Others in the
same table Privacy Friends Network
1. The user comes to the table,
and the friend network would
only show up when the user set
their status as visible on their
phone.
2. After the user turns on the
status to "visible", they will see a
friend network with common
friends and interests between he
and others in the same table on
the central display area.
3. On the control panel, they can
turn off anyone on the same
table from the network. In this
way, this person's common
interests with the user will also
be erased.
4. The user can only access
others' information on the
mobile phone and only if he got
Yes High the permission.
1. The user comes to the table
and the friend network would
automatically show up even
though he set his status as
invisible.
2. If the user's status is invisible,
he will still be shown on the
friend network, but only
common friend no common
interest will be shown in the
central display. And others can't
access his information from the
phone or control panel, too.
3. The control panel still have the
function of erasing. But the
person the user erased will still
have the authority to access his
information until he set his
Low status to invisible.
1. The user came to the table
with only himself. The central
display will not be shown.
2. The friend network is shown in
No High the control panel.
1. The user came to the table
with only himself. the central
display will show his friend
network.
2. The friend network can be
zoom in or out to the dining hall
map view when there is only
himself.
3. The dining hall map will also
show his friend and connection.
Those friends are people who
Low are in the cafeteria.
User Searching and Sending Request Sending message
1. The user comes to the cafeteria and uses his smart
phone to search his friend who has been in the cafeteria.
If his friend's status is set as invisible, the friend's profile 1. The user wants to tell his
picture will be shown as gray like other offline friends on friend that he has come into
the smart phone interface. the cafeteria. He can click the
"messaging" button on the
2. By tapping a friend's image, a user can view his/her friend list to send the friend a
Facebook, Twitter and other profile information. message via cell phone.
3. If the user set his/her status as invisible, he can not see 2. After the user sits down with
whether his friends or anyone else are in the cafeteria on his/her friends, he/she can also
the phone. use the mobile phone interface
to leave message to the friends
4. If he wants to view one person's(stranger) profile who are not in the cafeteria.
information or other information, he will send out a When the friends check in, they
friend request to ask for the permission. will get the message.
5. After the user sits down with his friend and the status 3. The user can't send message
is visible, he can see the control panel is activated. At to the other strangers until he
first, the friend network is shown, and then the user can gets the permission to view the
turn the table view into the dining hall view to search all stranger's information.
the people in the dining hall. But, the dining hall view
won't be clickable, so the user can't use it to access 4. The control panel won't be
others' information or send out a permission request able to send message in this
(only via phone). high privacy setting.
Same steps for step 1 and 2 The same steps for step 1 and 2
above.
3. If the user set his status as invisible, he can still see his
friend list on the phone, but he will not be able to use the 3. The user can send a message
dining hall view on the phone to view everyone in the to the stranger through his
dining hall. dining hall view on the phone.
But there is a limit number of
4. If he click one stranger's profile picture in the dining messages to constraint this
hall view, he can see some simple information like name function.
and common friends. For further information like
facebook account or common interests, he needs to send 4. The user can use control
out a request to ask for the permission. panel to send a message to
anyone in his friend network
5. After the user sits down with his friend and the status and in the dining hall view of
is visible, he can see the control panel is activated. At control panel by dragging the
first, the friend network is shown, and then the user can person's profile picture to the
turn the table view to the dining hall view to search all bar in the bottom. And then, he
the people in the dining hall. The dining hall view is will type the text to send out
available for the user to click a stranger to view more the message. In this way, the
information like common friend network. For more user can include others in the
information, the user have to send out a permission same table into the
request. conversation group.
1. The user came to the cafeteria by himself. He has no
friends being in the cafeteria now. All the friends are
shown as gray on the mobile phone.
2. If the user set his status as invisible, he can not see
whether his friends or anyone else are in the cafeteria on
the phone.
3. If he wants to view one person's(stranger) profile
information or other information, he will send out a
request to ask for the permission.
4. After the user randomly chooses a seat and sits down
and the status is visible, he can see the control panel is
activated. At first, the friend network is shown, and then 1. The user can use his smart
the user can turn the table view to the dining hall view to phone interface to leave a
search all the people in the dining hall. But, the dining hall message to his friends. The
view won't be clickable, so the user can't use it to access message will be shown when
others' information or send out a permission request. the friends check in.
The same steps for step 1
above.
Same steps for step 1 and 2 above 2. The user can send a message
to the stranger through his
3. If the user set his status as invisible, he can still see his dining hall view on the phone.
friend list on the phone, but he will not be able to use the But there is a limit number of
dining hall view on the phone to view everyone in the messages to constraint this
dining hall. function.
4. After the user sits down with his friend and the status 3. The user can use control
is visible, he can see the control panel is activated. At panel to send a message to
first, the friend network is shown, and then the user can anyone in his friend network
turn the table view to the dining hall view to search all and in the dining hall view of
the people in the dining hall. The dining hall view is control panel by dragging the
available for the user to click a stranger to view more person's profile picture to the
information like common friend network. For more bar in the bottom. And then, he
information, the user have to send out a permission will type the text to send out
request. the message.