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Location Based Task Reminder System Using Android

Neha S Gouranna1, Arpita A Chitragar2, Kumar Byakod3, Gururaj L Kulkarni4
1,2,3UG Student, Dept. of Information Science and Engineering, KLSGIT ,Karnataka, India.
4Assistant Professor ,Dept. of Information Science and Engineering, KLSGIT ,Karnataka, India.
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Abstract - In todays era of smart phones everybody is Task Reminder System Using Android Mobile focuses on
connected to the smart phones, there are so many applications following features.
on Android smart phones to complete users necessary task in
daily life as we consider the task of user that he or she has to 1) Provides ease of access
perform some task on particular location as soon as user will 2) Quick and easy to handle
reach at that specific location, normally user forgets these 3) Provides better reliability
kind of stuff in daily busy life to remember the location and 4) Faster access to the location and easily customizable
what task he or she has to do. It is very complicated for the 5) Provide efficient output to the user in terms of reminder
user who has to travel through several locations in daily life. In of tasks.
order to solve this problem we developed the system called To meet all these features we used the following tools and
Location Based Task Reminder System Using Android Mobile techniques in Features Requirement of the System section.
in this system we are fetching the users current location
through android mobile phones using Google Map, GPS and 1.1 Existing Approach
allow them to set reminder about that task on that specified
location. In this way user can add multiple task reminders at In previous existing approach there was provision to add
multiple locations this will make effective for the users. reminder on a specific location but in that user is able to
add the task reminder on the basis of time and date the
Key Words Android, Google Map, GPS, Reminder, problem with system was when user crossed the specified
Smart phones. location but he was unable to get the task reminder about
the location and if he is on another location then task
1. INTRODUCTION reminder alert is displayed in this way there was no proper
synchronization between task reminder and specified
Nowadays to remember what task to do at what location is location. There was a provision to add one task reminder at
very tedious job for everyone because there are so many one location only which is quite difficult to the user if he has
task that everyone has to perform in their day to day life. many other tasks to complete on same place.
Nowadays android smart phones are everywhere and it
provides Google Map, Google Location services to the smart There are some following drawbacks of existing system:
phones through which we can easily get the location detail 1) Less reliability
but Google does not provides the facility to add the task 2) Less location accuracy
reminder on specific location. By using their services of Map, 3) Only one task reminder on one location
GPS and Location we developed the system called as 4) No user friendly and customizable
Location Based Task Reminder System Using Android 5) Less Ease of access to the application and location
Mobile. To overcome these drawbacks we proposed the system
This system plays very important role in users daily life to called Location Based Task Reminder System Using Android
set task reminder at several locations through which user Mobile which is discussed in the proposed approach.
can make idea and alert of tasks he has to perform on
specific location. There are so many applications on smart 1.2 Proposed Approach
phones which provide location based services but they are
allow us to set multiple reminder at multiple location We proposed the system Location Based Task
through our implemented system we can add multiple Reminder System Using Android Mobile in which we
reminders on one location. This will help user to improve implemented the services which are overcome and solution
their daily important activities such as meeting conference, on the existing approach. In this system user can able to get
wedding, party, exam and many more. For marketing and his current location even he can browse any of location and
business oriented users it is very beneficial system. We add task reminder on that particular location through the
implemented this system using Android Programming Android application. When user will reach the specified
language on Android operating system as Android provides location through Android application it will check the task
more flexibility and ease of installing any application reminders specified location and its latitude and longitude if
developed on it . We included some permission for fetching the task reminders location is matched with current location
the location of the user from Android SDK. Location Based of the user the alarm of task reminder will be generated by

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the Android application. This all activities will be done by In given fig.2 there is flow of Location Based Task
using Google map and GPS services. Reminder System Using Android Mobile. For adding task
We used Android programming and operating reminder user need to install our Android application in
system for this system which allows easy installation of their mobile phones. User will ask to certain permission
application. Our proposed system allow user to add many while installing it, once it is accepted by the user the Android
task reminder on the same location and can add multiple application is ready to give service to the user. Following are
task reminder in the application. In our proposed system it the permissions we add in implementation.
doesnt provide continuous reminder to the user it just
simply display the task reminder until and unless the user -> Android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
decline that notification, searching of location from current -> Android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
location is very effective in our system when user will search -> Android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
any location and add task reminder on that searched -> Android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION
location it will be stored in the Android smart phones -> Android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
database and if user got the alert from application about task -> Android.permission.BIND_INPUT_METHOD
reminder and user decline it or cancel it that will delete from -> Android.permission.BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN
Android smart phones database. It doesnt collect any used -> Android.permission.BIND_NFC_SERVICE
records user can add new location task reminder and if he -> Android.permission.BIND_TEXT_SERVICE
wants to continue with the same location he can also set -> Android.permission.BIND_NFC_SERVICE
same task reminder for same location without cancelling it. -> Android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
-> Android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
2. IMPLEMENTATION AND WORKING -> Android.permission.CONTROL_LOCATION_STATE
-> Android.permission.INSTALL_LOCATION_PROVIDER
We used android programming language and Android
operating system to implement this system, for connectivity These permissions we need to add in AndroidManifest.xml
with GPS we used Google API . Google map provides service file in Android programming development. This will give
to Android application for adding task reminder on specific service based on their work. When user will install the
location using Location Based Task Reminder System Using application in their Android mobile phones and when user
Android Mobile. will open it then it will requires location services provided
In given fig.1 there is complete structure of Location by the Google. User can browse any of location through the
Based Task Reminder System Using Android Mobile. Android application and set task reminder on that specified
location when user will reach on that location in the future
When user will connect to the GPS or Wi-Fi an application the service installed in users mobile phone provided by our
installed on users Android mobile phone will try to connect system will match that latitude and longitude and if that
to the GPS service. It will fetch location of the user based on specified task reminders locations latitude and longitude
users query. There is synchronization with Google Map with matches with the current location after reaching by the user
our Android application. There is GPS receiver to receive will be generate an alert as reminder through the Android
service from GPS and Wi-Fi provides connectivity to the application in the users Android mobile phones.
mobile through which user can access any location. Android This system uses the system database to store the Task
application allows adding reminder. reminder set by the user. User can view his current location
in the view of satellite, Route, Google earth and in navigation
form. User can add multiple task reminders on same
location. This system is really beneficial to perform daily
routine task more effectively. We registered our Google API
key to access the services provided by the Google. In such
manner our system provides these features and reliability to
the user.

Fig -1 Architecture of Location Based Task Reminder

System Using Android Mobile

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Fig-2 Flow of Location Based Task Reminder System

Using Android Mobile.

2.1 Requirement Specifications

User has to give some location input in the form of string on
Hardware Interface:
which location he has to input his task as a reminder. After
Development side: that it will fetch his current location and destination location
in the form of latitude and longitude and matches it from
Processor : Pentium IV 2.0 and above current location to the destination location of the user, which
RAM : 512 MB or Above is shown in next result. Given result is the current location of
Hard Disk : 40 GB the user with latitude and longitude. User can also view his
current location and he can browse also the destination
User side: location.
Device : Android OS Devices (API level 8 & User needs to input his required location and just simply
above) press Go to view the location for creating note or adding task
reminder on that place. Below result is the adding of Task
Software Interface: reminder on specific location as shown in given experiment.
From above result user can create a note or add the task
Development side : reminder on the specific location.
Front End : Eclipse Galileo
Tool : Android SDK 2.1 In this way user can add a Task Reminder on his required
Back End : SQLite Manager location by simply clicking on CREATE NOTE. User can store
External API : Google Map API his location in the form of latitude and longitude, which is
generated by the Android Application.
User side:

OS : Android OS 2.1 & above.

2.2 Experimental Results

We got the following experimental result after implementing

and executing our system. When user will install our
Android application, the splash screen will be shown to user
for about 5 seconds , and then later it needs some input in
the form of string as a location.

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R3: View existing plans

Description: User can view all created plans as well as he

can update or delete any plan.

R4: Activate/Deactivate Plan

Description: Before starting the journey, user will activate

the plan from the list of created plans. Later on, if journey is
postponed, user can deactivate that plan too.

R6: Alert

Description: Application will automatically trigger the

during the journey when device reaches within 100m of
specified location in the plan.

2.4 Detailed non functional requirement

Given figure is the update of required location distance in the Availability : The system is user friendly.
form of latitude and longitude from his current location. User
can view his required location from his current location in Fault tolerance : In case of GPS failure due to
the form of latitude and longitude from which he can guess weather conditions, location information can be
our location is nearby from current location. retrieved using Location Based Service which is
Given fig.8 is the final result of task reminder as shown. This capable of getting location information from the
will be the final result of our system from this user will get mobile place inside the college.
the notification along with the vibration until user decline it.
If user cancelled it, that reminder will be deleted from the
Scalability : The system works with same
systems database.
efficiency for any number of registrations.
2.3 Functional requirement Reliability : The system works in any of the
critical conditions. The recovery from the failure
R1: Get current location is faster.

Description: Application will get the Latitude and Portability : The application is applicable on all
Longitude points on the device and will show the current versions of android.
location on Map.
2.5 Future Requirements
R2: Plan Journey
Application also can be merged with some
information gain applications like, location of
Description: User can plan his journey by entering following
the nearest restaurants, hotels, shopping malls,
details.
etc.
Name of the plan.
Source and Destination of the journey. It is also possible to make more efficient and
Expected arrival time at destination. user friendly GUI for the application.
Add milestones at which user has
3. CONCLUSIONS
some task to do.
Expected time to reach the milestone.
Nowadays it is the era of Android mobile everywhere, we
Expected time to leave the milestone. travelled at so many location in our daily life it is necessary
to know at what location what we have to do and what task
should we have to perform on that location, generally we
forgot which location we are existing and the important

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work we have to do on that specified location. Location

Based Task Reminder System Using Android Mobile helps
to remind all these kind of activity we have to do on that
specific location. It allows user to set location and set
reminder on specific location by which he can easily add
location of everywhere and add the task on that location
through which need not to remind that location and task. It
is very useful system through which user can improve their
daily work efficiently and effectively without any worries.

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