Virtual market implementation using global system for mobile communications (GSM)

Abstract

This project aims to implement virtual shopping arcade via GSM network implementation. The new innovation on online shopping requires people to have internetworking connection. This project however is developed to target mobile phone users to do shopping virtually without the needs of having data subscription account in their mobile phone. The system is built using several tools such as visual basic (VB), XAMPP, Adobe Dreamweaver, with GSM module. A personal computer (PC) is used as the virtual arcade server with GSM module attached to it. Text is sent by users from their phone using a formatted virtual market Short-Message-Service (SMS). This system is developed to allow for offline-networking using mobile phones which do not require users to stay connected via the internet while purchasing the items.