Android-based Mobile Summon System

This project addresses the enhancement of current traffic summons system
and process in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. Traditional paper-based approach
is still being adopted by UTP security services for issuing summons tickets to the
students. The usage of this paper-based approach introduces several limitations.
From the security service's point of view, the summons details need to be
manually written by hand outdoors. The security personnel will need suitable places
to write down the ticket. By manually writing down the details, the summons tickets
are prone to errors, ink fading, and bad handwritings. At the end of the day, these
summons tickets will be collected to be inputted again into another system. Again,
the integrity of the summons details will be greatly reduced when the details are
incorrectly entered due to bad handwritings or the loss of the summons ticket.
From the student's point of view, the process of settling the summons is
lengthy and time consuming. Currently, the students have no methods of checking
their pending summonses online. These pending summonses can only be checked at
the finance or security office. To clear their summonses, the students will need to
visit the finance office to pay the summons and later to the security office to
complete the process.
By introducing a new traffic summons system, security personnel will utilize
Android based-devices to issue summons which will greatly enhance summons
details with photos and location. These details will be directly submitted to the
server which will further reduce errors. The moment the summons is issued, the
students will receive a notification to view the summons. Administrative personnel
will also be able to disseminate notifications to the security personnel via the system.
The Android based-devices will retrieve these notifications at a fixed interval.
Simple statistics are also included in the client interface for measuring summons
count. For the students, this system will allow them to check their pending
summonses through online methods and optionally pay using their online bank
account.