DRM Technology for Mobile Multimedia

2005 ◽  
pp. 918-923
Author(s):  
Sai Ho Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Multimedia Services ◽  
Rights Management ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Near Future

Mobile multimedia has been promoted as a promising service and application in mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) by many mobile operators and mobile service providers, when high-speed mobile networks are expected to take off in the near future. However, at present, mobile multimedia is still in its infancy, accessed by relatively low-end mobile devices with limited bandwidth and resources. A typical example is Orange in Hong Kong which launched a low-grade multimedia service in 2000 to test the market with current mobile technologies. Due to the physical constraints of a 2.5G mobile network, audio broadcast is the best service that the network can offer up to date. However, in the near future, when advanced mobile networks and technologies become available, higher demands will be placed on the quality of mobile multimedia services. Such services support both audio and video data, for example, video conferencing, music video, video-on-demand and so on. Rights management deserves more serious concern because intellectual property of distributed multimedia content is as valuable as a company’s physical assets (Doherty, 2002). This will become even more important when mobile multimedia services become marketable and an essential part of the business. The purpose of a digital rights management (DRM) system is to allow owners of digital assets (movies, songs) to distribute their products/services/contents electronically in a controlled way (Peinado, 2002). DRM technology makes various online payment schemes possible, such as pay-per-view, pay-per-download, pay-per-game and so on. Hence, mobile service providers are able to control end users’ use of, and accessibility to, their products, and stand to gain huge profits from this capability with the DRM technology (Foroughi, Albin, & Gillard, 2002). A successful DRM system should address both business and technical issues (Grab, 2002), but this chapter only addresses and presents issues in the technical side due to the nature of this book. We present some critical issues of mobile DRM for mobile multimedia. A proposal of mobile DRM framework is presented to meet the urgent DRM needs with the existing 2.5G mobile technology. This chapter is concluded by presenting future directions of mobile DRM for mobile multimedia.

DRM Technology for Mobile Multimedia

2009 ◽  
pp. 1117-1124
Author(s):  
Sai Ho Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Networks ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Multimedia Services ◽  
Rights Management ◽  
Payment Schemes ◽  
Physical Assets ◽  
Near Future

Mobile multimedia has been promoted as a promising service and application in mobile e-commerce (m-commerce) by many mobile operators and mobile service providers, when high-speed mobile networks are expected to take off in the near future. However, at present, mobile multimedia is still in its infancy, accessed by relatively lowend mobile devices with limited bandwidth and resources. A typical example is Orange in Hong Kong which launched a low-grade multimedia service in 2000 to test the market with current mobile technologies. Due to the physical constraints of a 2.5G mobile network, audio broadcast is the best service that the network can offer up to date. However, in the near future, when advanced mobile networks and technologies become available, higher demands will be placed on the quality of mobile multimedia services. Such services support both audio and video data, for example, video conferencing, music video, video-on-demand and so on. Rights management deserves more serious concern because intellectual property of distributed multimedia content is as valuable as a company’s physical assets (Doherty, 2002). This will become even more important when mobile multimedia services become marketable and an essential part of the business. The purpose of a digital rights management (DRM) system is to allow owners of digital assets (movies, songs) to distribute their products/services/contents electronically in a controlled way (Peinado, 2002). DRM technology makes various online payment schemes possible, such as pay-per-view, pay-perdownload, pay-per-game and so on. Hence, mobile service providers are able to control end users’ use of, and accessibility to, their products, and stand to gain huge profits from this capability with the DRM technology (Foroughi, Albin, & Gillard, 2002). A successful DRM system should address both business and technical issues (Grab, 2002), but this chapter only addresses and presents issues in the technical side due to the nature of this book. We present some critical issues of mobile DRM for mobile multimedia. A proposal of mobile DRM framework is presented to meet mobile technology. This chapter is concluded by presenting future directions of mobile DRM for mobile multimedia.

Digital Rights Management for Mobile Multimedia

2003 ◽  
pp. 97-111
Author(s):  
Sai Ho Kwok
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Device ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Intellectual Property Protection ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Limited Bandwidth ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Rights Management

In the future, intellectual property protection will be a need for distributed media in mobile multimedia. With the constraints of mobile commerce and mobile technologies such as limited bandwidth and computing capability, new schemes of rights management emerge. Digital rights management (DRM) operations in these schemes differ from those in existing DRM solutions for electronic commerce. This chapter presents a general DRM framework for mobile multimedia based on current DRM, mobile network, mobile device, and payment technologies. The framework is partially referenced to the NTT DoCoMo i-mode model, which centralizes payment and maintains user information within the service center. This chapter also presents the basic operations of the general framework and illustrates how rights insertion, rights enforcement, and music sharing are realized under the framework.

Security and Trust in Mobile Multimedia

2011 ◽  
pp. 22-37
Author(s):  
Edgar R. Weippl
Keyword(s):  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Multimedia Security ◽  
Mobile Security ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Power Constraints ◽  
Rights Management ◽  
Illegal Copying

While security in general is increasingly well addressed, both mobile security and multimedia security are still areas of research undergoing major changes. Mobile security is characterized by small devices that, for instance, make it difficult to enter long passwords and that cannot perform complex cryptographic operations due to power constraints. Multimedia security has focused on digital rights management and watermarks; as we all know, there are yet no good solutions to prevent illegal copying of audio and video files.

Security and Trust in Mobile Multimedia

2008 ◽  
pp. 1812-1827
Author(s):  
Edgar R. Weippl
Keyword(s):  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Multimedia Security ◽  
Mobile Security ◽  
Mobile Multimedia ◽  
Digital Rights ◽  
Power Constraints ◽  
Rights Management ◽  
Illegal Copying

While security in general is increasingly well addressed, both mobile security and multimedia security are still areas of research undergoing major changes. Mobile security is characterized by small devices that, for instance, make it difficult to enter long passwords and that cannot perform complex cryptographic operations due to power constraints. Multimedia security has focused on digital rights management and watermarks; as we all know, there are yet no good solutions to prevent illegal copying of audio and video files.

The Effect of Service Quality on Customers' Satisfaction in Mobile Phone Services in the UAE

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-94
Author(s):  
Emad Yusuf Masoud
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Behavioural Difference ◽  
Mobile Industry ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
Service Quality Dimensions ◽  
Network Quality

This study aims to determine the dimensions of mobile service quality and to examine their effect on customer satisfaction in UAE mobile phone service providers while also investigating the behavioural differences between mobile phone customers with prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. A combination of the SERVPERF model has been adopted as the main framework for analyzing service quality. A structured questionnaire instrument was designed for data collection. The present study concentrates on the level of customers’ satisfaction for leading service providers in the UAE mobile industry. Etisalat and Du were chosen for this study. A sample of (452) mobile phone users in Abu Dhabi city was selected at random using convenience-sampling. We found a positive effect of both functional and technical service quality (network quality) on customers’ satisfaction. Functional and technical dimensions were good predictors of customer satisfaction and confirmed the multidimensional nature of service quality. Also, the service quality dimensions; reliability, assurances, and responsiveness are found to be significant predictors of customer satisfaction. Behavioural difference between mobile phone customers is also significant in predicting customer satisfaction for postpaid subscribers. However, only reliability and network quality are significant predictors of customer satisfaction for prepaid subscribers. The model developed in this study provides marketers and researchers with a diagnostic tool to assess service quality from the perspectives of customers to meet the customer’s expectations and ensure customer satisfaction.

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