Using K700i at Remote Control

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Hi Guys

I was going through the option in the k700i and found out that
K700i can remotely control media player , desktop , ppt.

Which media player any or just windows media player.

Also wanted to know if ne one has tried this out.

Read some articles and found out that a BT Dongle which has a
Bluetooth stack that supports HID profile will only work as remote.

I am thinking of getting the billionton bluetooth dongle which is for Rs1300.

Can some one confirm that this billionton can be used to control my pc
remotely using k700i , it wud be gr8 fun trying this out.

You can use your Sony Ericsson K700 as a remote control for applications such as PowerPoint, running on computers that support the Bluetooth Human Interface Device (HID) profile. Tomas Rahkonen, Application Area Manager, Connectivity at Sony Ericsson, explains: "Sony Ericsson is committed to Bluetooth as a short-link technology enabling a wireless life-style. This novel remote control feature introduced in the K700 we think furthers this commitment both for professional usage and entertainment applications."

The K700 and many future phones to be released by Sony Ericsson, such as the S700, support the HID profile. It defines a mechanism where a Bluetooth-capable input device ? a keyboard, mouse, or phone for example ? can communicate with a computer (or other device). Configuration files define how the input device (in this case a mobile phone) will behave. The configuration file maps particular keys or joystick movements on the phone to particular events or actions on the remote device, typically a computer.

This makes the entire system very flexible. By choosing a different configuration file, you can use the phone to control a variety of software. In effect, your phone becomes a programmable remote control unit. The K700 comes with three example configuration files built in. One allows general control of the computer desktop (mouse movement, selection, dragging, and so forth). One allows you to control PowerPoint to run a slide show. And the third allows you to control Windows Media Player for playing music or videos.

For this to work, the device you want to control must be Bluetooth aware and support the HID profile. The HID profile is supported by the latest versions of the WIDCOM Bluetooth stack (used in many PC products today) and also supported by the Microsoft Bluetooth stack for Windows XP.

You can initiate a connection from either the phone or the computer. However, the natural way to do it is from the phone (remote control unit). Simply go to the Connectivity menu -> Bluetooth menu and choose the Remote Control menu. You can see the HID configuration files available on the phone and choose the one you want. The phone will attempt to connect to the last device it was connected to. If that fails, it prompts you to select another available device. For frequent use, a user can configure a phone shortcut to point at the remote control application (please refer to the phone user guide). In this way, the remote control application can be conveniently reached in one click by moving the joystick (e.g. joystick up) from the standby-screen.

When the connection is set up, an image appears on the phone. The picture tells you which keys perform which functions. This screen is for reference only, the phone screen has not magically become touch sensitive. For example, here is the image for the Presenter, the configuration that you use to control a PowerPoint slide show.

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Miscellaneous Docs & Tools
http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/docstools/misc/p_misc.jsp

Some Info that i came across
- http://developer.sonyericsson.com/site/global/newsandevents/latestnews/junenews04/p_k700_remote.jsp
- http://www.mobiledia.com/forum/topic19519-0-asc-20.html
- http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=40&TopicId=5096
- http://developer.sonyericsson.com/s...05/p_updated_bluetooth_remotecontrol_tool.jsp
- http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=8&TopicId=3902
- http://www.mobiledia.com/reviews/sonyericsson/k700/page3.html
Software for all J2ME based mobiles having BT.
http://www.getjar.com/products/1074/RemoteDesktopforMobiles
 
you can try using FMA (fma.sorceforge.net)

You can slso edit the scripts to control any application on your PC....

BTW you need not necessarily buy a Billionton (or any other xpensive BT dongle) as a generic Taiwanese/Chinese BT dongle will do the same job for you at 1/3rd the price....(arnd 400/-)

The range b/w the PC and the phone will be limited by the Tx power of the phone BT module so buying a high end/hi-power BT device won't help you in any conceivable manner
 
I will use the BT Dongle also for wireless transfer between the lappy and my desktop.

Also thinking of setting proxy on my PC and sharing the net on my lappy.

Also have many more projects to try out.
 
hey quad! Yeah I tried this remote thing and it works flawlessly, atleast fr the desktop.... and lemme tell u it is quite same as using a track point... great

but if u want to use remte control then keep all other softwares including official SE PC suite away frm ur system;;It is better to use the bluetooth support provided by Win XP(sp2)

also I am on Xmicro 100 m dongle, good but expensive
 
aka911 said:
hey quad! Yeah I tried this remote thing and it works flawlessly, atleast fr the desktop.... and lemme tell u it is quite same as using a track point... great

but if u want to use remte control then keep all other softwares including official SE PC suite away frm ur system;;It is better to use the bluetooth support provided by Win XP(sp2)

also I am on Xmicro 100 m dongle, good but expensive
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Some doubts

1.> U tried remote thing with SE software that worked successfully as only
the track point system.

2.> If i keep all the official softwares away as u mentioned in the second para then what do i use.

3.> Also how much did ur Xmicro cost and i am planning of getting billionton
its for 1.3K is it costlier than that.
 
this worlks flawlessly i have used it myself,
u caqn have all the official softwares everything yet use this

also 1.3k is quite expensive,go2 alfa
i think the 10 ms billionton is like 650-700 bux and the 100m is 850-900 max

i dont see why r u spending soo much for a dongle,i have a billiionton 10m myself
 
Thanks for the info abt the billionton available in Alfa didnt knew it.
Will get it from alfa then.

I will be using the billionton not only for mobile yaar i have to do some
research & programming on bluetooth [for my own knowledge].

Will get the 100m billionton from Alfa in a few days.
 
see I got my dongle 2 yrs back.. then it costed me 1.6k...(class1)

now a days u can easily get 20m fr 600 bucks which is more then enough I guess.....
 
I will use the BT Dongle also for wireless transfer between the lappy and my desktop.

Also thinking of setting proxy on my PC and sharing the net on my lappy.

Also have many more projects to try out.
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Don't use BT to share the net b/w the desk and ur laptop....poor range and very low thoroughputs....use 802.11 instead...802.11 cards, especially b (USB as well as PCMCIA) come really cheap these days

BT is okay to acess the net on smartphones, but that's about it....
 
@superczar - its just gonna be for testing yaar , not permanant.

BTW i have a centrino based lappy , how much wud a wifi card cost also suggest the exact brand.[only if u know]
The wifi card shud support Adhoc network since i wont be investing in a wifi basepoint.
 
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BTW i have a centrino based lappy , how much wud a wifi card cost also suggest the exact brand.[only if u know]

The wifi card shud support Adhoc network since i wont be investing in a wifi basepoint.
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If the laptop is a centrino, it'd have a inbuilt 802.11b/g card (mini PCI

(Centrino =Intell 855 hipset+ P-M+ b/g wifi)

Nevertheless, a PCMCIA D-Link make will cost yo arnd 1400/-

For you desktop, I suggest you get a Compex USB 802.11 adapter which will be arnd 1600/-

BTW so far, I have not seen a card that does not support ad-hoc...

But do bear in mind that with an ad-hoc network, ur desktop will have to stay on even when u r using the net only on the laptop.....

Also, 802.11 (b only) routers come for ~2K so they too may be a worthwhile buy..U can connect ur desktop via the wired NIC and the laptop (which presumably already has a wi-fi card built in) via the wireless interface
 
Does the Compex USB 802.11 adapter
work in adhoc mode without an access point.
Also what sort of trasfer rates will i get.

Will it allow me multiplayer gamming and internet sharing with my lappy which already has a lappy.

Also will it work with Win98.

Also where can i get Compex USB 802.11 adapter
 
with my lappy which already has a lappy.
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intrigued...your lappy bore a kid lappy..eh ;)

Anyway, i think u meant that ur laptop already has a wireless card....

Compex (an I think most other wifi cards) support ad-hoc

You'll get around 4-5mbps on the 802.11b mode and around 20 mbps in 802.11 g mode ...(Real-life, the theoretical limits are higher...i think 11 nad 54 mbps respectively))

Bear in mind though that in g mode, the thproughputs drop drastically with increase in distance...

Also, there are b only adapters available that are cheaper.....

Internet sharing will not be an issue on either b/g unless you have a T1 line all to yourself ;)

multiplayer gaming will also do just fine....

However, file transfers will be slower than a wired network.. (which give 60-70 mbps)

As for Win98, just check whether the model u chose has win98 drivers or not....
 
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