APPTRIKE: A Mobile Application

Chapter III

Technical Background

The mobile application was programmed and developed in a hardware with specifications

of Intel core i7 6th gen Processor @ 2.70GHz with NVDIA GeForce 920MX Graphics Processor,

8gb of memory (RAM), a Intel Core i7 7th gen with NVIDIA GeForce 1050 Graphics Processor

with an 8gb of RAM capable of doing multiple task.

SQL Server for database management

Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Systems for

and Windows.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 for developing the mobile application and designing.

A Xamarin for the application user interface that uses native controls on platform.

Microsoft Word 2016 for creating documentations

A Windows 10 version of operating system

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Current Technology

The proponents created the mobile application Apptrike for Baliwag, Bulacan only because

the researchers wanted to help both drivers and the passengers. Few or many of the people who

drive the tricycle take advantages of their passengers. So the problem could be solved by the use

of the mobile application which is the Apptrike.

Current Trends and Technologies

The proponents used the Microsoft Visual Studio with the Xamarin software to develop

the application. The Xamarin software is one of the rarest tool in developing the application it is

the combination of JAVA and the C# language. The software with the installed emulator for

android is used to test the programs and codes that is made by the researchers. Mobile android

phone with the version of Jellybean and up can alse be use for running the application instead of

the emulator.

The latest android version is Android 7 Nougat, which will become available for more

devices over the coming months. Android O is available in beta form, and will be released later

this year. Meanwhile, Marshmallow is version 6.x, Lollipop is 5.x, KitKat is 4.4.x, and 4.3, 4.2

and 4.1 are all Jelly Bean.

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is a set of software tools for development of Java

applications. It combines the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), platform core classes and supporting

libraries. JRE is part of the Java Development Kit (JDK), but can be downloaded separately but it

needed for the project to complete.

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Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for

encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. The W3C's

XML 1.0 Specification and several other related specifications all of them free open standards

define

A mobile android phone with the average specification must be needed for the project to

smoothly run.The software that is used to run the application has a Software Development Kit

platform for creating and selecting the version of the android os.

All of the above that were mention is on inside the application of Xamarin. All of them are

the things that to be needed in order for the creating of the project.
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Workflow Diagram
Passenger

Apptike Install the apk Fill- out Details

(Pick-up/Drop-off Location)

Look up in Local Database for Fare Matrix Fare Matrix

Fare Quote will prompt with Proceed or Cancel If proceed send text request

If Cancel – Exit or Go to Home

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Middleware

Text pattern request will be processed Get message in Inbox

Process the request save the passenger information Split text or request
(Pick-up/ Drop-off)

Send request for the nearest toda in pick up location Send driver info to passenger via text

Driver

Apptrike Install the apk Receive Passenger Request

Driver Go to Passenger
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