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Universal Mobile Interface (UMI) is a software concept designed to overcome key barriers to mass usage of mobile services. By running server-based services “over the top”, the end user always has access to personal content and data irrespective of operator or device. Operator and device independent services increase the users’ willingness to create personalised web interfaces, store contacts, etc. and to share the UMI software itself along with the services themselves. By having many services interlinked through the same user interface the problem of utilising data across applications and running parallel programs is overcome. As all Internet links are available through the server, there is no need to type in URLs. The specific link may be represented graphically in the UI and can be clicked on directly. Any link is easily saved and shared. A Universal Mobile Interface (UMI) has the following characteristics: *It acts as the main Internet services interface *It offers access to the whole Internet on the mobile device *It is operator- and device-independent *It offers full personalization of internet link collections *It offers easy access to the device’s contact book and messaging *It enables import of contacts and mail from other applications *It offers a universal payment solution *It is graphically adjusted to a small screen *It offers surfing without typing URLs *It has viral distribution capabilities *It is easy to download and install *It is a freeware *It enables easy content creation and distribution *It supports content provider business models == Background == The evolution of the mobile phone as the foremost multi-media device has long been predicted, but take-up has mostly been quite disappointing. The mobile phone has turned out to be a complex distribution platform for non-voice services, both from a technology and a business model point of view, in addition to the physical limitations of its small size. Many attempts have been made to overcome these limitations with limited success. But for various reasons, it has proven difficult to transfer concepts from market to market as well as from one device to the other. Even so it seems clear that sooner or later, Mobile Internet will be the primary access to the Internet for most people as mobile phones far outnumber PCs. In 2013, there were about 6 billion mobile phones,〔http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/mobile-phone-world-population-2014/〕 compared to only nearly 2 billion PCs as of October 2014〔http://www.ask.com/technology/many-computers-world-e2e980daa5e128d0〕 with the percentage of smart phones quickly rising. The main advantages of the mobile phone compared to the PC are: *It is a much more personal device *It is portable *It is always on 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universal Mobile Interface」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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