Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing connections on a portable device for different media types, the portable device comprising communication means for transferring data between the portable device and another device of a media type, wherein for each media type a media type specific media module is provided in the portable device, wherein communication between the media module and an application being executed in the portable device communicating with said another device is performed in a media independent manner, and messages of the application are converted to media type specific messages in the media module of the media type, and media type specific messages of the other device are converted to application messages in the media module of the media type. The invention also relates to other devices with communication performed in a media independent manner.

Abstract: SyncML allows synchronization to take place between a terminal device and a server device. To be able to understand each other the data transferred between a SyncML client and a SyncML server must be coded as a SyncML document. The coding or decoding/parsing of the SyncML document is done by the separate application components, respectively, that other end-user applications (e.g. a UI application) can use. It is not always wanted, advantageous or even possible to employ the SyncML coding/decoding feature, since it is subjected to several disadvantages. The present disclosure provides a concept to still use the synchronization related components for communicating synchronization data between the participating devices but without employing the coding/decoding component feature. The response of coding and decoding the synchronization data is transferred to corresponding end-user applications.

Abstract: An electronic device, a storing means and a method for loading the user interface software of an expansion card in the electronic device. The electronic device comprises means for loading, starting and executing program modules in the electronic device. The expansion card can be coupled in a releasable manner to the electronic device. The user interface software is divided at least into a basic module and a user interface module. The loading of the user interface software is executed at least in two phases, wherein in the first phase the loading and start-up of the basic module is conducted, and in the second phase the loading and start-up of the user interface module is conducted. The second phase is conducted when the expansion card is coupled to the electronic device.

Abstract: The invention relates to arranging synchronization of data in an information system comprising at least two separate datasets to be synchronized and a data storage into which data in the datasets to be synchronized is stored and from which the data to be synchronized is delivered to the datasets. The solution comprises determining at least some of the fields of at least one data type as search settings. From a record stored or to be stored in the data storage, at least one character string is determined as a search key on the basis of at least one predetermined search setting, and the search key associated with the record is stored. In response to receiving a search expression corresponding to the search key, the data storage is searched for the data associated with the search key.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for providing connections on a portable device for different media type, the portable device comprising communication means for transferring data between the portable device and another device of a media type, wherein for each media type a media type specific media module is provided in the portable device, wherein communication between the media module and an application being executed in the portable device communicating with said another device is performed in a media independent manner, and messages of the application are converted to media type specific messages in the media module of the media type, and media type specific messages of the other device are converted to application messages in the media module of the media type.

Abstract: SyncML allows synchronization to take place between a terminal device and a server device. To be able to understand each other the data transferred between a SyncML client and a SyncML server must be coded as a SyncML document. The coding or decoding/parsing of the SyncML document is done by the separate application components, respectively, that other end-user applications (e.g. a UI application) can use. It is not always wanted, advantageous or even possible to employ the SyncML coding/decoding feature, since it is subjected to several disadvantages. The present disclosure provides a concept to still use the synchronization related components for communicating synchronization data between the participating devices but without employing the coding/decoding component feature. The response of coding and decoding the synchronization data is transferred to corresponding end-user applications.