Oh this same topic, do you guys have any future plans to incorporate MMS capabilities into your libraries?
On Aug 29, 1:41 am, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MMSis a whole different ballgame. It uses has a totally different > means of sending data (usually via GPRS or 3G) and its internal format > is somewhat like an e-mail (attachments and that sort). EMS is really > just a specifically encoded binary SMS sent over specific src and > destination ports. > > Generating a bytestream on a server to send to a phone is possible but > I'm not sure about how practical it is. Since a binary SMS has a max > of 140 bytes/part (less actually due to the concat and port UDH > information), a 1K image will take around 8 binary SMS messages. > Since SMS is not a guaranteed thing, you have to hope that all 8 get > to the phone before you can even try to reconstruct the image data. > > Other issues you will have is the fact that a midlet has limitations > as to what port you can listen to (not sure what they are off-hand but > some documents from Sony Ericsson state them specifically and many of > the well-known ports are on that list. Not sure the limitations also > apply to other phone companies). > > Also, a midlet can only be configured to listen to a specific Dst > port, you cannot specify the source port. (Though I think the source > port is supplied as part of the incoming message's address). On a > midlet sending an SMS, you definitely cannot specify the source port > for that message. > > On Aug 29, 1:19 pm, "Advanced Micro Systems (AMS)" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thats so nice of you jeff. > > > Can you please tell me a bit how EMS differs from anMMS? I know its way > > beyond the scope of smslib but i am curious. For Service indecation i > > require a data connection later on to receive the contents, right? However > > what i am envisioning is something be able to receive an image or ringtone > > without the data connection. > > > So is it that simple to generate a byte stream for an image and send it > > using a binary sms on a midlet client. On client side reconstruct the byte > > stream into an image? I dont bother right now whether this solution is cost > > effective or not i am only concerned about the logic and possibility of > > technology. > > > Thanks, > > Alam Sher > > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm using 16-bit by default which is what the older SMSLib uses. > > > There is code in the PDUUtils to use 8-bit instead but I don't think > > > you'd want that anyway for what you are planning. > > > > To support EMS style message you would have to create the appropriate > > > binary content (which will depend on the format of the EMS message) > > > and set the appropriate src and dest ports on a > > > BinaryOutboundMessage. The process would be similar to what is > > > currently being done in the WAP SI messages of SMSLib, you can use > > > that as a reference. > > > > On Aug 29, 12:31 pm, Thanasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Yes, you can do this. If you just send the binary stuff and reconstruct > > > it > > > > at the other end in order to make it "look" like a ringtone, that would > > > be > > > > fine. > > > > > I don't remember whether Jeffrey is using 8bit or 16bit indexes in the > > > > multipart messages. For 8bit, the largest message would be 255*140 > > > > bytes. > > > In > > > > any case, don't send more than a few parts - you might face network > > > delivery > > > > problems (parts missing, etc). > > > > > 2008/8/29 Advanced Micro Systems (AMS) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > So in that case you mean an image or ringtone can't be sent using a > > > > > simple sms. What if i send the byte stream of an image/ringtone in a > > > binary > > > > > sms and on the receiving side just (midlet) construct an > > > > > image/ringtone > > > from > > > > > it? > > > > > > What is the size limitation of a binary sms though? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Alam Sher > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Thanasis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > > > > >> Sending images, ringtones and other EMS/MMStypes of messages is not > > > > >> supported. > > > > > >> 2008/8/28 Alam Sher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>> Hi! > > > > > >>> How to construct a binary sms to send a image or ringtone in it? > > > > > >>> Thanks, > > > > >>> Alam Sher --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SMSLib Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SMSLib?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
