JGUI: X.GPS program for Windows Mobile phones, Smartphones, MS Origami, UMPC devices

X.GPS^TM

this program allows you to exchange your and your friends geographic positions,
between a various mobile devices. Each device takes all positions and displays on one screen,
where you can observe where and how far all others are, at the moment.

The following versions are available now:
Pocket PC and Windows Mobile,
Windows Mobile phone,
Windows Smartphone,
and MS Origami UMPC.

You need:

any Windows Mobile phone (this incl. Pocket PC phones and Smartphones)

or any MS Origami, UMPC device

external or built-in GPS receiver

connection to Internet of the above device (this incl. Wifi, GPRS, UMTS)
(you connect UMPC by any external phone dial-up)

some Internet server with simple page where all positions are collected

All versions are compatible, this means you can exchange positions
between Windows Mobile devices, MS Smartphones, or MS Origami devices, in any combination.

This is example of screenshot (click to see in original scale):
Detailed descriptions are below.

X.GPS works in this way:

you connect your device to Internet (any way)

you connect your device to GPS receiver (any way)

X.GPS takes your GPS position and uploads it to Internet server automatically

then X.GPS read the server reply, where all other positions are

all received positions are displaying on the screen relative to each others, with calculated distances

Possible scenarios of using:
1. Windows Mobile phone with built-in GPS receiver
set the internal GPS receiver to work
establish any data connection to Internet: Wifi, GPRS or UMTS
launch X.GPS
2. Windows Mobile phone + external GPS receiver
establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth
set GPS receiver to work with any serial port
establish any data connection to Internet: Wifi, GPRS or UMTS
launch X.GPS
3. Windows Mobile + any cellular phone + ext. GPS receiver
establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth
set GPS receiver to work with any serial port
establish any data connection to Internet in external phone
establish any connection to your external phone
set the data connection to work, mostly it's Dial-up type
launch X.GPS
4. MS Origami + ext. phone + ext. built-in GPS receiver
establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth
set GPS receiver to work with any serial port
establish any data connection to Internet in external phone
establish any connection to your external phone
set the data connection to work, mostly it's Dial-up type
launch X.GPS

Internet server:
Each device sends geographic positions to the dedicated Internet server.
This server collects (saves) positions and reply to each device with all know positions. You don't have to set a special server service or know/learn something special. This is an ordinary web server with popular PHP service, and only one small file which receives and manages all daily positions.
We provide you this file. The only thing you have to do: copy this file to your server and write the patch to this file on every device with X.GPS (you can change this file name).

Advantages:
you can exchange positions between any devices, and any above scenarios; both versions of program and using scenarios are compatible and works together
in some limited cases, you can exchange positions without Internet server, by SMS messages; in this case you have to write all destination numbers and when your device updates your position it sends it to all devices at once; of course, SMS messages cost much more than GPRS of Wifi connection

Features:
program can receive and display maximum 25 points (positions) at one time
program can upload your position automatically, or you can do it manually
positions older than 24 hours are not visible (and deleted on server automatically)
distance and speed values are displayed in Metric, Imperial or Nautical units
one selected point displays details of positions, you can select any point
scale of view (the range of distance visibled) is calculated automatically
you can set the fixed scale to various distances
World's directions are moving when you rotate in place
your current position, speed of moving, and compass are displaying
on MS Origami screen 800x480, Windows Mobile, and Smartphone, X.GPS opens in fullscreen mode
to access the menu: tap-and-hold a while, on any free space of screen

The interface:

Windows Mobile horizontal orientated screen
(the newest MS Smartphone looks identically)
MS Origami horizontal orientated screen
(all below screeshots of UMPC interfaces are smaller than in reality)

Basic description of screen's elements:

top-left corner: number of points, the farest and closest point details

bottom-left corner: your current Altitude value

bottom-right corner: your current position details and moving speed

bottom taskbar (from the left side): satellites signals, button to turn GPS receiver on/off, button to manually upload/check,
button to turn the auto-scale on/off, button to change the selected point in sequence, name of the selected point, current scale (range) to display

To access this program's pop-up menu, please tap-and-hold the finger or stylus in any free space of screen.

Requirements:

Pocket PC devices
operating system Pocket PC 2003 or Windows Mobile
screen resolution 240x320 (240x240) in any orientation
free 500kB of memory (Storage Card is working too)
any GPS receiver connected to any serial port
cellular phone service inside or any external phone

MS Smartphone devices
operating system Windows Mobile
screen resolution 320x240 in horizontal orientation
(sorry: current version doesn't work with previous older screens)
free 500kB of memory (Storage Card is working too)
any GPS receiver connected to any serial port
phone service connected to Internet in any way

MS Origami or UMPC devices
operating system Windows XP Tablet PC
screen resolution 800x480 in any orientation
free 2MB of memory (Storage Card is working too)
any GPS receiver connected to any serial port
any cellular phone connected to Internet in any way

Please test this program carefully with your device(s), before you decide to buy.
Due to various new devices and phones on the market, in some specified configuration, this program may not work correctly.

The following setup files are available for downloading and purchasing:

Windows Mobile (Pocket PC or Smartphone)
(Please do not try this version on MS Smartphone, not yet. It's not ready now.)

MS Origami (or other UMPC)

You can use and test the shareware verions for 7 days. No limits.

After installation, a special server file: data.php is on this program installation directory.
You can change the name of this file or make any changes inside there. Copy this file to any directory on Internet server.
Alternatively, you can download this file directly from this link: data.php

Technical support: info@jgui.net

On special request, both versions are available in the discounted price.

That programs, name and source codes are protected by copyright law and international treaties.
Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of that programs, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
JGUI names, logos, pictures are trademarks or registered marks.
Windows Mobile, Windows Smartphone, MS Origami are copyrighted by Microsoft Corp.

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Possible scenarios of using: 1. Windows Mobile phone with built-in GPS receiver set the internal GPS receiver to work establish any data connection to Internet: Wifi, GPRS or UMTS launch X.GPS 2. Windows Mobile phone + external GPS receiver establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth set GPS receiver to work with any serial port establish any data connection to Internet: Wifi, GPRS or UMTS launch X.GPS 3. Windows Mobile + any cellular phone + ext. GPS receiver establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth set GPS receiver to work with any serial port establish any data connection to Internet in external phone establish any connection to your external phone set the data connection to work, mostly it's Dial-up type launch X.GPS 4. MS Origami + ext. phone + ext. built-in GPS receiver establish any connection to GPS receiver: wire, Bluetooth set GPS receiver to work with any serial port establish any data connection to Internet in external phone establish any connection to your external phone set the data connection to work, mostly it's Dial-up type launch X.GPS
Internet server: Each device sends geographic positions to the dedicated Internet server. This server collects (saves) positions and reply to each device with all know positions. You don't have to set a special server service or know/learn something special. This is an ordinary web server with popular PHP service, and only one small file which receives and manages all daily positions. We provide you this file. The only thing you have to do: copy this file to your server and write the patch to this file on every device with X.GPS (you can change this file name). Advantages: you can exchange positions between any devices, and any above scenarios; both versions of program and using scenarios are compatible and works together in some limited cases, you can exchange positions without Internet server, by SMS messages; in this case you have to write all destination numbers and when your device updates your position it sends it to all devices at once; of course, SMS messages cost much more than GPRS of Wifi connection Features: program can receive and display maximum 25 points (positions) at one time program can upload your position automatically, or you can do it manually positions older than 24 hours are not visible (and deleted on server automatically) distance and speed values are displayed in Metric, Imperial or Nautical units one selected point displays details of positions, you can select any point scale of view (the range of distance visibled) is calculated automatically you can set the fixed scale to various distances World's directions are moving when you rotate in place your current position, speed of moving, and compass are displaying on MS Origami screen 800x480, Windows Mobile, and Smartphone, X.GPS opens in fullscreen mode to access the menu: tap-and-hold a while, on any free space of screen
The interface:
Windows Mobile horizontal orientated screen (the newest MS Smartphone looks identically)	MS Origami horizontal orientated screen (all below screeshots of UMPC interfaces are smaller than in reality)