- From: Dominique Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:43:00 +0100
- To: Dave Raggett <dsr@w3.org>
- Cc: public-ddwg@w3.org, public-uwa@w3.org
Le mercredi 06 février 2008 à 16:35 +0000, Dave Raggett a écrit : > There is huge potential for mobile web applications that can access > device capabilities from client-side scripts. There has been a lot > of work on J2ME APIs, but we lack standards for exposing local > device capabilities to applications running in web browsers. The > time has surely come for W3C to bring interested parties together to > work on fixing this as a matter of priority. [...] FWIW, someone (Peter Cranstone) commented on your related blog entry - I'm pasting it here in case this triggers further discussion: > Everything you have outlined above can be done using nothing more than the current HTTP standard and a simple browser plug-in on the mobile device. > > We can show you everything you are talking about in your post right now running over current HTTP standards talking to standard Apache or IIS web servers. > > In addition our design allows for the consumers privacy to be maintained while keeping in place the current JavaScript sandbox - but yet allowing JavaScript to talk to the mobile device "IF" the consumer allows it. > > Our solution can do all of the following: > # dynamic content adaptation on client > # checking battery level, signal strength > # controlling the display brightness > # turning the phone's vibrator on and off > # checking screen orientation and size > # checking available free memory > # implementing location-based services > # interface to on-phone applications (PIM) > including calendar and contacts > # allowing web page scripts to initiate phone calls http://www.w3.org/blog/MWITeam/2008/02/06/exposing_device_capabilities_to_web_appl#comments Dom
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