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This study designed a web-integrated, cross-platform communications interface based on smartphone technology to overcome many of the difficulties inherent in visiting crowded public spaces, events, or exhibitions. The goal was to provide an alternative to the standard tour itinerary with a location-specific, customized tour guide system that also makes use of social networks to locate friends. The proposed mobile application features are a photo sharing platform, a friend-finder radar system (linked to Facebook), an interactive game, and a location-based services (LBS) mobile advertising filter. The Taipei International Flora Exposition was used as an example of a public space to evaluate the proposed system.
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The authors would like to thank the National Science Council (NSC) of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for financially supporting this research under Contract No. NSC102-2622-E-241-003-CC3 and NSC 102-2221-E-241-012.
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Lin, PJ., Chen, SC., Yeh, CH. et al. Implementation of a smartphone sensing system with social networks: a location-aware mobile application. Multimed Tools Appl 74, 8313–8324 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-013-1782-4
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