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Sharon Dcruz, Albertian Institute of Science & Technology, Kalamassery, Kochi; Vivek Sasi ,Albertian Institute of Science & Technology, Kalamassery, Kochi; Alfred Augustine ,Albertian Institute of Science & Technology, Kalamassery, Kochi; Jinu Xavier ,Albertian Institute of Science & Technology, Kalamassery, Kochi

Automated Localized Information Collecting Entity (ALICE) is an Android application that aids people for their day to day shopping activities. Urban life has turned busy, rush has become a habit, countless goals are to be achieved, multiple chores to be done, every ticking second is precious. In such a scenario it’s very common to forget little things that has to be purchased on the daily go. Hence, we need someone to store that information and remind us of the duty we are left with. ALICE has been born just to turn out as saviour for all those busy people who require a tool to aid purchasing activities. This application not only aids in listing out the products to purchase, but also has a built-in localized search engine that helps to search and identify the shops or places nearby based on users requirement. ALICE specializes in maintaining numerous lists containing shopping items, triggered reminders for each list at its assigned time, navigating through a source and destination, wherein all the listed items are plotted on the way itself. It also displays offers for the items on your list, which is provided by nearby shops and vendors.