Sujee Maniyam : Tech Portfolio : Gazopa Bloom iPhone

Gazopa Bloom iPhone

I built this iPhone app for Hitachi Gazopa project along with the Bloom website.

Gazopa is a similar-image-search engine. Given an image, it can identify similar images that matches shape, size and color.

Gazopa Bloom is a social network for flower enthusiasts. The community can upload photos of flowers and classify and discuss them. This is built on Gazopa image search technology. The system can automatically classify flowers based on previous classifications of similar flowers. The iPhone app enables users to upload flower photos easily (and geo tag them).

Web site : bloom.gazopa.com

Features

iPhone app

Client-Server iPhone app
users can create an account or sign-in into their account
can upload flower images from 'Photo Library' or Camera. Uploaded flowers are geo-tagged automatically
can rate / discuss / classify flowers
user profile pages

very user friendly UI
Custom designed widgets (Ratings Widget, Image Browser) and Table Cells for a richer user experience
Network activity happens in background threads so UI remains very responsive
the app handles a lot of images. The images are fetched in background threads. And they are cached for speedy display
Uses secure connections to server
'security codes' to prevent un-authorized clients
Mobile-Analytics enabled to track usage patterns

Server backend

Built on Ruby on Rails
Serves as a web application (bloom.gazopa.com) and a webservice platform for the iphone app
Webservices are tuned for performance. Data sent over the wire is kept to a minimum; Also frequently used data is cached for quicker response
Built in 'security codes' to prevent un-authorized clients

checkout screen shots below. Use arrow keys, mouse wheel or slider to cycle through images. Click on images ot see full size images.
the app is yet to be styled by a designer