar5ansas gets under4a! in less than three 4ee5s# Pulas5i
Count! election officials spent 0hursda! ma5ing sure the touch screen +oting machines
are read! to go# Most of us 4ill still use the bubble sheet ballots, but t4o !ears ago,
election officials sa! one-quarter of the +oters in Pulas5i Count! too5 ad+antage of earl!
+oting, using the ne4er touch screen machines#
Election officials 4ill roll out do*ens of touch screen +oting machines in time for
earl! +oting to compl! 4ith the <elp America 'ote Act# 0he! help +oters 4ith special
needs, so !ou can use braille and earphones to cast !our ballot#
M0he election official acti+ates the audio portion of the machine and the ballot is
read to the +oter and the! can ma5e their choices b! selecting the up and do4n arro4,M
sa!s Susan $nman 4ith the Pulas5i Count! Election Commission#
0hen !ou hit the green button and finall! the one that sa!s +ote# 0he machines
record !our +ote three 4a!s- on a roll of paper that sta!s inside of it until e+er!oneCs done
+oting, electronicall! in the computer, and on an e6ternal printer# $f !ou choose the earl!
+oting option, !ouCll definitel! be using one of the touch screen +oting machines in
Pulas5i Count! and then on Super 0uesda!, there 4ill be one of them at each polling
place#
M0he! t!picall! are not used +er! much on Election Da! because it ta5es time to
set up a ballot and +oters 4ould line up tr!ing to use this machine, so 4e use the paper
ballot for man! +oters,M sa!s $nman#
All of these machines passed the test going through se+eral different scenarios
ma5ing sure thereCs no confusion# Election officials offer these tips so !ou arenCt
confused either 4hen it comes to +oting in the primaries#
M&e sure !ou 5no4 4here to +ote before !ou go to the polls election da! or +ote
earl!,M suggests $nman#
Poll 4or5ers 4ill train on all of that equipment Saturda! so the!Cll 5no4 ho4 to
trouble shoot if an! problems come up# 0he!Cll start testing the scanning machines
Frida! morning# 0he! ha+e a bunch of sample ballots to run through them to see ho4 the
machines handle e+er!thing from a normal ballot, to blan5 ones and ones mar5ed
incorrectl!#
Interacti.e Touch Screen 98irtual 8isitor Center9 ,rom 8ital7Signz Hel&s Uni.ersity
,undraising !rograms Add High7Tech Touch to 0onor Recognition
SAN0A &AR&ARA, Calif#, No+ AA, 122G ?PRNe4s4ire +ia C,M0EW? --
$n the aftermath of the 7all Street meltdo4n and global economic crisis, the
nationCs uni+ersities are facing the ne4 realities of donor belt tightening and are
ratcheting up efforts to maintain fundraising rates during the do4nturn# 0o help
educational institutions appeal to benefactors during these uncertain times, 'ital-Sign*, a
leader in the interacti+e touch screen 5ios5 industr!, has introduced a high tech approach
to memoriali*ing maor gifts 4ith the 'irtual 'isitor Center" a flat panel monitor installed
permanentl! at uni+ersities to pro+ide campus maps and points of interest, along 4ith
photo and biographical information about maor donors#
0he first installation of the s!stem is no4 in operation at Point (oma Na*arene
)ni+ersit!, a Christian )ni+ersit! 4ith B,.22 students located on San Diego &a! Point#
<oused in a custom granite 5ios5 at the entrance of ne4l! constructed Smee <all, the
'ital-Sign* 'irtual 'isitor CenterI0MK features a photo and +ideo histor! of the
uni+ersit!, an interacti+e map highlighting the campusCs principle buildings and profiles
of the donors that contributed to the de+elopment fund#
Founder and CE, of 'ital-Sign*, Richard Cor4in, an Emm! A4ard 4inning
super+ising sound editor, said the s!stemCs PC-based controller and +ideo streaming
technologies 4ere de+eloped entirel! in-house and are among the most ad+anced in the
industr!# Currentl! in use at half a do*en museums and other attractions in the Santa
&arbara, Calif# area, 'ital-Sign* has set its sights on the massi+e, but often o+erloo5ed
educational mar5et#
M7e +ie4 uni+ersities and colleges as ideall! suited to benefit from our s!stemCs
abilit! to present interesting and updateable information 4ith touch-screen ease of use,M
Mr# Cor4in commented# M0he installation at Point (oma Na*arene )ni+ersit! is the
culmination of our !ears of e6perience creating d!namic and cro4d pleasing information
5ios5s at museums and cultural attractions#M
According to Mr# Eric 9ro+es, director of De+elopment, P(N), the idea of using
the 'ital-Sign* s!stem gre4 out of the schoolCs desire to recogni*e the efforts and
contributions of the benefactors that made construction of the facilit! possible#
M7e 4ere thrilled 4hen it 4as suggested to us that 4e could profile each Smee
<all honoree 4ith a photo and biograph!, complete 4ith scrolling names and rotating
photos,M Mr# 9ro+es recalled# M0he d!namic screen and la!out dra4s the attention of
students and +isitors and in+ites them to interact and disco+er 4hat the uni+ersit! offers#M
M7ith each installation 4e stri+e to sho4case the 4or5 of local painters, graphic
artists and photographers, 4hich creates a rich e6perience for both tourists unfamiliar
4ith the area and a sense of recognition and pride in residents,M Mr# Cor4in stated# M0he
use of our technolog! at Point (oma Na*arene )ni+ersit! highlights the e6citing
possibilities that the 'ital-Sign* 'irtual 'isitor Center brings to public touch-screen
5ios5s#M
A)out 8ital7Signz
'ital-Sign* is a leader in the interacti+e touch screen 5ios5 industr!, founded to
support the gro4ing need for publicall! a+ailable interacti+e and personali*ed
information# Designed for high traffic attractions such as museums, retailers, malls,
transportation hubs, hospitalit!, entertainment +enues and campuses, 'ital-Sign* pro+ides
end-to-end customi*ed solutions for a 4ide spectrum of organi*ations# For further
information +isit" http"??444#'ital-Sign*#com
S,)RCE 'ital-Sign*
http"??444#'ital-Sign*#com
Are touch screens accessi)le=
Printable 'ersion
A touch screen is a computer displa! screen that is sensiti+e to human touch,
allo4ing a user to interact 4ith the computer b! touching pictures or 4ords on the screen#
0ouch screens toda! are frequentl! used for information 5ios5s, automated teller
machines IA0MsK, airline e-tic5et terminals, and customer self-ser+ice stations in retail
stores, libraries, and fast food restaurants# 0ouch screens are also the most common
means of input into personal digital assistants IPDAsK# $n the field of education, touch
screen stations are being installed in :-A1, postsecondar!, and corporate learning
en+ironments to facilitate interaction bet4een the learner and the content to be learned# $n
elementar! schools, students 4ho donCt ha+e 5e!board and mouse s5ills can use touch
screens to access rich computer-based content# Researchers are acti+el! e6ploring 4a!s
to integrate touch screens more full! into educational en+ironments, such as building
touch screen functionalit! into 4alls, student des5s, and other obects in the learning
en+ironment#
Since touch screens 4ere designed to pro+ide user-friendl!, intuiti+e computer
access 4ithout requiring a 5e!board and mouse, it logicall! follo4s that touch screens
can be e6cellent tools for people 4ho e6perience difficult! using 5e!boards and mice
because of ph!sical or cogniti+e disabilities# $n fact, touch screens ha+e been used as
assisti+e technolog! for man! !ears, pro+iding an alternati+e to standard input de+ices
for users 4ho need access to standard applications# Speciall! designed applications ha+e
also been de+eloped specificall! for touch screen use# 0hese applications t!picall!
include large icons and a simple intuiti+e design la!out#
Despite ad+antages to some, ho4e+er, touch screens can present barriers to
others, such as people 4ith ph!sical disabilities 4ho are unable to touch the de+ice, as
4ell as people 4ith lo4 +ision and blindness, for 4hich the de+ice pro+ides no controls
that can be appreciated b! sense of touch#
For people 4ho are ph!sicall! unable to touch the de+ice, an accessible product is
one that allo4s the indi+idual to enter commands b! +oice or b! pressing the controls
4ith a mouthstic5, headstic5, or other similar de+ice Ist!lusK# Some touch screens support
st!lus input, and others do not# 0he difference is in the de+iceCs touch sensor technolog!,
of 4hich there are se+eral common t!pes"
Resisti+e touch screens are pressure sensiti+e, so the! can be operated 4ith an! input
de+ice, including a glo+ed hand or st!lus# <o4e+er, resisti+e screens can be easil!
damaged b! sharp obects, and the! offer onl! H.X clarit!, 4hich ma! create additional
problems for people 4ith lo4 +ision#
Capaciti+e touch screens offer higher clarit! and are more durable, but the! do not
respond to glo+ed hands or most st!luses Ithe pointing de+ice must be groundedK#
$nfrared touch screens can be operated b! either human touch or st!lus# 0he! also
pro+ide high clarit! and durabilit!# 0he! are more recepti+e, ho4e+er, to false responses
Ib! dirt, fl!ing insects, etc#K and do not respond 4ell to users 4hose fingers ho+er before
pressing a control#
Surface acoustic 4a+e ISA7K is a more ad+anced technolog! that pro+ides high
clarit! and durabilit! and can be operated b! either human touch or st!lus# 0his
technolog!, ho4e+er, is considerabl! more e6pensi+e than the more common
technologies and is not as 4ell supported#
People 4ho are blind and some people 4ith lo4 +ision are unable to locate the
controls of a touch screen de+ice# 0hese indi+iduals ma! be able to locate and acti+ate
controls if the! are labeled in a large high-contrast font and?or if audible output is
pro+ided to help identif! the controls# Audible output is also required for users 4ith
+isual impairments to access the information that results from acti+ating the controls# 0he
0race RPD Center has conducted e6tensi+e research into designing touch screens that are
accessible to people 4ith +isual impairments# For more information, consult the 0race
publication )se of audio-haptic interface techniques to allo4 non+isual access to
touchscreen appliances#
http"??444#4ashington#edu?accessit?articlesYAAH1
Ne4 touch screen Classmates un+eiled toda!
August 12th, 122G
Posted b! Christopher Da4son Z B"22 pm
$ntel un+eiled a ne4 iteration of its Classmate PC toda!, featuring a touch screen
4ith tablet mode, a ne4 4edge design, and motion-sensing internal hard4are# According
to $ntel>s press release,
E,ur ethnographic research has sho4n us that students responded 4ell to tablet
and touch screen technolog!,F $brahim added# E0he creati+it!, interacti+it! and user-
friendliness of the ne4 design 4ill enhance the learning e6periences for these children#
0his is important for both emerging and mature mar5ets 4here technolog! is increasing
being seen as a 5e! tool in encouraging learning and facilitating teaching#F
7hat does that boil do4n toY 7e all li5e touch screens and the! reall! help
mitigate the shortcomings of traditional 5e!board?mouse input for students, especiall! in
math and science#
0his +ersion of the Classmate supplements, rather than replaces, the second-
generation Classmate alread! in use and a+ailable from se+eral ,EMs Iagain, according
to $ntel, E$ntel-po4ered classmate PCs are being sold to end-users under ,EMs> brand#
E6amples of these ,EM-branded classmate PCs include" <C( Mi(eap I$ndiaK, ,lidata>s
%umPC I$tal!K, F0EC>s Smart&oo5 IMala!siaK, Neo>s eWplore IPhilippinesK, and C0(>s
19o PC I)nited StatesK#FK# 0he second-gen machines no4 feature both $ntel Celeron M
and Atom processors# Clic5 here for a re+ie4 of the second-generation machine#
$ had a chance to spea5 4ith $ntel spo5esperson, Agnes :4an, and one of the
Classmate engineers, %eff 9alino+s5!, toda! about the ne4 models# A +ideo highlighting
some of its features is embedded abo+e later this e+ening, but here>s the 5e! points from
our con+ersation#
0he tablet-enabled Classmates 4ill be a+ailable to ,EMs at the end of the !ear@
se+eral ,EMs around the 4orld are alread! onboard to launch the latest incarnation of
the Classmate# ,f note is MPC>s Iformerl! 9ate4a!K announcement Monda! of its
distribution of the second-generation Classmates under the name of E0W0&oo5F#
0he touch-enabled Classmate 4ill feature an G#3[ screen 4ith a built-in 4ebcam
that can s4i+el AG2 degrees# $t 4ill also feature the latest Atom processor from $ntel,
allo4ing the Classmates to see a .2X performance increase o+er pre+ious generations
4ith Celeron M processors and up to J#. hours of batter! life Ithe Celeron model is being
phased out across the board as supplies of Atom processors increaseK#
$ as5ed about the durabilit! of the ne4 models, gi+en the introduction of the touch
screen Ipre+ious iterations 4ere reall! ruggedK# 7hile $ntel is still in a protot!ping phase,
%eff 9alino+s5! assured me that serious durabilit! 4as still one of the design parameters#
7hile the touch screen might represent a minor compromise, the e6tra functionalit! at a
similar pricepoint Ithe! e6pect pricing to be competiti+e 4ith e6isting modelsK is
probabl! 4orth it# <o4e+er, for applications 4here durabilit! is of the highest concern,
the regular Eclamshell,F non-touch model 4ill still be a+ailable and de+eloped in parallel#
$ntel did note, ho4e+er, that their research in the classroom 4ith e6isting deplo!ments
suggests that 5ids naturall! mo+e around, collaborate, and huddle 4ith their computers in
a 4a! that can reall! be facilitated 4ith a touch interface#
0he touch interface itself is appropriate for single-finger or st!lus input# $t also
features palm-reect, so that 5ids can 4rite and dra4 naturall! 4ith their palms resting on
the screen 4ithout e6periencing the problems associated 4ith most tablets Ithat tend to
require a fairl! unnatural hand positionK# As might be e6pected, the screen does not use
multitouch, as this technolog! simpl! isn>t mature enough to be accessible at this
pricepoint#
$ntel also ust launched its EEcos!stem 'endor Alliance Program,F bringing
together soft4are and operating s!stem de+elopers, hard4are de+elopers, etc# I'ernier,
for e6ample, to integrate support for their scientific probesK Since Classmate stri+es to be
E,S-agnostic,F it 4ill continue to support open source operating s!stems as 4ell as
7indo4s WP on both second-generation and touch-enabled Classmates# $n particular,
$ntel e6pects support for Edubuntu on the ne4 Classmate b! the time it launches# &! the
4a!, Sugar has been ported to the Classmate, according to ,(PCNe4s#
0he! ha+e also pro+ided an AP$ to soft4are +endors for the integrated
accelerometer# 0he accelerometer is designed to rotate the screen 4hen the laptop is
s4itched to tablet mode and allo4 both landscape and portrait input# <o4e+er, b!
opening up the AP$, $ntel has enabled ph!sics e6periments, science games, and e+en
gesture-controlled actions Ia tilt of the laptop to transfer a file, for e6ampleK#
0his di+ersification of the platform Inetboo5 and touch-enabled, different screen
si*es, etc#K is great ne4s for both mature and emerging mar5ets# 0he touch-enabled
Classmates are probabl! going to be high on m! 4ish list for ne6t !ear and certainl! on
m! !ounger 5ids Christmas lists#
Ne% Touch Screen 6ios$ hel&s .isitors trac$ do%n &lants
$n Fall of 122J, the Scott Arboretum became one of si6 gardens in the 4orld using
&9-Map and the 'isitor Q)$C:finder to help +isitors learn about plants# 0his technolog!
allo4s +isitors to search for locations of li+ing 4ood! plants and dedicated trees b! using
the ne4 touch screen 5ios5 in the entrance fo!er of the Scott Arboretum ,ffices#
0he A3-inch, 4all mounted touch screen operates li5e some of the ne4 A0M
machines 4ith an on-screen 5e!board and feature bo6es for na+igation b! the touch of
!our finger# Simple searches of indi+idual plants can be done b! common or botanical
name, species or culti+ar# ECreate a 0ourF automaticall! arranges the selected plants b!
distance, creating a numbered 4al5ing tour# Maps can be +ie4ed on-screen or printed in
the reception lobb!# $n the near future, !ou 4ill also be able to e-mail !ourself a cop! of
the maps !ou ma5e at the 5ios5#
Currentl!, dedicated trees can be located using the E(ocate a Dedicated 0reeF
button# &! entering part of the person>s name for 4hom the tree 4as dedicated on the
touch screen 5e!board, !ou can find and select the corresponding tree and see a
photograph ta5en b! one of our +olunteer or student photographers# 7hen !ou select the
E+ie4 locationF button, a map 4ill
Pre-assembled lists of special interest plants are searchable under the ESpecial
CollectionsF button on the 5ios5, 4hich highlights plants of seasonal interest or special
landscape +alue# 0he 5ios5 also lin5s to the Arboretum 4eb site, pro+iding general
information about 4ho 4e are, +isitor hours, mission, gardens and collections,
membership, programs, publications, and a calendar of e+ents# 0he soft4are allo4s !ou
to lea+e comments and requests to be added to membership or +olunteer interest lists#
0his 5ios5 proect, along 4ith the impro+ement of the adacent classroom, 4as
funded b! a grant from the Stanle! Smith <orticultural 0rust and a generous donation b!
%ac5 &lum, as a birthda! present to his 4ife %eanne Cotten &lum, for 4hom the
classroom is no4 named# Please stop b! the 5ios5 on !our ne6t +isit and ma5e use of this
ne4 technolog! to better eno! the Arboretum and the rich collection of plants#
T%o7Sided Touch Screen
Frida!, August 1D, 122H
A pseudo-transparent screen from Microsoft and Mitsubishi lets people enter data
from both sides of a handheld de+ice#
Researchers at Microsoft and Mitsubishi are de+eloping a ne4 touch-screen
s!stem that lets people t!pe te6t, clic5 h!perlin5s, and na+igate maps from both the front
and bac5 of a portable de+ice# A semitransparent image of the fingers touching the bac5
of the de+ice is superimposed on the front so that users can see 4hat the!Cre touching#
Multitouch screens, populari*ed b! gadgets such as PDAs and AppleCs iPhone, are
pro+ing to be more +ersatile input de+ices than 5e!pads# &ut the more people touch their
screens, sa!s Patric5 &audisch, a Microsoft researcher in+ol+ed in the touch-screen
proect, the more content the! co+er up# M0ouch has certain promise but certain
problems,M he sa!s# M0he smaller the touch screen gets, the bigger !our fingers are in
proportion ### Multitouch multiplies the promise and multiplies the problems# =ou can
ha+e a 4hole hand o+er !our PDA screen, and thatCs a no go#M
0he current protot!pe, 4hich illustrates a concept that the researchers call
(ucid0ouch, is Mhac5ed togetherM from e6isting products, sa!s Daniel 7igdor, a
researcher at Mitsubishi Electric Research (ab and a PhD candidate at the )ni+ersit! of
0oronto# 0he team started 4ith a se+en-inch, commercial, single-input touch screen# 0o
the bac5 of the screen, the! glued a touch pad capable of detecting multiple inputs# M0his
allo4ed us to ha+e a screen on the front and a gesture pad Non the bac5O that could ha+e
multiple points,M sa!s 7igdor# M&ut 4hat that didnCt gi+e us 4as the abilit! to see the
hands#M So, he sa!s, the researchers added a boom 4ith a 7eb camera to the bac5 of the
gadget#
0he image from the 7eb camera and the touch information from the gesture pad
are processed b! soft4are running on a des5top computer, to 4hich the protot!pe is
connected# 0he soft4are subtracts the bac5ground from the image of the hands, 7igdor
e6plains, and flips it around so that the superimposed image is in the same position as the
userCs hands# Additionall!, pointers are added to the fingers so that a user can precisel!
select targets on the touch pad that might be smaller than her finger# $n ,ctober, a paper
describing the research 4ill be presented at the )ser $nterface Soft4are and 0echnolog!
s!mposium in Rhode $sland#
Admittedl!, this protot!pe has se+eral limitations# Most glaringl!, itCs impractical
to attach a boom and camera to the bac5 of a handheld de+ice# $n their paper, the
researchers suggest a number of different approaches for more-compact (ucid0ouch
protot!pes# 0he gesture pad on the bac5 could actuall! pro+ide an image of the userCs
fingers as 4ell as touch information, e6plains 7igdor# 0he pad uses an arra! of
capacitors, de+ices that store electrical charge# Fingers create a tin! electrical field that
changes the capacitance of the arra!, depending on their distance from it# 0his distance
can be tuned, sa!s 7igdor, so that the pad can register the entire finger, and not ust the
fingertip touching it# Another approach, he sa!s, 4ould be to use an arra! of tin!, single-
pi6el light sensors that could map fingersC locations# ,r the de+ice could use an arra! of
flashing, infrared-light-emitting diodes@ sensors 4ould then detect the lightCs reflection
off of a hand, 7igdor e6plains#
As touch screens shrin5, sa!s Scott 6lemmer, a professor of computer science at
Stanford )ni+ersit!, one of the biggest problems users face is inad+ertentl! co+ering up
content 4ith their fingers# (ucid0ouch, he sa!s, Mdistinguishes itself in t4o 4a!s" first, it
pro+ides better feedbac5 about 4here !ou are ### and the other distinction is that itCs
multitouch#M
E+en 4ith their protot!peCs cumbersome design, the researchers 4ere able to 4rite
applications for it and gather user responses from a small group# Depending on the
application, users found that touching the bac5 of the screen could be useful# For
instance, most preferred to t!pe on a Q4ert! 5e!pad using the front of the screen# &ut
4hen the 5e!pad 4as split do4n the middle, and one half 4as placed +erticall! along
each side of the screen, most preferred to t!pe on the bac5 of the de+ice# <alf of the
participants preferred using the bac5 of the de+ice for tas5s such as dragging obects and
na+igating maps# 0he users 4ere also di+ided on 4hether the superimposed images of
their fingers 4ere helpful# 04o-thirds of the participants preferred the superimposed
images 4hen using the 5e!board and dragging obects, and half preferred them 4hile
using the map#
0hese results suggest that a userCs preference for (ucid0ouch and pseudo-
transparenc! depends on the application# &audisch suspects that one of the first places
that this technolog! could appear is in portable gaming, 4here specific games could be
4ritten for the technolog!# &ut importantl!, it could enable people to start thin5ing
differentl! about the potential of multitouch screens on handhelds#
M$ thin5--*ooming out for a moment--4hatCs reall! e6citing about this time is that
for so man! !ears, 4eC+e seen the dominance of the mouse,M sa!s StanfordCs :lemmer# M$
thin5 that hegemonic situation is no4 o+er# 7hat this points to for me is the idea that
4eCre going to see this increased di+ersit! of de+ices that adapt to different situations#M
Touch7a& Chooses /o"i.e> o)ile To !ro.ide o)ile Infrastructure ,or The
Nation?s "argest Tele&hone "ocator !latform
&E'ER(= <$((S IDec# 122JK - 9o(i+eR Mobile toda! announced that 0ouch-
Map (ocator S!stems has selected the compan! to add te6t messaging and multimedia
messaging to the nation>s largest telephone locator platform, currentl! in use b! +irtuall!
all flu shot locator s!stems in the )S as 4ell as the countr!>s largest retail chains#
9o(i+eR 4ill pro+ide the cross-carrier SMS and 7AP gate4a! infrastructure needed to
send 0ouch-Map>s Enearest locationF information millions of )S cell phones a !ear#
EAdding mobile deli+er! to telephone and internet-based locator s!stems is the logical
ne6t step for the location ser+ices industr!, and 0ouch-Map is positioned better than
an!one else to capitali*e on this trend,F stated Asher Delug, 'P of &usiness
De+elopment, 9o(i+eR Mobile# E,ur clients ha+e e6pressed significant interest in a
mobile component to our e6isting locator platforms and 4e are deli+ering,F stated Ra!
Smithers, Principle, 0ouch-Map (ocator S!stems# E7e chose 9o(i+eR because their
mobile gate4a! is e6tremel! fast and reliable, t4o qualities 4e cannot li+e 4ithout due to
our large +olumes and the high profile nature of our client base#F
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Palm Centro &rings 0ouch Screen and :e!board to 0raditional Mobile Phone )sers in
Philippines
New Compact Design Available in Glacier White
MAN$(A, Philippines, April A., 122G U After recentl! announcing the sale of its
one-millionth PalmL Centro\ in the )nited States, Palm, $nc# INasdaq" PA(MK toda!
introduced its popular smartphone in the Philippines# 7ith +oice, te6t, email, 4eb,
contact and calendar capabilities, a colour touch screen and full 5e!board, the glacier
4hite Centro brings Palm simplicit! and organisation to users 4ho 4ant to sta!
connected 4ith friends, famil! and co-4or5ers#IAK
MCentro is the perfect choice for an!one thin5ing about stepping up to a
smartphone U itCs rich in features but also comes in a small, cool design,M said ,li+ier
Ro*a!, PalmCs regional director for Asia Pacific# M0he combination of 5e!board, touch
screen and PalmCs trademar5 ease of use ma5es Centro ideal for sta!ing in touch#M
Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date, 4ith a modern, st!lish loo5
that feels comfortable in the hand, and discreetl! fits in a poc5et or clutch# )sers can 5eep
trac5 of social engagements, chec5 stoc5 quotes and sta! up-to-date on the latest ne4s ]
all in one small, fun compact phone#IAK
Centro comes 4ith Palm ,SL, 4hich offers all of the great organiser
functionalit! for 4hich Palm is reno4ned, such as a detailed and integrated contacts list#
0he calendar ma5es it easier to manage increasingl! bus! li+es, 4hether itCs uggling
business meetings or 5eeping trac5 of drin5s 4ith friends# Centro also is highl!
customi*able, 4ith thousands of applications a+ailableI1K to help users 4ith e+er!thing
from maintaining a health! eating plan to 5eeping trac5 of golf handicaps or personal
e6penses#
Additional !alm Centro ,eatures and +enefits
Superior Phone U CentroCs colour touch screen and full Q7ER0= 5e!board, combined
4ith the simplicit! of Palm ,S, ma5e it eas! to use, 4ith 5e! features such as one-touch
spea5erphone, conference calling, ignore a call 4ith te6t messaging and &luetoothL
connecti+it!#
Eas! Messaging U CentroCs full 5e!board ma5es t!ping complete messages fast and eas!
4hen sending te6t, pictures, audio and +ideo clips# Plus, Centro 5eeps all con+ersations in
a chat-st!le +ie4, ust li5e $nstant Messaging, so users can see the entire con+ersation
unfold#
Personal and 7or5 Email U Ne4 users to the smartphone 4orld no4 ha+e an eas! mobile
email solution# Personal email, such as 9mail and =ahooR, is simple to access right out of
the bo6# And, if users ha+e to chec5 their 4or5 email, Microsoft Direct Push 0echnolog!
gi+es users access to their corporate email, as 4ell as the abilit! to automaticall! update
4or5 calendars and accept or decline meeting in+ites, all on the go#IBK
7eb &ro4sing U 0he full 5e!board and colour touch screen pro+ide quic5 access to
online information and allo4 users to directl! feed their personal blogs# 0he built-in
9oogle Maps application offers fast access to maps, directions and local searches#
Multimedia U Poc5et 0unes on Centro lets users MsideloadM songs and manage music,
audio boo5s and +ideos easil!#I1K )sers can also shoot pictures or +ideos 4ith the built-in
digital camera and share them 4ith friends#
More information about the Palm Centro smartphone is a+ailable at
http"??444#palm#com?ph?products?smartphones?centro?#
About Palm, $nc#
Palm, $nc# is a global leader and inno+ator of eas!-to-use mobile products that simplif!
peopleCs li+es and help them sta! connected on the go# 0he compan! offers a range of
products -- including PalmL 0reo\ and Centro\ smartphones, Palm handhelds,
ser+ices and accessories -- to meet the needs of consumers, mobile professionals and
businesses#
Palm products are sold through select $nternet, retail, reseller and 4ireless operator
channels throughout the 4orld, and at Palm online stores Ihttp"??444#palm#com?storeK#
More information about Palm, $nc# is a+ailable at http"??444#palm#com?ph#
BMW Philippines Introduces Navigation System
0he first of its 5ind in the Philippine automoti+e industr! is no4 a standard feature in all
&M7 B Series and A Series models#
Na+igation that spea5s to !ou#
Sheer Dri+ing Pleasure includes 5no4ing 4here to go in ad+ance# A color sunlight-
readable touch screen allo4s !ou to enter a destination, and the +C Na.igation
System ta5es !ou there 4ith detailed maps and turn-b!-turn +oice directions# For safe
dri+ing, the s!stem e+en announces street names so !ou ne+er ha+e to ta5e !our e!es off
the road#
Nation4ide map co+erage#
From cit! streets to countr! roads, the &M7 Na+igation S!stem is preloaded 4ith a Nu+i
map co+ering maor thoroughfares in cities and pro+inces around the Philippines#
Continuous upgrades 4ill also be made a+ailable at all authori*ed +C dealershi&s# $n
addition, the &M7 Na+igation S!stem accepts custom Points of $nterest IP,$K so !ou
can program !our preferred destinations#
&luetooth and MPB technolog!#
9o be!ond na+igation 4ith other inno+ations# 0he &M7 Na+igation S!stem integrates
&luetooth %ireless technology 4ith a built-in microphone and spea5er that can be paired
4ith most mobile phones so !ou can ma5e hands-free calls# An MPB pla!er can be
hoo5ed up to !our &M7>s Au6-in ac5 for endless miles of music# Add to these a %PE9
picture +ie4er, 4orld tra+el cloc5 4ith time *ones, currenc! con+erter, measurement
con+erter, calculator and more#
0he defining characteristic of the &M7 solution is its portabilit! U it can be used ust as
4ell out of the car as in it# &ecause the &M7 Portable na+igation s!stem crams much
more into its compact dimensions than ust a B#.-inch touch screen and a 9PS recei+er U
it also includes an MPB pla!er, &luetooth hands-free functionalit! and a route planner#
0he designers put a lot of effort into ma5ing the s!stem as user-friendl! as possible U for
e6ample, operation is made easier b! the use of large on-screen s!mbols#
&M7 Portable na+igation s!stem is 4ithin the dri+er>s field of +ision and poses no
danger to passengers in the case of an accident# 0here are no trailing 4ires, and the unit
is po4ered b! the +ehicle>s on-board electrics, 4ith its batter! allo4ing for use outside
of the car# Dri+ers are guided to their destination +ia on-screen maps and +oice
directions, including street names, and also benefit from an arra! of additional features#
&enefits and differentiating features#
E6tremel! user-friendl!
Positioned in the dri+er>s field of +ision, but 4ithout obscuring road or
instruments
Crash-test appro+ed )ase unit" in the case of an accident, passengers are not
e6posed to an! additional ris5 from fl!ing parts or fragments Itested to 0^'
standardsK
No trailing 4ires
$nternal hard dri+e for instant map access
Contains a director! of &M7 dealerships
'ehicle>s position can be sho4n on screen 4ith a distincti+e &M7 graphic
Satellite na+igation features
Color sunlight-readable screen
'oice directions, including street names
,peration +ia B#.-inch touch screen monitor
Comprehensi+e maps of the Philippines pre-installed
Multimedia features
&luetooth hands-free function
MPB?audio boo5 pla!er
%PE9 image +ie4er
SD memor! card slot
)S& connection
0ra+el 5it features
Programmable points of interest
Currenc! con+erter
Calculator
Portable features
)p to si6 hours batter! life
De+ice is charged 4hile attached to base unit
Poc5et-si*ed
P$N code protection
<eadphone soc5et
Design features
St!lish loo5s that are recogni*abl! &M7
&M7 lettering on the housing
&M7 logo appears on screen at start-up
'ehicle position can be sho4n on screen b! a &M7
graphic Iuser can chose the colour and designK
Eno! a lot more 4ith &M7 Na+igationR
Ma5e <ands-free Calls
0al5 about 4orr!-free dri+ing# &M7 Na+igation integrates &luetooth 4ireless
technolog! 4ith a built-in microphone and spea5er, so !ou can pair it 4ith !our
compatible &luetooth phone# 0hen tal5 hands-free through the BJ2 4hile sta!ing
focused on the road# Simpl! dial numbers 4ith n_+i>s touch screen 5e!pad to ma5e a
call# 0o ans4er calls, ust tap n_+i>s screen and spea5 directl! into its built-in
microphone# =ou can also easil! loo5 up and dial numbers from !our personali*ed
phone boo5 or from !our phone>s call histor! log# 7ith A-touch dialing for points of
interest IP,$sK, !ou can con+enientl! call ahead for reser+ations or information#
Na+igate 7ith Ease&M7 BJ2 comes pre-loaded 4ith nu+i map, the most
comprehensi+e, commerciall! a+ailable map co+ering maor thoroughfares in cities and
pro+inces around the Philippines# Simpl! touch the color sunlight- readable screen to
enter a destination, and n_+i ta5es !ou there 4ith 1-D map and turn-b!-turn +oice
directions# $t e+en announces the name of e6its and streets so !ou ne+er ha+e to ta5e
!our e!es off the road# $n addition, &M7 Na+igation accepts custom &oints of interest,
such as school *ones and safet! cameras and lets !ou set pro6imit! alerts to 4arn !ou of
upcoming P,$s#
0a5e $t 7ith =ou (i5e the rest of the n_+i series, &M7 Na+igation sports a slee5, slim
design and fits comfortabl! in !our poc5et or purse# $ts rechargeable lithium-ion batter!
ma5es it con+enient for na+igation b! car or foot#

0igitized a&s to Aid Comelec in ay !olls
Election 0igitized a&s anila +ulletin DA&ril 11E 155-F
A creati+e proposal to merge the po4er of the internet the data Resources of the
Commission on Elections IC,ME(ECK can +er! 4ell ma5e the confusion and
disenfranchisement that ordinaril! accompanies each election thing of the past# )nder the
leadership of Chairman Alfredo &enipa!o, the commission endorsed the proposal of
Mapcentral, in partnership 4ith the Parish Pastoral Council for responsible
'otingIPPCR'K and the C!bersoft, to interfere its digiti*ed maps 4ith Comelec>s
Computeri*ed (ist of 'otersIC'(K through the 4ebsite 444Mapcental#ph, c!bersoft is
a compan! speciali*ing in 9eographic $nformation S!stemI9S$SK#
$n a recentl! promulgated resolutions, Comelec recogni*ed the Efind Precint
,nlineF proect of Mapcentral as an effecti+e and +aluable means of pro+iding registered
+oters fast access to their records +ia the $nternet#
Philip Ella %uico, president and chief e6ecuti+e officer of M$C <oldings, $nc# the
o4ner of Mapcentral, launded the decision of Chairman &enipa!o and the Comelec
commissioners, adding that the proect presents a +ital 5e! to ensuring the smooth and
orderl! conduct of elections this Ma!#
0hrough 444#finprecint#com and 444#MapCentral#ph, registered +oters gain
access to their indi+idual records, allo4ing them to determine da!s before the Ma! AD
elections the specific polling precincts to 4hich the! belong# All that is required is for
them to 5e! in their name and their birthdates# 0his largel! a+oids the problem of going
around in search one>s precinct on the da! of the election itself#
%iunco e6plained that M$C <oldings> e6isting 4ebsite, 444#MapCentral#ph, 4ill
ser+e as the bac5bone for the propose special speciali*ed site, 4hich is e6pected to be up
and running three 4ee5s before the elections#
MpCentral#ph contains the largest compilation of digiti*ed maps co+eringA,.G2
cities and municipalities and H3 pro+inces of the Philippines# $ts po4erful bro4sers can
obtain such details at road names# &arangga! names, and the natural as 4ell as
commercial establishment landmar5s, %uinco added
0he proect organi*ers also ha+e the plans to address the needs of indi+iduals
4ho ha+e no access to the $nternet# %uinco stated that his group is pursuing tie-ups 4ith
telecommunications leaders P(D0, &a!antel 9lobe, and Smart as 4ell as other forms, to
set up booting 4ith computers in strategic +ocations all o+er the countr!#
%uico also said other companies nd organi*ations should be encourage to ta5e part
in the proect, adding that is one 4a! be 4hich 4e can become more effecti+e supporters
and partners of the comelec
An added bonus of the online proect is that it ser+es as means of +alidating the
list of +oters, assisting in the difficult and tedious tas5 of identif!ing and remo+ing the
multiple registrants# &! digiti*ing the +oter>s list, it becomes a relati+el! simple matter to
chec5 if a certain person>s name appears in the other precincts# has ta5en the first step
to4ards the +ision of full! computeri*ed election
7ith the ad+ent of MapCentral>s 444#finprecint#com, # %uico belie+es the
Philippines
0igital a& !ro&osal D+aguio CityF
!hili&&ine 0aily InGuirerE Se&tem)er 11E 155-E &&#--
A sur+e!ing firm has as5ed the cit! go+ernment to consider its proposal to
establish a digital map for the cit!# 0he Certe*a Sur+e!ing and Aero photo $nc# presented
to officials ho4 the geographic information S!stem could plot the cit!>s road net4or5s,
residential and forest areas, land ele+ation and infrastructure through details map that
4ould use aerial photograph!# 0he proect 4hich could help in the cit! stoc5s mapping
and collections 4ould cost the cit! go+ernment PA1million to PADmillion#
%andra &o and 'iche!!e (nge!!i 'endo)a, *D+ ,orthern Lu)on Bureau$

Cha&ter <
0ATA /ATHERIN/ INSTRUENTS
HUESTIONNAIRES
0he researchers used questionnaires to gather necessar! information that can be
used for constructing this touch screen map locator#
Questionnaires are gi+en and ans4ered b! the students, faculties, school
emplo!ees, and +isitors of EAR$S0 to 5no4 4hat 5ind of response or feedbac5 4ill the!
ha+e regarding EAR$S0 0,)C< SCREEN MAP (,CA0,R# 0he researcher 4ould also
4ant to 5no4 if the! ha+e 5no4ledge about touch screen map locator#
0he questionnaires also ser+e as a sur+e! if the respondents 4ould li5e to install
this 5ind of s!stem in EAR$S0#
A form containing a set of questions, especiall! one addressed to a statisticall!
significant number of subects as a 4a! of gathering information for a sur+e!#
INTER8IEC
$t is also intended to gather related information pro+ided or ans4ered b! the
schools and companies that allo4ed us to conduct an inter+ie4 regarding to their e6isting
map locator#
An obser+ation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for
publication@
0he published statement so elicited#
0OCUENTATION
0he group made documentation 4here in all the gathered information are being
anal!*ed and summari*ed# 7ee5l! acti+ities starting on the 1
nd
4ee5 of No+ember are
also being stated on this documentation#
SOURCES O, 0ATA
INTERNET
%%%#google#com
%%%#yahoo#com
%%%#dictionary#com
%%%#alta.ista#com
%%%#instructa)les#com
%%%#ho%stuff%or$s#com
%%%#as$#com
!ROCE0URES ,OR /ATHERIN/ 0ATA
A# Surfing through the internet
1# Pro+ides questionnaire for the school?compan! that 4ill be inter+ie4ed and also
for the students, faculties, emplo!ees, and +isitors of EAR$S0#
B# (oo5 for a school?compan! that has an e6isting map locator#
D# As5ing permissions to conduct an inter+ie4#
.# After ha+ing a schedule of inter+ie4 to specific person, inter+ie4 is being
conducted#
J# All questionnaires and inter+ie4s are anal!*ed and summari*ed to ha+e statistics
of it#
Cha&ter ;
,IN0IN/S
0here are some problems that occurred in constructing or implementing this touch
screen map locator# Some of this are the follo4ing"
a# 0he floor plans of the buildings are not updated# Man! changes are
done in e+er! college building, but the floor plan pro+ided b! the
school is still the old structure of the school floor plan#
b# Some of the students are not a4are on this 5ind of s!stem#
c# 'isitors as5ed the guard automaticall! for he is the one 4ho is
assigned at the entrance of the school and it is common to do so#
CONC"USION*
A# $n accordance to the findings, researchers should conduct their o4n
inspection on the floor plans of the buildings to ensure that the changes
made in e+er! college buildings 4ill be used in the program#
1# E6act locations of the rooms are +er! important so that the user of
touch screen locator map 4ould not be confused#
B# &rief introduction on the EAR$S0 0,)C< SCREEN MAP (,CA0,R
4ill be a good help to gi+e the students instruction on ho4 it is
4or5ing#
RECOEN0ATION
A# (ocator map should be installed in a place 4here the person that needs it 4ill
easil! see it#
1# 0he researchers recommend ha+ing a print button to enable the user to ha+e a
hard cop! of the information that the! needed#
B# 0he researchers recommend putting this program? s!stem on-line, so that
people 4ho are not able to +isit the school can still +ie4 the school>s la!out or
premises#
0he group made documentation 4here in all the gathered information are being
anal!*ed and summari*ed# 7ee5l! acti+ities starting on the 1
nd
4ee5 of No+ember are
also being stated on this documentation#