IMP stands for the Information Module Profile. It is a specification put out by Sun Microsystems for the use of Java on embedded devices with very limited displays. It is a subset of the Mobile Information Device Profile.
IMP is part of the Java ME framework.
Typical Requirements 128 kilobytes for the Java platform 8 kilobytes for persistent data 32 kilobytes for the Java runtime
Noteworthy Limitations
No API for displays
General APIs
The core APIs are defined by the underlying Configuration CLDC.
javax.microedition.io
Contains the Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition specific classes used for I/O operations.
javax.microedition.rms
Provides a form of persistent storage for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition.
javax.microedition.midlet
Contains the base classes for Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition applications.
External links
The IMP Specification