Content Adaptation for Mobile Devices (University Announcement System)

Abstract

The idea of this project is to build a web and (Short Message Service) SMS based announcement system for Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU). The system aims to enable PPU staff members and students to access university announcements through their Personal Computers (PCs) and mobile phones. The main task is not to fill the application with information but to make the information accessible with a large number of mobile devices where the application actually makes use of the device capabilities. For example, a mobile phone that only supports black and white images will display only pure text content, more capable phones will display simple images that have limited number of colors (white and black only), while a more capable phone will receive content with different multimedia elements . The system provides two basic functions the former is to provide a web interface through which users can access PPU announcements through their personal computers and/or handheld devices such as mobile phones and Personal Digital Assistances (PDAs). The latter is to provide an SMS announcement service; this service is used to post new announcements to registered user as SMS messages.