%A Yao Fei, Zhang Chengyu, Chen Wu %T The Mobile Application of ‘Xiaotu’——The Smart Talking Robot of Tsinghua University Library %0 Journal Article %D 2014 %J Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery %R 10.11925/infotech.1003-3513.2014.07.17 %P 120-126 %V 30 %N 7 %U {https://manu44.magtech.com.cn/Jwk_infotech_wk3/CN/abstract/article_3934.shtml} %8 2014-08-25 %X

[Objective] Extend the service fields of ‘Xiaotu’——the smart talking robot of Tsinghua University Library by designing and developing the mobile APP and We Chat public platform service.[Context] With the development and popularity of the smart phones and mobile Internet, the mobile APP and We Chat have become main portals on mobile terminals.[Methods] Services in this paper make use of various interfaces to communicate with the main server of‘Xiaotu’ as well as transfer commands and messsages based on the development mode of the mobile terminal and the WeChat public platform, embedding the basic functions of ‘Xiaotu’ into the mobile APP and We Chat.[Results] Users can conveniently talk with ‘Xiaotu’ and search information in the mobile terminal and social network environments.[Conclusions] This application expands the application environment of ‘Xiaotu’—a special service of Tsinghua University Library, providing a ubiquitous service everywhere.