Table of Contents
FYP IK0903 iPhone Application with Augmented Reality
( 2009 Fall Semester | 2010 Spring Semester )
Title
iPhone Application with Augmented Reality - Picment
( Former named: Photo Earth Live )
People
About This Application
Schedule
| Weeks | Detail | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Week 01 (11/01 - 18/01) | - Meeting with supervisor - Discussion on the schedule of spring semester | / |
| Week 02 (19/01 - 25/01) | - Meeting with supervisor - Marketing research about current available applications | / |
| Week 03 (26/01 - 01/02) | - Meeting with supervisor - Redefine the extension part of the project | / |
| Week 04 (02/02 - 08/02) | - Meeting with supervisor - Research on image recognization - Reorganization of details on this wiki | / |
| Week 05 (09/02 - 15/02) | - Meeting with supervisor - Development schedule planning - Image comparison softwares' performance testing | / |
| Week 06 (16/02 - 22/02) | (Chinese New Year Holiday) | / |
| Week 07 (23/02 - 02/03) | - Meeting with supervisor - Redesigning UI with experience from other apps. | / |
| Week 08 (03/03 - 09/03) |
Features / Work Status
Application Overview
| Items | Expected Finish Week | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Application interface design evaluate | Week 10 | In progress |
| Documentation | Week 13 - 15 |
Server
| Items | Expected Finish Week | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Receiving & storing photos sent via iPhone | Week 08 | In progress |
| Retrieving GPS & compass information of photos uploaded | Week 09 | In progress |
| Sending photo requested to iPhone by geo-location | Week 10 | |
| Resizing uploaded photos | Week 11 | |
| Advertisement recognition | Week 12 | |
| Sending recognized advertisement info. to iPhone | Week 12 |
Feature Coding Test
| Items | Expected Finish Week | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Upload photos to the server with geo info. | Week 08 | In progress |
| Resize photos to be uploaded | Week 08 | In progress |
| Changing the range of photos shown | Week 09 | In progress |
| In-app photo taking | Week 10 | |
| Grid view of photos in AR mode | Week 10 | |
| Edit the photos taken by iPhone inside the app | Week 10 | |
| Mapping thumbnail photos onto Google map | Week 11 | In progress |
| Switching auto/manually change the compass direction | Week 12 | |
| Switching auto/manually change the user location | Week 12 | |
| Magnify photos and display more information in AR mode when photos are selected | Week 12 | |
| Photos around are indicated by a dot | Week 13 | |
| Display information of an advertisement uploaded to the server | Week 13 | |
| Scroll left and right to see the photos around the user location within the same direction and a standard range | Week 14 | |
| Scroll up and down to see the photos around the user location within the same direction but different range | Week 14 |
Feature Testing Screenshots
Image Comparison Programs Performance Testing
Before Testing
On week 4, we have found 2 programs that should be suitable to be installed on the server for image comparison. Therefore on week 5, we tried to install the 2 programs and test their performance. By that time, we found that ”Compare” is a Perl script. Therefore we have only tested the program ”jpegdiff”.
Test Result
| Original & Test Case | Sample #0 | Sample #1 | Sample #2 | Sample #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |
| Fuzziness : 140 | MATCH | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
| Fuzziness : 140 Night Mode ON | MATCH | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
| Original & Test Case | Sample #4 | Sample #5 | Sample #6 | Sample #7 |
| |  |  |  |  |
| Fuzziness : 140 | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
| Fuzziness : 140 Night Mode ON | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
| Original & Test Case | Sample #8 | Sample #9 | Sample #10 | Sample #11 |
| |  |  |  |  |
| Fuzziness : 140 | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | MATCH |
| Fuzziness : 140 Night Mode ON | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | MATCH |
| Original & Test Case | Sample #12 | Sample #13 | Sample #14 | Sample #15 |
| |  |  |  |  |
| Fuzziness : 140 | MATCH | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | MATCH |
| Fuzziness : 140 Night Mode ON | MATCH | Do NOT Match | MATCH | MATCH |
| Original & Test Case | Sample #16 | Sample #17 | Sample #18 | Sample #19 |
| |  |  |  |  |
| Fuzziness : 140 | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
| Fuzziness : 140 Night Mode ON | MATCH | MATCH | Do NOT Match | Do NOT Match |
Application Prototyping
Applications / Services Comparison
| Applications | Picment | Layar | AroundMe | Leisure Guide | Acrossair |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Map View | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Thumbnail | ✔ | ||||
| Augmented Reality | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| → pause the digital compass | ✔ | ||||
| → manually change the facing direction | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| → manually change the distance/range | ✔ | ||||
| → scroll up and down within the same direction | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| Direction (Compass) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| In-app photo taking | ✔ | ||||
| Upload photo | ✔ | ||||
| Changing origin of the viewing range | ✔ |
Purposed Future Features / Elements
Enhanced: Login system
Enhanced: Can include multimedia like sound, video and text.
Game: Treasure hunt
