Physics Reports vol.261

Cover......Page 1
Mobile Commerce and Wireless Computing Systems......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgements......Page 18
Mobile Commerce (M-commerce): definitions and context......Page 22
 Defining M-commerce......Page 24
 A short history of wireless computing......Page 25
 Diffusion of M-commerce innovation......Page 31
 Obstacles to M-commerce......Page 32
 The Mobile Internet and mobile information assets......Page 33
 The untethered Mobile Internet......Page 36
 M-commerce versus E-commerce......Page 41
 The wireless world......Page 42
 Pervasive computing systems, theory and practice......Page 44
 Trends in mobile and pervasive computing......Page 45
 Applications of M-commerce......Page 47
 The trend towards mobile working......Page 48
 Effectiveness and efficiency in mobile domains......Page 53
 The M-commerce value chain......Page 54
 Bluetooth technology......Page 58
 Factors determining M-commerce innovation and adoption in the 21st century......Page 59
 Conclusions......Page 65
Commercial communications and networks......Page 70
 Introduction......Page 72
 The nature of commercial communication......Page 75
 Communication and language complexity......Page 76
 Information and meaning......Page 79
 Data and knowledge......Page 84
 Shared meaning......Page 85
 Communication and information theory......Page 87
 Telecommunications and networks......Page 90
 Media types in telecommunications......Page 93
 Modulation and digitization......Page 96
 Communications network infrastructures......Page 97
 Types of channel......Page 100
 The International Standards Organization reference model......Page 102
 Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)......Page 108
 Communications network devices......Page 110
 Network topologies......Page 112
 Conclusions......Page 117
Wireless protocols: context and usage......Page 122
 Introduction......Page 124
 Wireless cellular phone networks......Page 126
 The Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP)......Page 138
 WAP architecture layers......Page 143
 WAP functionality and adaptation......Page 148
 Service bearer adaptation......Page 150
 Comparison of wireless and wired network Internet protocols......Page 151
 The integration of WAP and TCP/IP within the OSI architecture model......Page 153
 The Mobile Internet......Page 156
 The Mobile Internet–services and products......Page 160
 Other wireless Internet providers......Page 163
 A case study of iMode......Page 164
 A comparison of WAP and iMode......Page 169
 WAP and iMode billing models......Page 170
 Conclusions......Page 172
Wireless programming for mobile devices: context and usage......Page 178
 Introduction......Page 180
 The development and use of the xHTML......Page 182
 WML and xHTML convergence......Page 183
 A comparison of WML and xHTML transmission protocols......Page 185
 Creating an Internet WAP site......Page 186
 Developing a basic WAP site using WML......Page 191
 WML and WML Script......Page 193
 The WML language basics – elements and attributes......Page 194
 WML deck navigation – event and task handling......Page 198
 Push and pull browsing......Page 203
 WML option menus and variables......Page 204
 Passwords and security in WML......Page 211
 Handling text formatting, tables and images in WML......Page 213
 Capturing and sending information within the WAP environment......Page 215
 WML Scripting within the WAP environment......Page 217
 WML Script libraries......Page 222
 WML Script statements......Page 223
 WAP site usability issues......Page 226
 Hosting WAP sites......Page 227
 Conclusions......Page 228
Operating systems: micro and mobile devices......Page 238
 Target devices......Page 240
 Mobile-specific operating systems requirements......Page 243
 Operating systems basics for wireless understanding......Page 245
 Operating system abstractions......Page 248
 Information protection and security......Page 252
 Scheduling and resource management......Page 253
 Dividing to rule......Page 255
 Modern operating system concepts......Page 257
 Operating systems requirements for mobile devices......Page 260
 Mobile applications......Page 265
 The Java Virtual Machine (JVM)......Page 268
 Mobile device operating systems......Page 273
 Comparisons of mobile device platforms......Page 281
 Conclusions......Page 283
Personal area and mobile networking......Page 288
 Introduction......Page 290
 The development of area networks......Page 291
 Wireless-enabled domestic appliances......Page 297
 Environment characteristics......Page 298
 Local Area Networks (LANs)......Page 300
 Wireless networks......Page 302
 Personal area network intelligent gateways......Page 306
 Bluetooth technology......Page 308
 Bluetooth radio frequency channels......Page 310
 Bluetooth piconets......Page 311
 Establishing and maintaining wireless connections......Page 313
 The physical connection......Page 317
 Wireless surveillance......Page 321
 Wireless service discovery and use......Page 322
 Conclusions......Page 326
Wireless applications: push and pull services and products......Page 332
 Introduction......Page 334
 WAP push and pull messaging......Page 335
 The Short Message Service (SMS)......Page 337
 Push profiling......Page 339
 Profiling cookies......Page 340
 Base platform services......Page 341
 M-commerce services for consumers......Page 345
 Electronic cash (e-cash)......Page 347
 Mobile electronic banking (e-banking)......Page 348
 Mobile gambling......Page 351
 M-commerce services for business......Page 352
 Wireless Internet business model......Page 356
 Mobility and location......Page 359
 Mobile systems thinking......Page 364
 Wireless business applications......Page 366
 The economics of wireless Internet data......Page 374
 Mobile Multimedia Portals (MMPs)......Page 377
 Conclusions......Page 378
Pervasive and embedded mobile systems......Page 384
 Defining pervasive computing......Page 386
 Technologies within the pervasive computing domain......Page 389
 Networked pervasive computing......Page 391
 Embedded systems ergonomics......Page 394
 Wearable computing......Page 395
 Biometric systems......Page 401
 Biometric issues and systems security......Page 404
 Biometric systems applications......Page 407
 Biometric systems integration......Page 409
 Digital signatures......Page 410
 Automobile telematics and vehicle telemetry......Page 412
 In-vehicle user interfaces and applications......Page 414
 Universal Information Appliances (UIAs)......Page 418
 Obstacles in pervasive computing......Page 420
 Conclusions......Page 421
Security in a mobile world......Page 430
 Introduction......Page 432
 Aspects of security......Page 433
 Wireless network security......Page 436
 Access control......Page 439
 Encryption......Page 441
 The Diffie-Hellman key agreement method......Page 445
 Security aspects of wireless networks......Page 446
 Wide area wireless network security – 3G......Page 447
 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) security features......Page 454
 Bluetooth and Personal Area Network (PAN) security......Page 459
 Bluetooth baseband security......Page 461
 Bluetooth security profiles......Page 464
 The headset security model......Page 465
 Securing small devices......Page 468
 Conclusions......Page 469
Enabling the mobile workforce: extending enterprise applications......Page 474
 The agile and mobile workforce......Page 476
 Supporting the mobile workforce......Page 478
 Mobile systems development......Page 481
 Issues in M-commerce......Page 483
 Social, ethical and legal issues......Page 484
 Ethical business behaviour......Page 486
 Ethical issues......Page 487
 Ethical dilemmas in wireless business systems......Page 488
 Rights and duties, and privileges and responsibilities......Page 489
 Trust and control......Page 491
 Surveillance......Page 495
 Data protection......Page 496
 Impact analysis using a real-world case study......Page 502
 Conclusions......Page 504
M-commerce glossary......Page 532
Index......Page 544