Personalization And Customization; User Personalization - Sony Ericsson P900 White Paper

Personalization and Customization

Personalization and Customization
The P900 may be personalized by the user and customized at the factory:
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By the User (via the UI, including interactive M-Services).
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By the User via PC-based utility applications.
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Via Over The Air (OTA) configuration, initiated by operator, user or IT helpdesk.
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In the factory or at a Sony Ericsson Service Point, on behalf of a mobile operator.

User Personalization

Alterations to the appearance of many of the screens may be conveniently carried out through changing the
phone's Theme. New Themes may be loaded on to the P900 from the internet and other sources. A guide to
creating P900 Themes is given on page 86.
Individual aspects of the phone's appearance may be altered as explained below.
Background and Application Shortcuts
The user may set a static image, or animated GIF, to be the background 'wallpaper' for the FC standby
screen. Image size is 208 x 189 pixels and formats JPEG, GIF, BMP, WBMP, MBM and PNG are supported.
Larger images, for example a 640x480 picture from the CommuniCorder, will be resized to fit.
Correspondingly, a separate background can be set for the Application launcher view in FO. The size for FO
background is 208 x 254 pixels. The same formats as for FC is supported, with the limitation that for an
animated GIF file, only the first frame is displayed (as a static image).
Background images may be selected from internal or Memory Stick storage. They can also be downloaded
via M-Services, beamed in to the P900 using Bluetooth or Infrared, or transferred in over the PC link.
The application shortcut buttons may be personalized by the user. In FC they will disappear after a short
period to reveal more of the background image. Rotating the Jog Dial will redisplay them. They user may
switch them on all the time. Backgrounds are set in Control Panel -> Device -> Display. A useful shortcut is
to tap the battery icon
from a received MMS message, and FO background can be set directly from the Pictures application.
Screen Saver
A 'screen saver' image is displayed after a period of inactivity. The user can switch this facility on and off and
select the delay period before the screen saver is displayed. Image size is 208 by 320 and the format is the
same as the FC background image above. Note that use of animated GIF increases power consumption.
The top part of the image is displayed in FC mode and the entire image is displayed in FO mode.
Device lock may be used in combination with the screen saver. Upon pressing a button or touching the
screen, the user will be prompted to activate keys and/or enter the device lock code.
When the screen saver or screen blanker is deactivated, the P900 will revert to the state it was in before the
screen saver was activated.
in the FO Status Bar and select Settings. FC background can also be set directly
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