Functions and Features

• Supports Compact HTML
  (HTML 4.0 subset, W3C Note 2nd February, 1998)
• Supports XHTML Basic 1.0
  (XHTML subset, W3C Recommendation 19 December 2000)
• Supports WML 1.3
  (Parse and interpret WML 1.3 text data)
• Supports of HTTP/1.1
• Support of GIF/JPEG/WBMP/BMP/PNG image formats
• Designed for low-power CPU with limited memory resources.
• CPU/OS independent
• Wireless communication protocol independent
  (PDC, PDC-P, PHS, GSM/GPRS, CDMA/HDR, W-CDMA, CDMA2000....)
• WAVElite window system brings superior portability
• Flexible UI customization
• Bookmark and URL entry functions
• Easy button operation for focused navigation, data selection and character input
• Direct key assignment using numerical keys to specify anchors ("accesskey" in HTML 4.0)
• Support of Japanese Input Method
• Telephony URL (tel: 81-3-5295-3771)
• Extensibility with Client Side Extension (CSE) and Plug-in features
• Internet mail protocols (SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, HTTP-mail) [optional]
• Mail arrival notify function (Push) [optional]
• JV-Lite2 (J2ME CLDC/MIDP) Javaâ„¢ Virtual Machine [optional]
• AVE-SSL (SSL2/3) Secure Socket Layer encryption module [optional]
• Support of Wireless TCP/IP protocol [optional]
  

Integration with WAP 1.x environment
Handsets with ACCESS' Compact NF Plus browser can access existing WML 1.x content. These handsets also can access rich and colorful content based on Compact HTML/XHTML. Compact NF Plus can parse and interpret WML 1.x text data that is seamlessly transferred from a WAP 1.x content server through a proxy server. It does not generate binary conversion of existing WML content, and it can connect via a standard HTTP proxy server. A WAP 1.x legacy gateway server is no longer necessary.

The proxy server does not generate any protocol conversion, and an end-to-end SSL connection can be established between the handset and the content server through the SSL tunneling function of the proxy server. This means that an existing secure server on the Internet can be used without modification. Compact NF Plus can be integrated with HTML/HTTP base e-mail applications or SMTP/POP3 or IMAP4 based e-mail applications. And it can be integrated with “Push message� email arrival notification based on SMS.

Independent of CPU and Operating System
Compact NF Plus can easily be ported to various CPU and OS Platforms, and supports numerous protocols, including wireless TCP/IP, dedicated simplified protocol, and WAP. It is thus available for both wired and wireless environments.

Easily Customizable User Interface with Rich Options
The user interface (UI) is separated form the browser engine so it’s can be easily customized to each individual target device. A wide range of optional modules is available, including the JV-Lite2 (J2ME CLDC/MIDP) and the SSL encryption module.

CSE (Client Side Extension) enables local CGI creation. CSE is a convenient interface for using the browser as a UI for other applications. Mail applications, setup screens, address books and other applications can be called up and displayed. For high-speed wireless data communication environments like 2.5G/3G, streaming video and audio playback, etc. can be considered as expanded browser functions. In Compact NF Plus, such expansion functions can be implemented as plug-in modules.

Modular Configuration

Support Specifications (Implementations)

• CPUs: V800, FR, M32R, ARM, TX and others
• RTOS: ITRON and others
• Screen size: 1/4VGA and smaller
• Minimum configuration: 300KB of ROM, 150KB of RAM

About Compact HTML

ACCESS developed and authored Compact HTML(cHTML), a markup language dedicated for mobile devices in 1998, and was widely adopted by NTT DoCoMo in its famous i-mode services in 1999. Also in 1998, ACCESS together with 5 other companies - Matsushita, NEC, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric and SONY – jointly submitted "Compact HTML" (a subset of the HTML specifications for small information appliances) to the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium).
http://www.w3.org/Submission/1998/04/

Features:

• Fully compliant with the HTML specifications currently recommended by W3C.
• Markup language for small information terminals such as mobile phones.
• Can be implemented in a wide range of compact devices.
• The following functions have been deleted for embedded applications in small information appliances:
  • JPEG images
  • Tables
  • Image maps
  • Multiple fonts and styles
  • Background colors and images
  • Frames
  • Style sheets.