Inspiration
We thought of what would make our lives easier as students
What it does
Automates operations BEFORE (when you place your phone against TAG when entering):
- enables wifi
- disables sounds
- sets low brightness
the 3 above are configurable by students via a Control panel
signs you up as present and sends the time you arrived to class to the database
takes you to a link for your lecture notes for the day, IF they are available
the 2 above are NOT configurable and will happen everytime
... and AFTER lectures (when you place your phone against the TAG one more time, when exiting):
- sends the time you got out to the database
- disables wifi
- enables sounds
- sets med-high brightness
- takes you to an online survey where you submit feedback, IF one is available
- again, they are configurable or not in a similar fashion to the BEFORE actions
How we built it
We used Android Studio (Java with some APIs for NFC) for the app and mysql for the database. Our database is remotely hosted on an AWS server.
Challenges we ran into
Lots and lots of bugs No sleep
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Working as a team in a more efficient way than at last hackathon
What we learned
A LOT about databases, queries, remote connections in JAVA and manipulating the phone's environment (wifi, sounds, brightness) in Android Studio and lots more..
What's next for AutoLec
More features including support for teachers (or whoever is in charge of attendance) and a more professional graphic design
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