A Comprehensive Widget Platform

NetFront™ Browser Widgets is a compact web application built from open web technologies that runs on NetFront™ Browser engine and offers end-users rapid access to frequently viewed or personalized web content such as news, weather reports, stocks, sports, etc. NetFront Browser Widgets is rapidly becoming the technology of choice for delivering a range of simple applications to embedded devices.

NetFront Browser Widgets provides a platform for handset vendors, wireless operators, content providers, and individual end-users to create lightweight and multifunctional widget content faster, and with greater ease than any other technologies available today.

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Features | NetFront Browser Widgets

Content

• W3C content format support: HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript™, Ajax, etc.
• Support for widget content download through the integrated download descriptor
• Support several running instances of the same widget content and
• Provide a mechanism for widget content service differentiation

Specifications

• Developed as a subset of W3C Widgets 1.0 specification
• Proprietary signature method, also adaptable to W3C widget methods
• Proprietary widget DOM interface

Functionality Extension

• Default extension for common device functionalities (location, power, wireless information, etc.)
• NetFront Browser Widgets provides a powerful mechanism to extend JavaScript functionality

Security

• Advanced security implementation to protect against malicious code, targeted identity theft, terminal crashes, security bugs, hack exploitations, etc.
• Trust levels, protection modes, and server access control mechanisms

Map Widget	Weather Widget	Photo Widget	Auction Widget

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Key Benefits | NetFront Browser Widgets

Network Operator

• Allows mobile network operators and service providers to add value to their services, maximize the hit rate of targeted customers, and increase access to their data services while also increasing subscriber volume
• Provides an opportunity to increase customer satisfaction as well as a new way to let end-users customize their service, enabling different user experiences on the same device

Handset Vendor

• Create brand differentiation and improve service value of handset devices
• Provides a ready solutions for handset vendors who do not develop own widget content, improving time-to-market
• Helps handset vendors to speed deployments while reducing content sourcing risks

Service/Content Provider

• Provides an opportunity to expand the volume of value-added solutions or content that they can offer to customers
• Provides an opportunity to effectively use web programming skills and programmers
• Simplifies widget content development

End-User

• Helps end-users to publish their own content while providing them wider access to a variety of widget content for their own use

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Module Diagram | NetFront Browser Widgets

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Package | NetFront Browser Widgets

Modules

• Highly optimized, small footprint
• Portable to any operating system and hardware
• Widget Manager Library and APIs
• Widget Player Library and APIs
• Platform porting guides
• Sample widget content

Widget Content Development Tools

• Widget content development guidelines
  • Notes and tutorials
  • Security guidelines
• PC-based authoring tool
• PC-based emulator
• Widget packaging tool

Device Requirements

• ROM : Additional 1.2-1.5 MB
• RAM : 1MB and above (content dependent)