I thought I would try and list all the main features of iGotPets, so you would not have to read through the entire idea every time you wanted to review the app. IGotPets will mainly serve 3 main functions for the user. One, allow the user to have a full digital profile on their pet. Two, allow the user to have all previous and current health information stored in the profile that could be exported as a report. Three, give the user a ranking based upon the interactions they have with the pet and the application.
Profile Setup
-decide if you are a single owned or you have many pets
-are you an individual or an organization?
-start a new profile and add your pet…anything
-load a picture and any past pictures you have of the pet
-load past medical history, if avaliable
-add contacts and friends..others with pets and Vet’s.
-link a description with your pet..could be through wikipedia (partnership)
-operation modes (advanced/easy) - easy mode for children
Digital Profile
-pet type / name / age / color…etc
-pictures (import, take, and export)
-statistics
-sharable to others / export to iPod
-pet inventory lists
-notices through application - reminders (pop ups, emails, …etc)
-widget with pic and current stats
-favorites with saved statistics of others pets
-digital interactions among your pet and others
-happy meter
-contacts - vets
-tracks, on a daily basis, habits about your pet. (eating, playing, pills, etc.)
Reporting
-build a custom report on your pet from the information in the application
-ability to draw on pictures in the report to identify certain things
-sharable among other iGotPets owners / Veterinarians (Spotlight / PTP)
-ability to export to a .doc, .pdf, pages, keynote, or iPod
Ranking
-local machine ranking - the image will depend on if your pet has a paw or a claw or whatever. So it would be 3 “paws” or 3 “claws” for a level 3 ranking
-world wide ranking - all iGotPet users
-graph showing care over time
Partnerships
Also there should be a partnership with a large online pet store. The user could have the ability to search for and purchase items for their pet through the application. iGotPets could also suggest items to purchase for your pet based upon your reports and digital profile.
The application should also be able to add a small description to your pet through the use of wikipedia. Or if you want some information on your type of pet you can search through an online encyclopedia.
The market of pet owners is huge and very profitable. I am not sure why there has not really been any applications that tend to this market. iGotPets has the capability to force both push and pull market strategies. The true key to iGotPets is the information exchange between the pet owner and the Veterinarian/other pet owners. Although I would like to know what some of you think about these features because I think this could be a very addictive and fun application to use if you own a pet or some kind.
Well sorry, I tried to make this shorter and i think it turned out longer than the first idea blog..oh well. At least you can just scan through the features quicker.
