The document outlines a proposal for an Android app designed to manage digital wills, emphasizing the importance of digital property rights in the modern era. It details how the app would function, including setting up accounts, preparing recipient lists, and sending automated reminders for action after a user's death. The intent is to ensure that designated individuals can access necessary digital information and instructions securely and efficiently.

1. Proposal for anProposal for an
Android AppAndroid App
forfor
Digital WillDigital Will
Concept:
D K Singhal
deveshksinghal@gmail.com

2. ConceptConcept
Digital property rights are becoming
more and more important these days.
Obviously, one would like to have his
Google+, Gmail, Facebook,Twitter,Google+, Gmail, Facebook,Twitter,
Slideshare access to transfer to someone
else, someone reliable, who can take
control, and get the relevant information
deleting the irrelevant one.
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3. Think!Think!
A person named ‘X’ dies.After some time,
his friend ‘Y’ locates his particulars on
Facebook, or Google.
‘Y’ sends a friend request on Facebook,‘Y’ sends a friend request on Facebook,
and an email to ‘X’s Gmail id, but gets no
response.
‘Y’ contacts several mutual friends only to
find out that ‘X’ is dead by then.
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4. Think!Think!
A person named ‘X’ has got several
insurance policies, making ‘Y’ as nominee.
Regarding some,‘Y’ does not know at all.
Can ‘Y’ claim the money?
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5. Think!Think!
Is it not the time to have something that
can instruct someone near to us to take
suitable action about our digital property
rights?rights?
Such an idea is presented here.
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6. HowWill it Work?HowWill it Work?
The program requires to have an account
on a dedicated website.
You may also have its android app
installed in your smartphone.
In your account, you prepare a list ofIn your account, you prepare a list of
recieptants with their email ids, mobile
phone numbers etc.
Also prepare a small document containing
the statement you want to give to each of
the recieptent after you.
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7. How Does it Work?How Does it Work?
Now, you develop 3 time bands for which
the app can be left unattended.
For example we declare these as 15 days,
7 days and 3 days respectively.
After first setting of account, andAfter first setting of account, and
activating it, you can see-
“15+7+3 Days remaining for action”
“14+7+3 Days remaining for action”
And so on.
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8. Deadline Approaching…..Deadline Approaching…..
“15+7+3 Days remaining for action”
“14+7+3 Days remaining for action”
:
“2+7+3 Days remaining for action”“2+7+3 Days remaining for action”
“1+7+3 Days remaining for action”
“0+7+3 Days remaining for action”
“0+6+3 Days remaining for action”
:
“0+0+1 Days remaining for action”
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9. So,What’s NextSo,What’s Next
During the first 15 days period, you can
press refresh button to restart counting
from 15 days.This can be done after
logging into that dedicated website or
directly from your mobile app.directly from your mobile app.
At the end of first 15 days, you get an
email alert and an SMS indicating that you
need to refresh the account.
If you do nothing, you get another
reminders after 15+7 and 15+7+3 days.
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10. The Time is OverThe Time is Over
After all the three refresh requests are
not responded, the account automatically
sends your preset statement document to
the recieptants.the recieptants.
This way they get the pre-decided
instructions from you and can do the
needful.
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11. Sample Statement DocumentSample Statement Document
• Dear Raju,
• It seems that I might not be able to operate my online
accounts from now onwards. Please note the passwards of
these as under-
• sample123@gmail.com: password123
• sample123@facebook.com: password 123• sample123@facebook.com: password 123
• Please do not forget to delete my photographs, posts and
emails which you feel are not useful to anybody else.
• Also, there is an insurance policy in my name from XYZ
Insurance Co.The policy no. is 12345678987654321. Please
contact Mr. Lallu Lal to get details about it and do the
needful.
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12. PrivacyPrivacy
The sample document should be
encrypted in such a way that nobody else
is able to get its contents except for the
recieptent.recieptent.
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13. FeeFee
This app could be provided at a nominal
charge from Google Playstore etc.
Alternatively, developer may consider
selling it directly on payment basis (sayselling it directly on payment basis (say
Rs.100 or so per individual).
If desired, there may be a demo version,
which sends email to the user itself, so
that the user may evaluate its utility.
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14. DeveloperDeveloper
The app can be developed by any good
app developer.
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15. Think…..Think…..
If such an app is readily available, would
you not like to install in your computer
or smartphone?or smartphone?
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16. If you feel such an app would be useful, please do
forward this presentation to any mobile app developer
you know. This can also be taken up as a student
assignment who is studying relevant subjects.
Regards,
D K Singhal
deveshksinghal@gmail.com
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17. About the Author:
Born in 1968, D K Singhal is B.E., M.E. (Pulp & Paper, 1993) from Deptt. of Paper
Technology, University of Roorkee (now IIT, Roorkee). He is a Certified Energy
Auditor and Chartered Engineer also.
With nearly 7 dozen publications, he has emphasized on development of low cost
technologies and management practices for quality and profitability improvement.
With publications on slideshare.net, energymanagertraining.com and
paperonweb.com, he has been constantly contributing to IPPTA (Indian Pulp &
PaperTechnical Association). He is also serving IPPTA as a member of Editorial
Board.Board.
An initiative by D K Singhal, a cyber campaign initiated against unjustified targeting
of paper industry by “Idea” mobile, in their “Sirjee” advertisement campaign, after
which this advertisement was taken off air.
He also moderated aYahoo group,“PaperTechnology” with nearly 360 members
from India and abroad to discuss problems related to pulp & paper making for five
years.
He can be contacted at deveshksinghal@gmail.com
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