Sony Ericsson manual MMS objects, White Paper T290i/T290c

White Paper T290i/T290c

particular, MMS is projected to fuel the growth of related market segments by as much as forty per- cent.

Using the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) as bearer technology and powered by the high-speed transmission technologies such as GPRS, Multime- dia Messaging allows users to send and receive messages that look like PowerPoint-style presenta- tions. The messages may include any combination of text, graphics, photographic images, speech and music clips. MMS eventually will serve as the default mode of messaging on all terminals, making total content exchange second nature. From utility

to sheer fun, it offers benefits at every level and to every kind of user.

Figure 2. An MMS message can contain images, music, audio and graphics.

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 message is limited only by the memory. That is why the key word to describe MMS content is rich. Complete with words, sounds and images, MMS content is endowed with the user’s ideas, feelings and per- sonality. And whether the messages are full or only notifications is insignificant.

An MMS message can contain one or more of the following:

Audio

MMS provides the ability to send and receive full sound (iMelody, MIDI and AMR) messages. Not only can users share a favorite song or ring signal with a friend, they can also use the mobile phone to record sound and send it along with a message. Because sound includes speech as well as music, this extra dimension of an MMS message makes for enhanced immediacy of expression and com- munication. Rather than sending a downloaded birthday jingle in EMS, for example, a user can send a clip of his or her own personal rendition of “Happy Birthday”.

Text

As with SMS and EMS, an MMS message can con- sist of normal text. The length of the text is unlim- ited, and it is possible to format the text. The main difference between an EMS and MMS message is that in an MMS message, text can be accompanied not only by simple pixel images or melodies but by photographic images, graphics, audio clips and in the future, video sequences.

Templates

The T290i/T290c comes with a number of MMS pre-defined templates, for example templates for birthday cards, meeting requests, etc.

The T290i/T290c will contain several polyphonic ring signals. Users can share ring signals, and download them from the Web.

Pictures and themes

By using a snap-on camera accessory, users can take a snapshot and immediately send it to a recip- ient. The ability to send pictures is one of the most exciting attributes of MMS, as it allows users to share meaningful moments with friends, family and colleagues.

13 October 2004