Using GPS Phones to Track Virtual Infections - and Real Epidemics

Mac Daddy · Jun 13, 2009, 12:35 PM

A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and wander the halls.

If nothing is done, it will quickly gain momentum and rip through the student body, then jump to parents and others in the community. However, officials will attempt to stymie the disease and save the school -- using mobile phones.

The sickness will be a virtual one, in an experiment funded by the Japanese government. A subsidiary of Softbank, a major Japanese Internet and cellular provider, has proposed a system that uses phones to limit pandemics.
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Source: Technewsworld

Jun 13, 2009, 12:35 PM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	Using GPS Phones to Track Virtual Infections - and Real Epidemics A few months from now, a highly contagious disease will spread through a Japanese elementary school. The epidemic will start with several unwitting children, who will infect others as they attend classes and wander the halls. If nothing is done, it will quickly gain momentum and rip through the student body, then jump to parents and others in the community. However, officials will attempt to stymie the disease and save the school -- using mobile phones. The sickness will be a virtual one, in an experiment funded by the Japanese government. A subsidiary of Softbank, a major Japanese Internet and cellular provider, has proposed a system that uses phones to limit pandemics. _______________ Source: Technewsworld __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen