Mobile Applications

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OutlineOverview of mobile technologiesAdvantages of mobile devicesExamplesChallengesNetworking and Data AccessSecurityImportance of Mobile ApplicationConclusion

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Device for voice communication

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Alexander Graham Bell (1876)

Everyday life‘s tools

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Computer

Email

Fax

Radio

Music player

Word processor Credit cards

Everyday life‘s tools

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Computer

Email

Fax

Radio

Music player

Word processor

Smart phone

Mobile phones are first introduced in mid 1980s

Additional features can be installed

Mobile applicationsBanking (check balance, make transaction)Restaurant (order and payment)Mobile Payment (ticket, vending machine)Tourism: tourist guideEducation: mobile learningEntertainment: interactive digital artScientific: controlling and monitoring

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Interactive Digital Art - TelcomGallery

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Use mobile phone to interact with the object:

- Pressing the phone's keys- Speaking to the phone, - Or simply holding the call.

Voice of the user can change the audio-visual parameters of the digital artworks in real-time

Mobile devices as remote control

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Advantages of mobile devicesAccessible anywhere, anytime

Conveniently controlling and monitoring

Instant notification

Easy to exchange data and information

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ChallengesSmall screen-size (will remains)Limited input facilities (will remains?)Diverse software environments: OS (Symbian, Linux, Windows Mobile),

Language (J2ME, BREW, C++)Limited bandwidth (will be solved): GSM->GPRS->UMTS, CDMA, WiFi

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Current Technology

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SMS “request-reply” text applications

WAP Web applications

J2ME Java applications

Example Application

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• Mobile Payments– Access to the Internet

via a mobile device to buy and sell services

– Examples: mobile banking, brokerage services, bill payments, information services

Customer

Merchant

Credit Card Company

Provider

Using SMSInsecureCumbersome to use

Users need to remember cryptic SMS commands

Cannot store credit card information on the device

Limited extensibilityPayment history, merchant incentives, etc.

Using WAPEquivalent to web paymentsSlow as pages making up user interface

need to be downloaded for every paymentRequest-reply interaction incompatible

with “Bill notification”Limited ability to save information locallyExtendableCan be developed and deployed very

quickly

Using J2MEInsecureHTTP request-reply problem

(same as for WAP)Requires considerable software

developmentMore difficult to deploySimple, intuitive, pleasing user interface

possibleVery extendable

Networking and Data Access

Always connected Unattended

synchronization

Messaging File sharing

Mobile Payments

Mobile Ticketing

Security

* Now a days the demand for mobile application development is increasing. As it helps in finding up a new solution in different fields.

* It provides best features that are important for the business, which helps in attracting the customers. Moreover there are many platform available like Android, Blackberry, Windows, iPhone, etc.

Today mobile has deeply ingrained in business operations.

* It enhances a better collaboration andstreamlining of work flow. * The mobile application developmentprovides better platform for their marketing. * Now a days countless number of appsoftware are been downloaded to meet the

various requirements of the business.

* It brings an easy interaction andcommunication channel in several forms

* The popularity of these application is onrise which encourages the developers withmany more ideas. * Thereby business can grow its

infrastructure by providing the better service to the customers, the ability of mobile application have increased with the new technologies.

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Thank You

S.THIRUMALA RAOIII B.Sc

OXFORD DEGREE COLLEGE