May 10 & 11 5pm-9pm
Spring Show 2005
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| Food Me!! | ||
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| Author(s): | Inshan Khairullah | |
| Instructor: | Crowley, Dennis | |
| Class: | Ubiquitous Computing for Mobile Devices | |
| URL: | http://stage.itp.nyu.edu/~ik368/ubicompmobile/foodme.index | |
| Keywords: | Foodme!!, Inshan, epicurious.com | |
| A cellular service that allows a mobile user to quickly access a plethora of recipes from cooking websites. | ||
| Scenario: You are at a grocery store and want to make \"broiled salmon with an artichoke glaze\". Obviously you would need salmon, and artichokes, but what else? ANd how much? The worst thing to happen is that you think you bough teverything for your dish and you forgot something. \"Food me!! \" will allow users to get recipes, especially they respective ingredients when they need it most- at the supermarket. | ||
| Personal Statement: | Food is an integral part of our lives, regardless of nationality, creed or status. I enjoy eating different cuisines and dishes. There is something to be said about a person with who can appreciate and prepare various cuisines. I want to be able to cook things that I see in the supermarket right then and there, not when I am home. | |
| Background: | With the use of the Internet, people armed with a computer can gain access to millions of recipes. However, we don\'t have that access when we are \"on the road\" or grocery shopping. This service will allow any user to buy ingredients on the fly. | |
| Audience: | Everyone, but young professional men, women and big kids too are my target. Generally, anyone who is inspired to cook while grocery shopping. | |
| User Scenario: | User see artcihoke for sale. He wonder \"What can I make with artichokes?\". He sends an SMS message to the service asking for top ten recipes containing artichokes. The service sends hima reponse containing the various recipes. The user to reply to the particular recipe that interests him. The service will then return the ingredients for the chosen recipe. | |
| Project References, Research and Literature: | This service uses epicurious.com (http://www.epicurious.com)
to provide the recipes. This site was chosen becuase it open source and it is the most comprehensive. | |