MHSS and m-DRM

One of the main considerations that this application addresses is that of mobile digital-rights-management (mDRM). This application includes the ability to encrypt the links from which the streaming content will be delivered. This link encryption is based upon AES 256-bit encryption algorithms. Currently, DRM solutions concentrate on ‘forward-locking’ the streaming link. The forward-locking approach certainly prevents an individual from forwarding the link from the handset but it does not prevent the sharing of the link. The solution for DRM is to fully encrypt the link at the phone, thus preventing anyone other than a paid subscriber to access the content. This approach ensures that the mobile operator is fully protected from content piracy and the associated revenue-leakage.

The mMMC application significantly improves the end-user experience and provides the user with the ability to ‘surf’ downloaded and streaming content such as TV channels over a single connection as well as the ability to have interactive sessions via the single connection in a personalised package. Typical functions include:

• TV remote functionality on the mobile handset for changing channels etc;
• Channel hopping without disconnecting and reconnecting;
• Dynamic updating of menu content without reloading the application;
• Single stream connection thus no additional impact on mobile network capacity;
• Interactive services such as ‘Vote Now’ via dynamic SMS while watching TV channels;
• Interactive marketing push to handsets for new/additional services or content;

The next release of the application will provide mobile telephone users with the ability to receive multiple live TV streams to their handset via a single connection. This functionality will be expanded to include Audio-streaming and multi-user Video conferencing in later releases.

• All Java Enabled Phones;
• Supported on all mobile network types – GPRS, EDGE, 3G, WiMAX and WLAN;
• Multiple formats, resolution and bit-rates supported;
• Seamless Channel Switching;
• Personalised Look & Feel;
• Dynamically Learns User Preferences;
• Simple Channel(s) Addition;
• Fully Interactive TV;
• Headline Banners;
• Integrated SMS;
• Optional Secure SMS;

• The ability to take multiple feeds from multiple streaming servers. Maintain all the encoding types, bit rates and sizes etc;
• To interleave all the streams into one stream for interaction with any UDP, TCP or Socket communication capable devices;
• Client application capable of communicating with the servers to achieve an ‘Always-On’ continuous connection;
• Client capable of passing the interleaved stream and splitting the received packets into multiple data channels;
• The ability to seamlessly switch between channels of data;
• The stream may contain TV signals or multiple HTML content or any data type;
• Client capable of communicating with the server to signal priorities on the streamed packets;

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