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Interactive Pervasive

Computing

Peter CH Kwok









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CHAPTER 4

Operation System (OS)

and Software of

Pervasive Devices







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Chapter Content



• Symbian OS – S60, S80 and UIQ platform

• Palm OS Platform

• Windows Mobile Platform

• Iphone/Mac OS/Safari Browser

• BlackBerry OS Platform

• Androrid Platform

• Mobile Browser - Safari, NetFront and Opera

• Java SE and Java ME Platform



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Symbian OS - Background



• Symbian OS is used by leading mobile phone

manufacturers

• As a Descendant of Psion's EPOC OS

• Run exclusively on ARM processors

• Symbian company is currently owned by

Ericsson, Panasonic, Siemens, Nokia, Sony

Ericsson and Samsung

• Symbian Ltd provide reference implementation

of related development libraries, user interface,

and common tools

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Design of Symbian OS



• Smartphone platform based on Symbian OS -

UIQ, Nokia’s S60, S80, S90 and NTT Docomo’s

FOMA

• Adopt to different Smartphone Form Factor

• Based on EPOC, with similar desktop OS

features – pre-emptive multi-tasking, multi-

threading and memory protection

• Designed for handheld device, can operate

several months without reboot

• Symbian Version 6.x (Nokia 7650, 3650) 7.x,

8.x and 9.x (Nokia N95) 1-5

Devices of Symbian OS

• Nokia S80 - Nokia 9210 Communicator, 9300 and

9500 Communicator

• UIQ

 SonyEricsson P800, P900, P990, W950 and P1i,

Motorola’s A920, A1000, BenQ P30, P31, Nokia

6708.etc

• Nokia S60

 Latest version is S60 3.0 – Nokia N73, Nokia N95,

Nokia N82. etc

• S90 – Nokia 7710

• FOMA platform – by Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Sony

Ericsson and Sharp in NTT Docomo in Japan 1-6

Nokia S60 Architecture









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Symbian OS - Development



• The native language of the Symbian OS is C++

• UIQ Platform – with UIQ SDK (latest version 3.x)

 http://developer.uiq.com/devtools_uiqsdk.html

• S60 Platform –

 previous versions of Symbian OS, the commercial

IDE CodeWarrior for Symbian OS was favoured

 Nokia buy CodeWarrior and develop the Carbide.C++

IDE tools

 Carbide.C++ is offered in 4 different versions:

Express (free), Developer, Professional, and OEM,

 Visual Studio with the support of Carbide.vs add-ons

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Symbian OS - Development



• Symbian OS applications need to find a route to

customers' mobile phones. They are packaged

in SIS files which may be installed over-the-air,

via PC connect or in some cases via Bluetooth

or memory cards

• SISx application deploy file in Symbian OS 9.x,

because any application wishing to have any

capabilities beyond the bare minimum must be

signed via the Symbian Signed program.



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Symbian OS –

Other Type of Developments



• Many Symbian OS devices can also be

programmed in OPL, Python, Visual Basic,

Simkin, and Perl –

• Java - Java ME and PersonalJava flavors

of Java

• Adobe Flash lite application







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Palm OS (Garnet OS)



• Once owned by Palm Computing Inc, now sold

to Japan Company Access

 http://www.access-company.com/





• Earliest version of Palm OS application are

installed on the RAM and then executed directly

• Processor - Palm OS 5 support ARM processor

and the palm application compatibility

Environment (PACE) emulator allow support for

the legacy ―Dragonball‖ processor

• The native language of the Palm OS is C++

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Palm OS Development



• Palm/Core Garnet SDK can be download in

Access Development Network

 http://www.accessdevnet.com/





• Palm/Garnet Desktop SDK - enable developer to

extends the desktop software

• Once we use CodeWarrior Development Studio

for Palm OS 5 (now CodeWarrior is stopped)

• A Java Run time Environment is also available

for the Palm OS platform, but is non-official tools



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Windows Mobile 5



• Powered by Windows CE 5.0 and used the Dot

Net Compact Framework 1.0 SP2 — an

environment for programs based on .NET

• Windows Mobile 5.0 included Microsoft

Exchange Server’s push functionality

improvements that worked with Exchange 2003

SP2

• New version of Office Mobile – Mobile Word,

Mobile Excel and Mobile PowerPoint



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Windows Mobile 6

• Windows Mobile 6 is powered by Windows CE

5.2 and is strongly linked to Windows Live and

Microsoft Exchange 2007 products.

• AJAX, JavaScript and XMLDOM support on

Internet Explorer Mobile

• Dot Net Compact Framework 2.0 SP

Preinstalled

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition

Preinstalled in ROM

• HTML Email support in Outlook Mobile

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Version of Windows Mobiles



Windows Mobile Windows Mobile

5 6

Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0 Windows Mobile

without for Pocket PC Professional

Mobile

Phone

Smartphone Windows Mobile 5.0 Windows Mobile

for Smartphone Standard



Pocket PC Windows Mobile 5.0 Windows Mobile

with Mobile for Pocket PC Phone Classic

Phone Edition 15

Windows Mobile Development



• Microsoft Visual C++ for native code

development

• Dot Net Compact Framework for managed code

development – running on windows CE devices

• Tools to develop

 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or

 Visual Studio 2008

 Windows Mobile 6 Professional SDK

 Windows Mobile Pocket PC SDK



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Iphone and Ipod Touch OS

Architecture

• Iphone OS runs on the iPhone and iPod Touch

• A variant of the same basic Mach Keral found in

Mac OS 10

• Software component ―Core Animation‖ and the

―PowerVR‖ MBX 3D Hardware, responsible for

the smooth animations used in its interface

• ARM-based processor

• Multi-touch display of 320×480 resolutions,

application can be developed based on its multi-

touch technology

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Iphone and Ipod Developer

Program

• The iPhone Developer Program provides a

complete and integrated process for developing,

debugging, and distributing application for

Iphone and Ipod

 https://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/

• Apply as a member

 Standard Developer $99

 Enterprise Developer $299

• The Iphone SDK only run in Mac OX X Leopard



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Web Application with

Iphone and Ipod Touch

• Develop Iphone and Ipod application running on

Safari web browser

 http://developer.apple.com/webapps/

• Features of the Safari browser

 Auto resize of webpage to fit the browser’s size

 Multi-touch features

 XHTML 1.0, CSS 2.1, JavaScript, W3C DOM Level 2,

AJAX Technology

 Support cookies

 DOES NOT SUPPORT Flash or Java

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Web Application with

Iphone and Ipod Touch



• Iphone web application is characterize by

 minimizes the user’s awareness of the

browser experience – don’t have to use

Safari’s browser buttons

 An iPhone application reproduces the control

style, layout, and behavior of the built-in

iPhone applications

 An iPhone application integrates with built-in

iPhone features and services.



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BlackBerry OS



• BlackBerry OS is the proprietary operating

system made by Research in Motion for their

BlackBerry line of handhelds. It provides multi-

tasking, and makes heavy use of the device's

specialized input devices, particularly the

thumbwheel

• The current OS 4 provides a subset of MIDP 2.0

• Developers can write software using these APIs,

and proprietary BlackBerry APIs as well

• Application are digitally signed – associated

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BlackBerry Software

• Integrated up to 10 to Push Email from BlackBerry,

Microsoft Exchange, Domino, Yahoo and other

email systems, viewing attachments of Adobe PDF,

Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint

• BlackBerry Browser – only support JavaScript

• BlackBerry Maps

• Facebook services

• Yahoo Messager, Google Talks

• Calendar, Address Book and PIM Sync via USB

• GPS

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• BlackBerry Games

BlackBerry Wireless Platform



• BlackBerry offers leading wireless solutions,

providing access to a wide range of applications

on a variety of BlackBerry smartphones

• provides a standards-based platform and

developer tools, which allow the development

and deployment of custom wireless applications

 HTML web browser

 Java ME development tools

 .NET application

• Support standard networking protocols –

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BlackBerry Mobile Data System



 BlackBerry MDS support Microsoft Exchanges, Lotus

Domino, Novell GroupWire and BlackBerry’s own MDS

system for messaging application









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BlackBerry Internet Services



• BlackBerry Internet Service leverages centrally

hosted wireless gateways, allowing users to

access up to 10 supported email accounts and

Internet browsing









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BlackBerry Developer Tools

• BlackBerry MDS Studio

 developers can quickly create rich-client



applications using a component-based drag

and drop approach (require MDS runtime)

• BlackBerry Plug-in for Visual Studio

 Development on MDS platform





• BlackBerry Java Development Environment

(JDE)

 A IDE and Simulation Tools for Java ME



application for Java-based BlackBerry to

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Android –

Mobile Phone OS Project

• Android is a software development platform for

mobile phone based on the Linux OS

• Developed by Google and the Open Handset

Alliance for different mobile phone manufacturer

• Features

• 3D - OpenGL ES 1.0

• SQLite - for data storage

• WebKit - web browser

• Dalvik - Java Virtual Machine

• FreeType - Bitmap and Vector Images

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Android Software

• Core applications

 Email client, SMS program, calendar, maps(googles),

browser, contacts, and others.

 written using the Java programming language

• Application Framework

 Full access to the same framework APIs

 Architecture is designed to simplify the reuse of

components

• Runtime

 Core C++ library

 Multiple Java (Dalvik) Virtual Machine (VM) running in

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Android Architecture









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Android

Software Development Kit (SDK)

• Android SDK provides the tools and APIs

necessary to begin developing applications on

the Android platform using the Java

programming language

• Download Android SDK Core

 http://code.google.com/android/download.html

• To Develop with Eclipse IDE, we can add the

plugin - Android Development Tools (ADT)

 https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/



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Android – Development Tools









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Adobe Flash Lite

• Adobe Flash is the most successful interactive multimedia

tools to deliver web contents

• Flash Lite – lightweight version for mobile devices

• Port flash application and game to mobile platform with

the minimum effort – only require effort for correct Visual

Design for small screen

• Features

 ActionScript – game logic and business logic





 Connectivity - XML, media file and HTTP request





 Persistent Storage – save data





 Flash Video – support FLV document





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Adobe Flash Lite - Versions

• For complete version comparsions

• http://www.adobe.com/tw/products/flashlite/version/

Flash 1.1 Flash Lite 2.1 Flash Lite 3.0

Flash Video (FLV) Yes

Dynamic Media Yes Yes

File Import

Flash Version Flash 4 or before Flash 7 or before Flash 8 or before

Compatible

ActionScript ActionScript 1.0 ActionScript 1.0 ActionScript 1.0

2.0 (Flash 7 or 2.0 (Flash 8.0 ore

before) before)



Persistent Yes Yes

Storage

XML support Yes Yes 1-33

Adobe Device Central

• Adobe’s Flash Lite software management and

testing tools – Bundled in Adobe Flash CS3

• Download from web to get information of latest

devices









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Flash Lite Development -

challenges

• Memory – at most 1.5M to 2M Runtime RAM

• Display – 176 x220 or 240x320(QVGA) small

resolutions

• Processor – ARM9 or even slower processor

• Diversity – support handset of different

resolutions, different vendor and hardware, in

one single files

• Limited Flash Content Size - 100K for Flash lite

1.1, 400K for Flash Lite 2.0



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Flash Lite – Supported Devices



• Windows Mobile /Pocket PC

 Get Flash Player for Pocket PC (Flash 7)

• http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer_pocketpc

• Symbian S60 devices

 Some S60 devices such as Nokia N95, N82 has

pre-installed Flash Lite 1.1/2.x

 Get Latest Flash Lite 3.0

• http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashlite3

• Symbian FOMA Devices in Japan

• Sony Ericsson Classic mobile phones 1-36

Java ME Platform



• Java as one of the most popular programming

platform

• Java is not a mobile phone OS, but run as a

platform on top of many mobile phone OSs

 Symbian OS

 Windows CE/Windows Mobile

 BlackBerry OS

 Palm OS







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Java ME Architecture









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Java ME Architecture









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References

• Symbian Developer Network

 http://developer.symbian.com/main/index.jsp





• Symbian OS

 http://www.symbian.com





• S60 Platform

 http://www.s60.com





• UIQ Developer Community

 http://developer.uiq.com/devtools_uiqsdk.html





• Open GL ES

 http://www.khronos.org/opengles/

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References

• Access Garnet Platform

 http://www.accessdevnet.com/index.php/Garnet-

OS/Garnet-OS.html

• I Phone Developer Program

 http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/

• Desiging Content for Iphone and Ipod Touch

 http://developer.apple.com/webapps/designingcontent

.php

• Black Berry Developer Program

 http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/

 http://na.blackberry.com/eng/developers/started/tools.

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jsp#mds

References



• NetFront mobile browser

 http://jp.access-

company.com/products/clientsuite/clientsuite.html

• Android

 http://code.google.com/android/index.html

• Adobe Flash Lite Introduction

 http://www.adobe.com/tw/products/flashlite/

• Sample Flash Lite Application

 http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?e

vent=productHome&exc=12&loc=en_us

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