Cloud mobile media

Recent years have witnessed the blooming of mobile devices and applications. Mobile users not only expect a faster broadband connection to access Internet and interact with each other, but also demand ubiquitous enjoying of video contents and services. However, this trend is seriously hindered by the fact that mobile devices have limited resources in terms of computation, storage, power energy, etc., while media-rich applications are commonly resource-hungry. Fortunately, the emerging cloud computing paradigm offers a natural solution to extend the desktop visual experience to mobile devices.