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Profile Service Application
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An application to discover and retrieve (over Bluetooth) the 
Profiles/Contact Information stored on other people's SmartPhones. 
The application has been implemented in Java and tested on Sony Ericsson P900.  


I. Functionality and Supported Features

	A. Profile storage
		- Users can create, store and edit their personal profile. The following
		  user characteristics are considered part of a personal profile: name,
		  profession, e-mail

	B. Search Modes
		- There are 2 different searching modes that users can use to retrieve
		  profiles of nearby devices that also have the service: Polling mode 
		  and Request mode
			1. Request Mode: The user must explicitly request to search for 
			   profiles. This request is made by choosing 'Search For Profiles'
			   from the main menu. Note: The 'Search For Profiles' option is 
			   available only when the user is in Request mode
			2. Polling mode: The user can select a time t and the application
			   will search for new profiles *approximately* every t minutes. The 
			   user will receive a friendly alert when new profiles have been 
			   discovered. If new services have not been discovered, but the 
			   profile of an already discovered service from a previous inquiry 
			   has been modified, the changes will be reflected when the user 
			   chooses to view the profile in the list of known services. This 
			   list can be accessed by choosing 'View Available Profiles' from 
			   the main menu. Note: The 'View Available Profiles' option is only
			   available when the user is in Polling mode

	C. Search key
		- There is an option to enter a keyword 'k' in the 'Settings' menu for selective
          profile search. When this option is selected, all subsequent inquiries will 
		  only retrieve profiles that contain this keyword. For instance, this feature
   		  enables the user to discover say all the "doctors" around him.
    
    D. In order for a remote profile to be discoverable, the owner of that phone must have the
	   phone in discoverable mode (use Bluetooth settings on the phone) and the profile
	   service must be running in the background (Click on "ProfileService" in the application
	   menu and close the flap).

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Niket Desai
nickd23@eden.rutgers.edu