Flowcharts Illustrating MyPath App Features

Two flowcharts separating the Data Collection and Accessible Routing/Navigation related User Interfaces and their interactions. All the screens are parts of the MyPath app.
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Brief Description (Alt Text):

Two flowcharts separating the Data Collection and Accessible Routing/Navigation related User Interfaces and their interactions. All the screens are parts of the MyPath app.

Essential Description (Caption):

The Data Collection flowchart includes five smartphone (or other hand-held device) screens illustrating the App start screen, New User Details, Application choice, User Information and Navigation Options screen. The Accessible Routing/Navigation flowchart includes seven smartphone (or other hand-held device) screens illustrating the App start screen (described before), New User Details (described before), Application choice (described before), User Information (described before), Navigational directions, Navigation Options screen (described before) and route map.

Detailed Description (Description):

When the MyPath app is launched,a start screen with the app name is seen. The second screen collecting new user details is presented only when a user uses the app for the first time.From the next time, after the app is launched, it goes to the Navigation Options screen. In this screen,the user can select one or both of the two choices -data collections or map my route. Once the check box is selected, a submit button has to be clicked. It will take the user to the User Information screen where the user can input or modify the first and last name, height, weight, physical ability, age, gender and device type where the device type means the mobility-aid device like wheelchair. This screen has three more menu items at the top. The first menu item opens a screen with Navigational directions between a pair of source and destination locations. Right and left turns are mentioned in words as well as appropriate arrow marks. In addition, an audio option is there to read out the instructions aloud for those who need it. The second menu item allows the user to choose a route name and then click the start button to initiate data collection using accelerometer and gyroscope sensors embedded inthe smartphone. A stop button is also there to stop the process after which the data will be automatically sent to the web server at an appropriate time when the Internet is available. The third menu item will take the user to the route map screen. The user can enter a start and end location (or select them on the map) and then click “Go” which will generate one or more accessible routes between the given endpoints.