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Preface

Purpose of this do cument

The aim of this White Paper is to give the reader an understanding of technology and its main applications, as well as the main functions and features of the phone.

People who can benefit from this document include:

•Operators

• Service providers

• Software developers

• Support engineers

• Application developers

More information, useful for product, service and application developers, is published at

www.SonyEricsson.com/developer/

This White Paper is published by:

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, SE-221 88 Lund, Sweden

Phone: +46 46 19 40 00 Fax: +46 46 19 41 00 www.SonyEricsson.com

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Revision C (June 2004)

, which contains up-to-date information about technologies, products and tools.

This document is published by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, without any warranty*. Improvements and changes to this text necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and/or equipment, may be made by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB at any time and without notice. Such changes will, however, be incorporated into new editions of this document. Printed versions are to be regarded as temporary reference copies only.

*All implied warranties, including without limit ation the implied warr anties of m erchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, are excluded. In no event shall Sony Ericsson o r its lic ens ors be lia ble fo r i nciden tal or consequential damages of any natur e, incl uding but not limited to lost profits or commercial loss, arising out of the use of the information in this document.

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Online Developer Resources

On www.SonyEricsson.com/developer, developers wil l f ind all documentation and too ls s uch as ph one W hi te Pape rs, Developers Guidel ines , SDKs and API s etc . The devel oper We b sit e also conta ins di scuss ion fo rums m onitored by o ur Sony Ericsson Developer Support team, a searcheable Knowledge Base of support queries and solutions, Tips & Tricks, example code etc. To stay up to date on development issues, register and subscribe to the monthly Sony Ericsson Developer Newsletter.

Sony Ericsson Developer Support

Sony Ericsson offers develo per s pr of essional technical support servi ces. The service ca n be p urc hased from the devel oper web porta l, a s p art of the Sony Eric sso n Cor e a nd Cor e+ m ember ship package or as i ndi vi dual support in ci dent s. There are two levels of support, described below.

The Basic Email Developer Support is an annual support service included in the Core membership that provides developers with all the basics to successfully develop world-class applications for Sony Ericsson products. With this support contract, developers get access to Sony Ericsson developer support engineers via email with same-day response, five technical support incidents as well as the ability to purchase more.

The Priority Email Developer Support is an annual support service included in the Core+ membership that equips professional developers wit h e ver ything they need to successfully de vel op wo rl d- cla ss applications fo r Sony Eri csson products. With this support contract, developers get priority access to Sony Ericsson developer support engineers via email with fast response times and up to 50 technical support incidents.

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Document conventions

The phone has a full graphic screen which supports 65,536 colors, referred to as 65K.

The screen images in this document are in JPG format and are thus of a lower resolution than the images actually shown on the screen.

The Picture Messaging feature is referred to as MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) throughout this document.

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Contents

Online Developer Resources ....................................................................................................3

Sony Ericsson Developer Support ...........................................................................................3

Product overview .......................................................................................................................2

Key functions and features .......................................................................................................3

More in-phone functions ..........................................................................................................5

Technologies in detail ................................................................................................................8

Entertainment ...........................................................................................................................8

Media player ........................................................................................................................8

Streaming .............................................................................................................................9

Gaming ...............................................................................................................................10

SMIL ..................................................................................................................................11

Imaging ..................................................................................................................................11

VGA camera ......................................................... ........ .......................................... ......... ..11

Messaging ..............................................................................................................................12

MMS ..................................................................................................................................12

Connectivity ...........................................................................................................................14

Advantages of GPRS/EDGE ..............................................................................................14

GPRS ..................................................................................................................................15

EDGE .................................................................................................................................15

Connection via cable ..........................................................................................................16

Synchronization & Data Transfer ..........................................................................................17

SyncML – An Open Standard for Synchronization ...........................................................17

Remote Synchronization ....................................................................................................19

Local Synchronization .......................................................................................................19

DRM ..................................................................................................................................20

Object Exchange – ‘Send As’ ............................................................................................23

Device Management ..............................................................................................................23

DM Tree .............................................................................................................................24

Nodes .................................................................................................................................24

Security ..............................................................................................................................24

Java 2 Micro Edition ..............................................................................................................25

Java2ME in Z500a .............................................................................................................26

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Facts and figures ......................................................................................................................27

Technical specifications .........................................................................................................27

Terminology and abbreviations .............................................................................................53

Related information ...............................................................................................................56

Documents .........................................................................................................................56

Links ..................................................................................................................................56

Trademarks and acknowledgements ..................................................................................56

Index ..........................................................................................................................................57

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Product overview

The Z500a mobile phone feat ur es t he latest in advanced me ss agi ng and access technology with a ri ch offering of mul timedia, imaging and entertainment functions. This includes for example, playing video clips with the media player, taking pictures with the built-in camera and enjoying the latest in gaming.

Easy to use vi deo comm uni cat i on pr ovi des a dedicated came ra b utton and only fi ve st eps for t aki ng and sending a picture or video clip.

Form follows function in this attractively designed clamshell phone with replaceable Style-Up™ Covers.

There is optimized memory for video communication with 6 MB of built-in memory for storage of content such as pictures, music, ringtones, themes, games and video clips.

Easy access to Sony music, images, video and games.

A powerful gaming solution for Java 3D with cutting edge graphics; multi-player games; a large 1.8 inch, 65,536 color; STN display and support for accessories such as a game board.

This phone supports EDGE Class 10 (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) and GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) triple band 850/1800/1900 (Class 10 meaning 4+2 sum 5), and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications). In addition to packet switched (ps) data, it also supports voice and circuit switched (cs) data.

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Key functions and features

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This phone is the next st ep in i magi ng for Sony Ericsson products. The evolution of mobile communications towards imaging will greatly increase the scope for new applications and services. In the area of multimedia in mobile phones, Sony Ericsson can show its vast experience in consumer electronics and entertainment – music, pictures and games – as well as its mobile technology leadership.

EDGE

EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) enhances all the benefits of GPRS by providing significantly higher data rates. In addition, services are made feasib le by EDGE th at requ ire more b andwi dth and speed than GPRS can offer. Altern atively, the added bandwidth can be used as capacity for additional customers. Higher data rates are achieved using new modulation schemes on the air interface.

Device Management

The Z500a supports Open Mobile Alliance Device Management (OMA DM) which allows for the remote configuration and updating of settings for purposes such as web browsing and synchronization. Service providers benefit because OMA DM allows for efficient reconfiguration of phones in the field without requiring consumers to visit a retail location or call a customer servic e representative. Netwo rk changes such as new IP addresses can quickly be configured in numerous devices. Consumers benefit because the manual effort needed to modify settings can be avoided.

screen for the external display shows the service provider , ti me, date, si gnal st rength , batter y char ge level , and other information.

Voice control capability is also s upported with the clamshell closed. This capability can be accessed with a long press on the upper side volume key or the portable handsfree button. It can also be accessed using the “magic word” that activates voic e control.

A long press on the camera button with the clamshell closed makes the external display function as a view finder. Zoom is controlled with the upper and lower side volum e keys.

When the clamshell is open, the external display can be customized wit h t he t ext or logo chosen by the custome r. Details can be specified along with other customization parameters.

System

This phone supports GSM-EDGE/GPRS and is a triple band mobile phone (850, 1800, 1900 MHz).

Multimedia (streaming and download)

Displays

Internal

An eye-catching feature of this phone is the large color display. It measures 128 pixels wide and 160 pixels high in portait mode and has 65,536 color s, all owi ng high quality color imaging and video.

External

The phone has an appealing clamshell design with an external color display. The external display measures 96 pixels wide by 64 pixels high and has 4,096 colors. It offers at-a -glanc e phon e statu s and acces s to some ph one features without opening the clamshell. The standby

By streaming media such as audio and video clips, multime dia is available in virtual realtime with m inimal downl oading or waiti ng time. Media can also be downloaded and saved in the phone memory and then used with the Media player. Media such as audio files, video clips or slide shows can be played back at any time.

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Media player

The Media player converts the phone into a portable MP3/MPEG4/3GP player. Play musi c, watch pictur es and slide sh ows, as well as streamed or

downloaded video clips.

VGA camera

With a VGA camera, the Z500a is always available to take pictures. Taking a picture or recording a video

clip and sending it as part of a multimedia message or as an email attachment is just a few clicks away. The camera also features a 4X zoom.

Sony Ericsson’s constant goal of making products easier to use has resulted in QuickShare™.

QuickShare is the fastest and easiest way to share images. With minimal hassle and just a few clicks, moments can be captured wit h the integ rated camera and shared with frie nds!

But there is more to QuickShare than sending images with a picture or email message. QuickShare is about ease of use of all the imaging features of the product.

pictures of the location, and authentic sound clips, to friends and family back home. When shopping, send a picture of a bargain that a friend has been looking for.

With MMS, there are many interesting applications to subscribe to, for example, stock information, movie trailers and weather reports.

PlayNow

Content such as music, video and images may be previewed before purchase.

User experience

A unique direct-link to download music, video, games, themes and images, which is easy to use and promises you the best-selling content for mobile download.

By pressing the PlayNow i con on t he phon e de sktop, you can, for example, go straight to a live list of Top Music Hits. Choose a ringtone clip, listen to it, and if you like what you hear, you can buy it and add it to Sounds. You can then listen to it or use it as often as you want.

Content formats that are supported

All formats that are supported in the phone can be downloaded. Music, video and images may be previewed before purchase. The music format is MIDI or MP3.

Full graphic 65K color display

The color screen, 128 x 160 pixels,

enhances viewing, facilitating high-

STN

quality mult ime dia and ent erta inme nt.

From standby, the phone features a

user interface built on the “desktop”

concept, whi ch is widely use d in many

computer operating systems. From here, navigation between different main functions in the phone is done by selecting the icons representing these functions.

MMS

Reacting to the enormous popularity

of mobile phone messaging, Sony

Ericsson has inco rporated the latest

messaging standard, along with a color display for an enhanced imaging experience.

Say it in words, say it with pictures, animate it, add sound. Have fun putting together Multimedia birthday and holiday gree tings. On vaca tion, use th e mobile phone to send a digital postcard with s tylized text, dig ital

How the service works

This service is owned by Sony Ericsson or hosted by Sony Ericsson for a network operator. The PlayNow or other premium content is maintained and managed, for example, by Sony Music or Sony Pictures. The content on offer ca n eas il y be suited to a s pec if ic r egion or operator.

Implementation costs for network operators may be minimal and server communication is based on existing, well-established standards. Sony Ericsson offers first or second line support according to the agreement on hosting a white label servi ce or not . High leve l coope ratio n is available for the design, look and feel, of content management.

Operator benefits

This service is aimed at providing quality and quantity revenue for network operators. This is truly an ARPU driver with low costs for op era to rs . The pr oc ess involves:

• Downloading a list

• Previewing content

• Cho osing c ontent

• Buying content

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Note: The availability of this unique application is limited to specific markets, where relevant infrastructure and agreements have been set up.

Other technical details Security - Server communication is protected by Trans-

port Layer Security (TLS).

OMA Forward lock - Content cannot be exchanged with other devices by the user, it is limited to use or delete.

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3D Games

The Java 3D gaming software introduces and supports cutting edge 3D graphics. Audio developments

such as 40 tones polyphonic sound and force feedback provide a much richer experience. With operator support, there is the possibility for multiplayer games to play against friends. The large 1.8” STN display can only add to a lasting gaming experience. Downloading graphic intensive games requiring up to 6 MB user memory is also possible with that amount of built-in mem ory.

Java™ 2 Micro Edition

With Java, you can download extra content, for example, new information- an d entertainment -based application s. This gives use rs a chanc e

to personalize the functions and features in their phones, and developers the opportunity to create new applicatons.

Gaming

Gaming is already a very popular

feature in mobile phones, and with

Java, users can add new games and

skill levels to further enhance the entertainment value of Sony Ericsson phones.

DRM (Digital Rights Management) assures the rights and copy protection of downloaded content (audio, pictures, ri ngt ones , vi deo , ent er ta inment features such as games etc.).

Content-based services have great market potential, and to encourage this, Sony Ericsson plans to support DRM in all future multimedia products. Sony Ericsson regards DRM as a key enabler for content-based services, and is active in supporting the ongo ing sta nda rdi zation work of the OMA (Open Mobile Alliance). Furthermore, any additional market requirements for DRM will be monitored.

More in-phone functions

Memory

The user has 6MB of user memory available for:

• video clips

• pictures

•2D games

•3D games

• MIDI ringtones

• MP3 songs

Navigation key

The 4-directional + select key is

designed to easily navigate the menu

system. In a menu, the center select

button is gently pressed to select a feature.

Improved User Interf ace (UI)

Selection keys and the key assignment give a very efficient interactive design with full f lexibilit y to handl e all the new features and applications. Sony Ericsson has focused on user-centered design and extensive usability testing to solidify the new UI paradigm. This ensures visibility in actions and system status and consistency between applications and similar actions. The large, high-reso lut io n col or display is easily navigated with the navigation key.

Polyphonic sounds - 40 voices

compose, edit and send melodies by using the

Polyphonic sounds and the MIDI format have revolutionized the sound quality of ringtones in mobile phones. With this format, the user can p lay,

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MusicDJ™. The built-in sound synthesizer uses wavetables, real instrument sounds, with 40 voice polyphony. The new composer has an improved graphical use r interfa ce to simplif y melod y handlin g. All new and edited melodies are stored in MID I format.

File management

There is a file manager, similar to that which can be found on many computers. In the file manager the user has an overview of the contents of the phone as well as how much memory is allocated to each function and feature.

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

GPRS offers the user the speed needed for satisfactory mobile Internet usability. The phone supports GPRS (Class 10 meaning 4+2 sum 5).

WAP 2.0 supporting XHTML™

The WAP browser supports the markup languages of WAP 2.0 – XHTML Mobile and XHTML Basic. These two subsets of the Web standard XHTML are supported by all major Web browsers. An XHTML page can be viewed in both the WAP browser and in any standard Web browser. All of the basic XHTML features are supported, including text, images, links, check boxes, radio buttons, text areas, headings, horizontal rules and lists.

In addition to XHTML, the WAP browser supports WML. The user can navigate between WML and XHTML pages. WAP 2.0 also supports cookies, often used by Web sites to stor e sit e-spec ific in format ion in th e browser between vi sits to th e s ite. Coo kies a re oft en use d by e-commerce si tes (in shoppin g ca rt s and wish lists for example), and to save the user from entering the same information more than once.

On the Web, the de facto standard style she et la ngua ge is Cascading S tyle Sheet s (CSS), s pec ifie d by the W3C and implemented in IE, Netsca pe, and Opera. For mobile phones, the OMA has identified a subset of CSS and extended it with OMA specific style rules. The CSS subset and the OMA extensions are called Wireless CSS (WCSS). The WAP browser supports WCSS 1.1

Instant messaging (Wireless Village)

To ensure interoperability of mobile instant messaging and presence services, Sony Ericsson, Ericsson, Motorola and Nokia have created the Wireless Village Solution, an open standard. The protocol is bearerindependent and can be implemented in different networks. The Wireless Village Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS) includes three primary features:

Presence

Presence information of other Wireless Village users is received and displayed to indicate their willingness to communicate. The user’s own presence information is also sent for othe rs to view. If the user is interested in another person’s presence status, he or she can search fo r this person. If the person is found , the user may sub scribe to his/her presence information. The presence information is displayed in a contact list.

Instant messaging

Instant messaging means “point-to-point messaging” between Wireless Village users. Messages can be sent to an entire contact list or to a single user. Short message histories of the communication are filed.

Groups

The user may join a chatroom and chat with the other participants/members.

Cascading style sheets (CSS)

Before style sheets were introduced on the Web, developers had little cont rol over the presentat ion of thei r Web pages. An XHTML document specifies the structure of the content, wh ich part is a paragraph, which part is a heading, and so on. It does not specify how it shall be presented. Browsers use a default presentation for documents without style sheets. By adding a style sheet to the document the developer can control the presentation of the document, the colors, fonts, and layout.

With inbox, outbox, save draft and reply options, you have all the functions you need for effective email communication in a powerful mobile phone. Constantly connected to a POP3, SMTP or IMAP4 email server anywhere on the Internet, your phone stores messages dynamically, depending on available memory, and updates your inb ox aut omatic ally and over t he air. Check your email anywhere. Reply to email on the move. Friends, family and business contacts know that when they send you email, you can receive, read and act on it immediately. Y ou can i nclude pi ctures i n outgoing e mails and receive attachments. Hyperlinks in emails are supported.

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Personalization

With themes, the user can change many settings in the phone, for example colors, images and ringt ones, making it more personal. The phone comes with a number of preloaded themes and pictures, and more can be downloaded and exchanged – sports, movie, seasonal and other themes will be available on Sony Ericsson or operator sites. Other personalizable features are the startup picture and the screen saver. Specific pictures and ringtones can also be set for each separate name in the phonebook.

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Entertainment

Media player

The Media player supports different audio and video formats, streaming as well as download and playback.

Music

The Media player is a multi-format digital audio player which enables the user to carry and play a selection of favorite songs. A range of audio formats are supported:

•MP3

MP3 is the file extension for MPEG audio layer 3. Layer 3 is one of thr ee c odi ng schemes (la yer 1 , l ay er 2 and layer 3) for the compression of audio signals. Layer 3 uses a very efficient compression method, removing all i rrelevant pa rts of a soun d signal tha t the human ear cannot perceive. The result is, for example, CD digital audio (CDDA) convert ed to MP3 with almost untouched quality, compressed by a factor of around 12. The high compression of audio in MP3 files makes them relatively small, though MP3 files can be crea te d wi th different size and quali t y co m pro -

mises. The smal l fi l e si ze, t oge the r w i th t he ex cellent sound quality, are the main reasons for the MP3-format’s huge popularity.

•MIDI Musical Instru ment Digital Interface. Unlike the other formats, MIDI is not a recording of music, but a de scription whic h e nabl es a local sy nth esizer to play the music from the inst r uct ions included in the MIDI file. Since a MIDI file only represents player information, it is far more concise than formats that store the sound directly. An advantage is very small file sizes. MIDI is one format used for polyphonic ringtones.

•AMR Adaptive Multi Rate. A medium quality co mpress ed sound format.

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Songs may be stored in the internal Z500a user memory. The folder syste m enabl es the user to orga nize s ongs int o groups and create simple playlists of MP3 songs.

Songs may be collected in numerous ways, including Internet download and file transfer from a PC.

The Med ia player is intelligently aware of other applications in the phone:

• Playback is paused when a telephone call is made or received.

• Playback is paused if the user starts another application which requires the audio channels to be dedicated to it.

• Playback of MP3 files continues if the user switches to another application, providing music while using other applicat ions su ch as the phone book or ca lendar, or playing games.

Polyphonic ringtones

Background

The word “polyphony” me ans produ cing sev eral t ones at the same time. Almost all music that we listen to consists of polyphonic melodies.

Early Ericsson mobile phones supported a proprietary non-polyphonic format called eMelody. Due to the musical limitations of eMelody, and the popularity of creating, sending and downloading ring melodies, Ericsson and Sony Ericsson, tog eth er with other manufacturers, created the more advanced nonpolyphonic sound format – iMelody.

A MIDI signal or file does not contain any music. It contains binary data (information) of how a melody is played and when this data reaches a synthesizer, the synthesizer will transla te the binary data to music, w hen connected to an a mpli fier with sp eakers so tha t the s ound becomes audible.

Please visit www.midi.org

SP-MIDI

SP-MIDI stand s for Scala ble Po lyphony MIDI. SP-MIDI is based on the MIDI format and adapted for mobile phones and other portable products. The objective is to secure interoperability between products with different sound capabilities.

for more information.

Vide o clips

Moments can ea si ly be shar ed w i th f ri end s and family in other geograp hical sites by ca pturing the moment with the video recorder and then sending the video clip in a picture messa ge. Th e vide o recor der s upport s QCIF at 10 frames per second.

The Media player supports download and playback of MPEG-4 and H.263 formats for viewing video clips in the phone.

Video clips may be downloaded from the Internet or copied from a connected PC. Video files are large compared to still images (roughly 1 MB per 1 second of video).

Files must be of types MP4 or 3GP, having video encoded in MPEG-4 Simple Visual Profile and audio in AAC or AMR format. Video may also be encoded in H.263.

MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface – is a specification for a communications protocol principally used to contr ol elect ronic mu sical in struments . The MID I files are small, and perfect for mobile devices, which have limited storage capacity. MIDI is today a well known standard used by many musicians, composers, arrangers and so on.

Streaming

Streaming media is a method of making audio, video clips and other multimedia available in real-time. Streaming media to computers has been used during the last couple of years, and now, the technique gives the

Streaming Support

The Media pla yer ca n be l aunched from hyper links in t he Browser or in m essag es. Con ten t is str eamed us in g RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) session control.

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The term streaming refer s to the technique it is based o n. Previously an entire file had to be downloaded before it could be played , w her eas the use of streaming mean s the end user can al m ost i m medi at ely begin to wat ch or listen to the content of a requested file. The data in the file is broken down into small packets that are sent in a continuous flow, a stream, to the end user. It is then possible to begin viewing the file as the rest of the packe ts are transferred.

Applications

The applications which can be built on top of the streaming s ervic es, can be cl assif ied i nto o n dem and, and live information del ive ry applications. Exampl es of the first catego ry a re musi c and vi deo clips , news on deman d as well as on demand instruction material. Live delivery of radio and television are examples of live information delivery . The following vid eo and music cod ec support is provided:

• MPEG-4 Simple Visual Profile Level 0

• H.263 Profile 0 Level 10 (decode only)

• H.263 Profile 3 Level 10 (decode only)

•AMR

•MP3

•3GP

Streaming/download of music video (on demand)

Mike browses to the a Web page and decides to check out the latest rock videos. He finds a video he wants to watch, so he clicks the link and then streams a oneminute version of the video. He then decides to download and pay for the complete video. A memory check is automatically performed to make sure that his mobile phone has enough free memory.

Streaming of live radio (broadcast)

Linda wants to check out and listen to the coolest radio station. She browses to the home page and starts to stream the content. The content is audio or audio with pictures of the artist.

Streaming of live traffic information (broadcast)

Nick wants to know if there is a traffic jam on the highway before he heads for home. He browses the page for local traffic information . There is a traffic jam, so he takes an alternative route home.

User-created content (Web album)

Sheila and Tom are on vacation. They want to show thei r friends how cool the beach is. They record a video clip and upload it to a Web album. Their friends can then stream or download the clip to their PC or mobile phone.

Examples of usage

Streaming of music (on demand)

Anna browses to a Web page and decides to check out the latest top ten list of pop music. She wants to know if there are any new cool songs. She picks out a few, streams the music to her mobile phone and listens to the songs through the headset or receiver.

Streaming of news (on demand)

Bob browses to a morni ng paper’ s Web page and decides to check the news. He wants to see the five-minute version of the lat est financi al news. The news i s streamed to his te rmi nal , and he can wa tc h i t on the bus on hi s way to work.

Gaming

Gaming is now seen as a standard feature in mobile phones, where Sony Er icsso n prom ises to b e a s tep ah ead in this regard. This does not only have to do with fast download through the network. Three other things make the actual gaming experience better – the way Java has been implemented, the fact that more processing power

Market an d reven ue po ssi bi lit ie s

As streaming means “seeing the product without having it”, it can be extensively used in the music and film industry. There are also great revenue possibilities for subscription-based content: for example, the user can subscribe to several on demand services like news and traffic information.

In addition, the content is not stored on the phone so the user does not have to manage the memory usage.

has been dedicated to the games and the large 65,536 color display. The resu lt is game s with improved graphics that react faster to user commands when using the navigatio n key as a game control ler. The phone takes mobile gaming to new levels.

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Supporting J2ME (Java 2 Micro Edition), the phone lets users download and run new games and applications. This is a great way to upgra de the ga me galler y, insta ll work-supportive programs and personalize the phone.

SMIL

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SMIL stands for Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language and is pronounced “smile”. SMIL is an advanced XML-based protocol, and Sony Ericsson’s MMS implementati on supp ort s a subset of the SMIL 2.0 protocol.

The use of SMIL in a product allows the user to create and transmit PowerPoint-style presentations on the mobile device. Using a media editor, users can incorporate text, audio, images, video clips and animations to assemble full multimedia presentations. The user can decide in which order the image and text will be displayed, as well as for how l ong the image s and text lines are to be shown on the display.

Media types

There are certain media formats that support continuous media (speech, audio and video). The following media types are supported for SMIL:

• AMR narrow band speech codec MIME media type

• MPEG-4 AAC audio codec MIME media type

• MPEG-4 video codec MIME media type

• H.263 video codec MIME media type

The media types for JPEG and GIF can be used both in the 'content-type' field in HTTP and in the “type” attribute in SMIL 2.0. The following media types are to be used:

• JPEG MIME media type

• GIF MIME media type

All these med ia a re poi nte d out by MI ME ( Mu lt ip urp ose Internet Mail Extensions) types.

Imaging

VGA camera

With the integrated VGA camera, the user can take pictures and video clips and store them in the phone memory. The user can send them as an attachment in an email or a picture message (MMS).

Taking a picture

It takes only two clicks to take a picture with the dedicated camera button. The first click starts the application and the second click takes the picture. The large internal display acts as viewfinder, rotating the

picture depending on portrait or landscape orientation of the camera. Taking self portraits is easy with the clam closed, using the external display as viewfinder.

The camera application is also available in the menu system.

Image formats

The camera is able to take and send pictures in the following resolutions:

• QQVGA (160x120 pixels)

• QVGA (320x240 pixels)

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• VGA (640x480 pixels)

Video format

Video clips can be recorded, played and sent using the following codec:

•H.263

Messaging

MMS

MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) is expected to become the preferred messaging method of mobile phone users since there are virtually no limits to the content of an MMS tra nsm i ssi on. An MMS message can contain text, graphics, animations, images, video, audio clips and ring melodies. For third party developers’ information, please visit www.SonyEricsson.com/

developer/ and look for the MMS developers guidelines.

MMS completes the potential of messaging. Sending digital postcards and PowerPoint-style presentations is expected to be among the most popular us er application s of MMS. Eagerly awaited by young users in particular, MMS is projected to fuel the growth of related market segments by as much as 40%.

Multimedia Messaging uses WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as bearer technology which can also be powered by the high-speed transmission technology EDGE/ GPRS. This allows u sers to sen d and receive messages that look like PowerPoint-style presentations. The messages may include any combination of text, graphics, photographic images, speech and music clips. MMS will serve as the default mode of messaging on all terminals, making total content exchange second nature. From utility to sheer fun, it offers ben efits at every level and to every kind of user.

OTA configuration

Users can easily get MMS into their phone. MMS supports OTA, meaning that the user does not have to configure the settings manually. The configuration is done by the operator.

Auto-exposure c ontrol

The camera has a fully automatic exposure control that selects the optimal exposure time needed to get an excellent picture. The exposure time is automatically adjusted whenever changes occur in the viewfinder.

MMS objects

Although MMS is a direct descendant of SMS, the difference in content is dramatic. The size of an average SMS message is about 140 bytes, while the maximum size of an MMS messa ge is ab out 200 Kb ytes ( limit ed by both the mem ory capability of the mobile phon e and less than ideal network conditions), enabling much richer MMS content. Comple te wi th wor ds, sound s and ima ges, MMS content is endowed with the user’s ideas, feelings and personality. An MMS message can contain one or more of the following:

Text

As with SMS and EMS (Enhanced Messaging Service), an MMS message can consist of normal text. The length of the text is unlimited. The main difference between an EMS and MMS m e ssage is that in an MMS message, text can be acco mpani ed no t only by simp le pixel ima ges or melodies but by photographic images, graphics, audio clips and video clips.

Templates

The phone comes with a number of MMS pre-defined templates, for exa mple temp lates for birthday c ards, meeting requests etc.

Audio

MMS provides the ability to send and receive audio as part of messages. The phone supports iMelody, MIDI, and AMR formats. Not only can users share a favorite song or ringtone with a friend, they can also use the mobile phone to record a sound or message and send it along with a text message. As sound includes speech as well as music, this extra dimension to an MMS message allows for a spontaneous and immediate personal

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expression in communication messaging. Rather than sending a downloaded birthday jingle in EMS, a user can, for example, send a clip of his or her own personal rendition of “Happy Birthday”.

Pictures and themes

By using the integrated camera, users can take a picture and immediately send it to a recipient. The ability to send pictures is on e of th e mos t exci ting a ttri butes of MMS, a s it allows users to share meaningful moments with friends, family and colleagues.

Mobile picture transmis sion also offers inestimable utility in business applications, from sending on-site pictures o f a co nstru ction proje ct t o capt uring and st oring an interesting design concept for later review. Editing a picture by adding text allows users to create their own electronic postcards, an application that is expected to substantially cut into the traditional postcard market.

Themes (downloaded or pre-defined) can be exchanged via MMS.

PIM communication with MMS

By using MMS, it is easy to handle PIM (Personal Information Manager) information. The user can send and receive bus iness cards ( vCard) , cal endar e ntrie s su ch as appointments (vCal) and notes (vNotes).

Streaming content in MMS

Streaming makes it possible to view files as they are being downloaded to the pho ne. The MPEG-4 file for mat can be used for continuous media along the entire delivery chain envisaged by the MMS, independent of whether the final delivery is done by streaming or download, thus enhancing interoperability.

In particular, the following stages are considered:

Benefits with MMS

By allowing the mobile phone to serve as an image processor and conv eyor, Multimedia Messaging accommodates the exchange of important visual information as readily as it facilitates fun. Business and leisure usage of MMS will be dynamically merged, resulting in enhanced personal efficiency for users and increased network activity for operators. In short, MMS affords total usage for total communication.

As MMS uses WAP as its bearer technol ogy and is being standardized, it has wide industry support and offers full interoperability. This is a major benefit to service providers and end users. Gradual steps in messaging evolution and the conti nui ty of user experience has resulted in an ease -of -use where interoperability is assured.

The MMS server, through which MMS messages are sent, supports flexible addressing (to both normal phone numbers (MSISDN) and email accounts), which makes the user interface more friendly and allows greater control for operators. The MMS server, moreover, is responsible for the instant delivery feature of MMS.

MMS technical features

The MMS standard, just like that of SMS, offers storeand-forwar d transmi ssion (i nstan t deliv ery) of m essage s, rather than a mailbox-type model. MMS is a person-toperson communications solution, meaning that the user gets the message directly into the mobile phone. He or she does not have to call the server to get the message downloaded to the mobile. Unlike SMS, the MMS standard uses WAP as its bea rer pro tocol. MMS wil l take advantage of the high speed data transport technology EDGE/GPRS and support a variety of image, video and audio formats to facilitate a complete communications experience.

• Upload from the originating terminal to the MMS proxy.

• File e xchange between MMS servers.

• Transfer of the media content to the receiving terminal, either by file download or by streaming. In the first ca se, the self-contained file is transfe rred, whereas in the second case the content is extracted from the file and stre amed accordi ng to open payl oad formats. In this case, no trace of the file format remains in the con t ent that is transmit ted over t he wire or over the air.

Additionally, the MPEG-4 file format can be used for storage in s er ver s and the “hint t rac k” m e chan ism can be used to prepare for streaming.

Architecture

The MMS Center (MMS-C) is comprised of the MMS Server, the MMS Proxy-Relay and the MMS Store. The MMS Center is th e cen tr al ele me nt of th e MMS net w or k architecture, providing storage and operational support, enabling instant delivery of multimedia messages fro m terminal-to-terminal and terminal-to-emai l, and supporting flexible addressing. The center’s MMS Proxy-Relay interacts with the application being run on the MMS-enab led te rmi nal to provi de vari ous m essagi ng services. WAP is used as the bearer of an MMS message between the MMS-C and the MMS client (application). The WAP Gateway is used for delivery and retrieval of messages.

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The architecture of MMS

Message conversion

The MMS-C is able to perform limited message conversion - for example, from MMS to SMS - so that processing and air time is not wasted in sending messages to mobile terminals that do not have adequate capabilit y to rece ive th em. It also handle s servi ce aspect s such as store and forward, guaranteed delivery,

Connectivity

Advantages of GPRS/EDGE

Using GPRS and EDGE has many advantages, for example:

• Constant connection Keep an open connection to the company network. All connection settings can be managed by using the

subscriber preferences, operator constraints, and billing information. The MMS-C also vouches for high quality messaging, for example by format conversion. This means that the MMS-C recognizes which fo rmats are supported in the mobile phone, and adapts the MMS messages to these for m at s.

data connections feature.

• High speed Gain access automatically to increased bandwidth when downloading large files, images etc.

• Cost efficient Use transmission capacity only when needed, thus

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reducing costs.

• WAP over GPRS Access the Internet via WAP at hi gh speed and with a constant connection.

• Email over GPRS Remain connected to an email system while reading and preparing messages, (which are then sent at high speed).

• Data communication Transfer data and access the Internet or an intranet

GPRS

The introductio n of GP RS was a big step i n the evo luti on of the GSM networks for enhancing the capabilities of data communication. Data traffic has increased (over both wired and wireless networks), with the growth in demand for Internet access and services paralleling that of mobile communications.

We can now see that the demand for high-speed Internet access is the key driver for coming generations of wireless multimedia and entertainment services.

with a PC, PDA or handheld device connected via cable.

• Provide settings Receive GPRS configuration settings from the provider OTA (over the air), making manual configuration unnecessary.

• User-controlled settings Take advantage of full user control in the data connections menu, est ablishing m ultiple des criptio ns and accessing advanced settings for GPRS.

Instead of occupying an entire voice channel for the duration of a data session, the Z500a sends and receives data in small packets, as needed, much like IP on the Internet. Thank s to this, th e phone is always onli ne, using transmissi on capacity only whe n da ta is sent or rec eiv ed. The phone is compa tible with GPRS R99.

The GSM system l imits the ability to use all ei ght time slots, so the ph one use s up t o four tim e sl ots f or re ceivi ng data, and one slot for transmitting.

GPRS is able to take advanta ge of the global co ver age of existing GSM networks. Applications developed for GPRS have been deployed on a la rge scale an d have thus reaped the assoc iated benefits.

With GPRS, the Z500a sends data in “packets” at a high speed. The Z500a remains connected to the network at all times, using transmission capacity only when data is sent or received.

EDGE

EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) provides all the benefits of GPRS at significantly higher data rates and enables feature-rich services that require higher data rates than GPRS can deliver. The added bandwidth can also be used to increase capacity for additional customers.

The higher data rates are achieved with the use of new modulation schemes on the air interface. Several of the new modulation schemes use 8-PSK modulation rather than the GMSK modulation used by GSM and GPRS.

Phone identity in formation and character i stics of the connection are described in the PDP (Packet Data Protocol) context. This information is stored both in the phone and in the mobile network, so that each phone is identified and “visible” to the system.

The new modulation sche mes m ay re qui re an upgr ade to the RF hardware in all base stations and new mobile stations such as the Z500a. In addition, new retransmission procedures and packet data channels are introduced with the associated signaling. The Z500a is a class B mobile station meaning it can monitor circuit switched and packet switched services simultaneously but can utilize only one of the services at a time. In addition, it is 8-PSK power class 2 meaning the nominal maximum output power is 27 dBm i n t he GSM 850 band and 26 dBm in the GSM 1800 or 1900 bands (see 3GPP TS45.005).

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