Three software engineers from Nashik have developed an application which would ensure help for women in trouble. The software was developed on the backdrop of the rising incidences of crime against women, can be downloaded on Android mobile handsets for free.
Unlike the helpline numbers, the advantage of this software is in its one-touch facility that was developed keeping in mind the urgency of the situation. Anoop Unnikrishanan (24), Gunwant Battashe (23), engineer and graphic designer Jayesh Bankar (23) developed the first version of the software a fortnight back in a span of eight days and the second version in the next eight days.
"We developed the second version on January 7 and on January 14, we gave a demonstration to the Commissioner of Police Kulwant Kumar Sarangal to get his views on it. He was very pleased with it," informed Anoop about the software titled, 'Me against rape.'
The user has to set a text for messaging a known person or a relative for help, like 'I am in trouble'. There is a facility for two phone numbers to be saved for help - one for messaging and the second for calling. "The numbers for call contact and message contact could be the same or different as the user wishes to store. There is a 'help' button on the screen of the mobile phone which has the message contact and call contact options on it. When in trouble the lady can press this button and the pre-stored helpline numbers for call or message. The message will automatically get sent to the contact person registered or the call will be forwarded, depending upon the option chosen," said the trio.
They said that not all abuse is physical and that is why they also have the option of audio recording for verbal abuse that can be recorded stealthily and can be produced whenever necessary. Besides, the facility of Google map link in Android has also helped them to create an option for recording the location of the person.
"Every 10 minutes, the latitude, longitude and location of the person gets logged. This can be provided as evidence later. The emergency contact person cannot see these records, so we are also trying to develop a software to facilitate the same," said the trio.
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Unlike the helpline numbers, the advantage of this software is in its one-touch facility that was developed keeping in mind the urgency of the situation. Anoop Unnikrishanan (24), Gunwant Battashe (23), engineer and graphic designer Jayesh Bankar (23) developed the first version of the software a fortnight back in a span of eight days and the second version in the next eight days.
"We developed the second version on January 7 and on January 14, we gave a demonstration to the Commissioner of Police Kulwant Kumar Sarangal to get his views on it. He was very pleased with it," informed Anoop about the software titled, 'Me against rape.'
The user has to set a text for messaging a known person or a relative for help, like 'I am in trouble'. There is a facility for two phone numbers to be saved for help - one for messaging and the second for calling. "The numbers for call contact and message contact could be the same or different as the user wishes to store. There is a 'help' button on the screen of the mobile phone which has the message contact and call contact options on it. When in trouble the lady can press this button and the pre-stored helpline numbers for call or message. The message will automatically get sent to the contact person registered or the call will be forwarded, depending upon the option chosen," said the trio.
They said that not all abuse is physical and that is why they also have the option of audio recording for verbal abuse that can be recorded stealthily and can be produced whenever necessary. Besides, the facility of Google map link in Android has also helped them to create an option for recording the location of the person.
"Every 10 minutes, the latitude, longitude and location of the person gets logged. This can be provided as evidence later. The emergency contact person cannot see these records, so we are also trying to develop a software to facilitate the same," said the trio.
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