i need to design an sms system

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i am doing a project on a health sms system, where u ca send the name or code of a drug and get information about that drug sent back to ur phone. pls can u give me an idea how to go about the design?

Posted 26-Aug-11 4:46am

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R. Giskard Reventlov 26-Aug-11 11:02am

So, you've taken on a task and have no clue as to how it should work. Good luck with that and your career. I don't suppose you've done any of your own research? or attempted to? No, thought not. What you should do is try it for yourself and when you get stuck on a specific issue then you come and ask for help: no one is going to give you a complete solution!

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0) Design app.

1) Write code.

2) Deploy.

(I didn't list "test" because everybody seems to ignore that step anyway...)

Posted 26-Aug-11 5:02am

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R. Giskard Reventlov 26-Aug-11 11:03am

Sneaky putting that as a solution! :-)

Philippe Mori 26-Aug-11 19:01pm

The answer is still better than the question... and so true.

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2011-08-26T07:15:00

Well, the communication part is very easy. You just need a server on the back end with all of your drug information and have it connected to a SM Sgateway, such as MsgMe or Twillio. Sending message is quite easy.

The problem you have is the limited size of SMS message and the size of drug data that you're sending. The most basic information on a drug can overwhelm an SMS very easily. Some services do not support MMS as of yet so you'll be limited to sending only small bits of information.

You're also seriously going to expect doctors and nurses to type in these huge drug names?? Sorry, but someone could literally die of a typo because of this.

You also have competition. There are apps available that already do something similar to this. They are database applications where users can lookup all kinds of drugs on iPads, iPods, Android, ... and not have to type in the complete drug name. These solutions are also much quicker than your solution could provide and they provide ALL of the documentation on a drug in an organized fashion, not just what's limited to a few SMS messages.