Midgets: myMONSTER Widget Engine

Midgets is a myMONSTER TCS plugin enabling the development of HTML and JavaScript based IMS client applications. In order to develop new client applications that make use of these telecommunication services this project takes up the Web 2.0 approach to integrate the users into the development process. For this reason the creation of new, customized IMS applications should be as easy as possible in order to reach many prospective developers. At this point the concept of widgets comes into account. Widgets are lightweight applications which use  Web technologies. They are easy to develop, deploy and use.

Widgets cannot run as standalone applications but require a runtime environment, called a widget engine. Widget engines are available for desktop PCs as well as for mobile devices. The myMONSTER Widget Engine integrates IMS based telecommunication services into widgets. The client contains a telecommunication API with high level functions for widget developers. This allows easy integration of IMS services within widgets. A developer with basic programming skislls can write customized IMS client applications The goal is to allow rapid realization of new ideas and a short time to market. Another advantage of using Web technologies is the combination of IMS services with existing Web 2.0 services.

The same widgets can be deployed and executed on different platforms. In order to demonstrate the portability of the widgets, the widget-based IMS client was implemented on desktop PCs and Android based handsets.

Used FOKUS software: myMONSTER TCS, Open IMS Core, XDMS, Presence Enabler, OpenSE

Midgets on Windows PC

Midgets on Windows PC

Midgets on Android

 

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