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| MOBILE SOCCER BETTING GAME WITH M-COMMERCE FUNCTIONALITY |
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| The Football World
Cup 2000 was around the corner and our client a Tokyo based
organization wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to
launch its mobile version of ‘Pachinko’ –
usually the gambling halls in Japan. To ‘cash on’
this opportunity, our client partnered with Icreon to develop
the application. We developed the application over a secure
micro-payment system. The game implements m-commerce functionality
over i-mode mobile phones with high-end security features. |
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| Customer
Profile |
| Our client is a Tokyo based
organization that was formulated to capitalize on the
Japanese betting market during Football World Cup 2000. |
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| Business
Requirement |
| Gambling is a popular
activity in Japan and our client wanted to tap this market during
the Football World Cup 2000. In this effort, our client wanted
to develop an online betting game that would be available
on i-mode mobile phones. |
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| M-Commerce
Integration for Secure Online Payments |
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| Benefits |
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Spontaneous access |
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Secure online payments through m-commerce implementations |
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Catchy & lively interface |
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| Technologies used
in developing this web application are: |
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JSP Servlet |
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J2ME (for developing the interface with I-appli
for I-mode phones) |
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MySQL |
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JDBC |
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Japan is the second largest economy in the world, with a large market for gambling. With more than 20,000 Pachinko halls or gambling parlors, Japan offers large prospects for businesses dealing with gambling. Our client wanted to exploit this market during the World Cup fever. The idea was to launch a mobile-based soccer betting game. Pachinko - the online game application would allow users with i-Mode phones to access the game, play the bets, and make payments online through secure channels.
our client along with Icreon ventured for developing the solution and
tapped the opportunity to satisfy the betting nerves of football
lovers. |
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This project
was a joint venture between our client and Icreon. While our client
conceived the idea, Icreon developed the application,
just before the World Cup fever took off. i-Mode mobile
phone users could play Pachinko during daytime. They could
also buy World Cup memorabilia such as, T-shirts, caps,
and badges through the application. Implementing the online
payment functionality, however, was the challenging part.
With no pre-defined standards for making secure online
payments through mobile devices, we developed a micro-payment
solution, for the same.
To play the game, a ‘Wallet’ had to be created
with our client, for a fixed amount. This was a one-time activity,
after which a unique login ID was created for making online
payments through secure channels. When a bet was won,
the due amount was transferred to the bank account and
the winner can check the balance amount to confirm the
transfer.
The application was developed specifically for I-mode
phones (a popular Japanese mobile standard – such
as GSM or CDMA-WLL in India) and the front-end interface
was developed using i-appli. i-appli is a Java-based service,
which allows I-mode users to access & use Pachinko,
providing high-end graphics and simple to use interface.
Registered users could login to the application and bet
on the team, scores or players of their choice. On the
backend, JSP was used to communicate with the MySQL database
to authenticate user information and access data. To manage
transactions, a Web-based administrator module was developed.
This module monitored and managed users and their transactions.
Developed on n-tier architecture, the application allows
scalable manageability and speedy access. The architectural
design for the application is displayed below. |
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| Summary |
| M-commerce is an area where standards are still evolving and can take considerable time to mature. However, we implemented the application for our client by developing our own methods of security, while maintaining the application performance. Implementing the solution provided by Icreon helped our client earn huge profits during the football fever without compromising on security. |
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