Comments on: Google’s SMS Service http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/ Revolutions started • Uprisings quelled • Print • Governments run • Databases • Tigers tamed • Land • Whiskey • Web Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:56:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/comment-page-1/#comment-13357 Matt Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:58:57 +0000 http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/08/googles-sms-service/#comment-13357 me too!..... huh? me too!….. huh?

]]> By: Denis http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Denis Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/08/googles-sms-service/#comment-396 huh? huh?

]]> By: Tea Vui Huang http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Tea Vui Huang Mon, 22 Aug 2005 05:28:15 +0000 http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/08/googles-sms-service/#comment-372 Open Source Project for Google SMS & Yahoo! SMS Search The usage of SMS search mandates the need for consumers to memorize separate lists of abstract SMS short codes and numbers. To address this, Google and Yahoo provide downloadable ‘booklets’ containing their respective short codes. This unfortunately reduces usability to enthusiasts, and discourages casual use by the general public. An open source solution has been developed and released to address the usability issue and remove the need for the casual user to memorize separate list of SMS codes and numbers. The solution uses a widely deployed SAT (SIM Application Toolkit) application to present the SMS search engine in the form of verbose and descriptive user-friendly menus. With USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications by Tea Vui Huang, the user is presented with options of items/categories to search for, and prompted with instructions for enquiry information as and when required. The collated information is then duly arranged within the mobile handset by the front-end, prefixed with the required short codes and formatted with the appropriate text spacing. The search request is then sent to the respective SMS number without any involvement of the user. Key features of USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications include: - Open Source Initiative (OSI) Certified Open Source Software distributed under MIT License - Users do not need to memorize lists of SMS short codes and numbers - Users do not need to remember SMS input format / spacing requirements - Users are prompted with full textual description of entry items that needs to be keyed in - Support for low-end cell phones / mobile phones - No major changes required to the system and servers of Telco / Cellco / Search Engine providers USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications http://sourceforge.net/projects/usatfrontend Screenshots / Photos http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=145904 Open Source Project for Google SMS & Yahoo! SMS Search

The usage of SMS search mandates the need for consumers to memorize separate lists of abstract SMS short codes and numbers. To address this, Google and Yahoo provide downloadable ‘booklets’ containing their respective short codes. This unfortunately reduces usability to enthusiasts, and discourages casual use by the general public.

An open source solution has been developed and released to address the usability issue and remove the need for the casual user to memorize separate list of SMS codes and numbers. The solution uses a widely deployed SAT (SIM Application Toolkit) application to present the SMS search engine in the form of verbose and descriptive user-friendly menus.

With USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications by Tea Vui Huang, the user is presented with options of items/categories to search for, and prompted with instructions for enquiry information as and when required. The collated information is then duly arranged within the mobile handset by the front-end, prefixed with the required short codes and formatted with the appropriate text spacing. The search request is then sent to the respective SMS number without any involvement of the user.

Key features of USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications include:
- Open Source Initiative (OSI) Certified Open Source Software distributed under MIT License
- Users do not need to memorize lists of SMS short codes and numbers
- Users do not need to remember SMS input format / spacing requirements
- Users are prompted with full textual description of entry items that needs to be keyed in
- Support for low-end cell phones / mobile phones
- No major changes required to the system and servers of Telco / Cellco / Search Engine providers

USAT Front-end for Mobile Applications
http://sourceforge.net/projects/usatfrontend

Screenshots / Photos
http://sourceforge.net/project/screenshots.php?group_id=145904

]]> By: sw'as http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/comment-page-1/#comment-357 sw'as Tue, 09 Aug 2005 03:01:47 +0000 http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/08/googles-sms-service/#comment-357 <strong>Taking over the world</strong> I've said this before and I'll say it again. Google is taking over the world. The latest work of brilliance1 is the most fantastic Google SMS. Trying it out is now high on my list of stuff to do when I visit America next month. This service can get ... Taking over the world

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. Google is taking over the world. The latest work of brilliance1 is the most fantastic Google SMS. Trying it out is now high on my list of stuff to do when I visit America next month. This service can get …

]]> By: sw’as » Taking over the world http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/googles-sms-service/comment-page-1/#comment-356 sw’as » Taking over the world Tue, 09 Aug 2005 02:17:28 +0000 http://www.secretweaponlabs.com/words/2005/08/08/googles-sms-service/#comment-356 [...] I'm a little bitter that it's not available in Australia just like so many other great Google products and services, including Froogle, Local, Maps and more. Found via Secret Weapon Labs. [back] Filed under: Geek Web Development [...] [...] I’m a little bitter that it’s not available in Australia just like so many other great Google products and services, including Froogle, Local, Maps and more. Found via Secret Weapon Labs. [back] Filed under: Geek Web Development [...]

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