User manual

7. Introduction
7.1 Motivation
A major issue facing cell phone users is the absence of their cell phones when
they are needed most. This occurs when a person forgets, damages, or loses their cell
phone. If a person does not have their cell phone they cannot use the functionality that
people take for granted when they have their cell phones.
One of these features is the use of their phonebook. People are highly dependent
on their cell phone phonebooks; so much so that most people do not even try to memorize
phone numbers anymore. These phonebooks are also critical because of the increased
number of phone numbers that people need to store; such as home, work, and cell phone.
If a person forgets their cell phone at home, they are not able to get to phone
numbers that they might want to call during the day. Furthermore, if a person breaks or
loses their cell phone permanently, this crucial information is lost forever. Reacquiring
hundreds of phone numbers is very tedious and often an impossible task. Our project
aims to eliminate these problems for cell phone users.
7.2 Background
Currently there is one method to help prevent complete loss of a phonebook.
Companies (e.g. DataPilot) sell USB cords with software to upload a phonebook to a
personal computer. While this helps in the case of a broken or lost cell phone, it does not
address the problem completely. A person can only use the stored phonebook to look up
numbers at their personal computer. However, this system does not allow for on-demand
access of phone numbers when they are away from their computer.
7.3 Solution
Current systems only allow people to access their phonebooks from their
personal computer. Our system solves this problem. When a person forgets, breaks, or
loses their cell phone, they will be able to access their phonebook from anywhere in the
world at anytime.
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