Description
Book SynopsisThe expected future evolution of mobile and wireless communication technologies will enable a whole new generation of mass-market-scale ubiquitous services and applications. The challenge now is to research and develop applications and services addressing the true needs of the end-users, and to provide engaging and sustaining added value to them.
Enabling Technologies for Mobile Servicestakes a comprehensive approach on these challenges and provides practical guidelines on building new, innovative applications and services. It shares knowledge gained from a collaborative research project where the methods and technologies were applied and utilised.
This book is ideal for professionals working with enabling technologies and service architecture in companies. It will also be of interest to academics and students studying applications/services, enabling technologies and service architectures at the universities and to anyone interested in the general issues surrounding m
Table of Contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Contributors.
List of Figures.
List of Tables.
1. Introduction (Mika Klemettinen).
2. Users, Applications and Services, and User Centricity (Annakaisa Häyrynen).
3. Mobile Services Architecture (Bernd Mrohs and Stephan Steglich).
4. Context Awareness and Management (Patrik Floréen and Matthias Wagner).
5. Multimodality and Personalisation (David Bonnefoy, Olaf Drögehorn, and Ralf Kernchen).
6. Privacy, Trust and Group Communications (Göran Schultz, Olivier Coutand, Ronald van Eijk, Johan Hjelm, Silke Holtmanns, Markus Miettinen, and Rinaldo Nani).
7. Reference Applications (Dario Melpignano).
8. Trials and Evaluation for Acceptance (Esko Kurvinen, Renata Guarneri, and Jukka T Salo).
9. Marketplace Dynamics and Business Models Framework (Ulla Killström).
10. Legal and Regulatory Framework (Olli Pitkänen).
11. Conclusions (Mika Klemettinen).
Glossary.
Index.
