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A Study of Uber-based Applications

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Sinh Van Nguyen,

Tung Thanh Tran,

Lam Quoc Son PhamAuthors Info & Claims

SoICT '17: Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology

Pages 447 - 452

https://doi.org/10.1145/3155133.3155203

Published: 07 December 2017 Publication History

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The Uber-based applications have recently created a new business model: a taxi company without any car, a tutor company without any tutor, or a hotel without any room. These applications coordinate mobile computing and peer-to-peer technology to facilitate the peer-to-peer provision of services. This paper presents a study of Uber-based applications. The paper first explains the driving force of mobile computing and peer-to-peer technology that exploit direct communications between mobile applications for services. It then describes a common application framework with the system architecture and prevailing components. We use virtual healthcare and software outsourcing case studies to demonstrate the prototyping systems with functions and evaluate service availability and performance.

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Index Terms

A Study of Uber-based Applications
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Architectures
    1. Distributed architectures
      1. Peer-to-peer architectures
2. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Collaborative and social computing systems and tools
    2. Mobile information processing systems

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SoICT '17: Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Information and Communication Technology

December 2017

486 pages

ISBN:9781450353281

DOI:10.1145/3155133

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Huynh Quyet Thang
HUST, Vietnam
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NII, Japan
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EPHE, France
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NUS, Singapore
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HUST, Vietnam
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HUST, Vietnam
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HUST, Vietnam

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Subodh Walke Shubham Nagargoje Rushikesh Rakh Rushikesh Gadge Prof. Vilas Joshi (2023)Farm Help : A Real Time Mediator Between Service Provider and FarmerInternational Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology10.48175/IJARSCT-13699(629-632)Online publication date: 20-Nov-2023
https://doi.org/10.48175/IJARSCT-13699

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