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Method and apparatus for a file sharing synchronization system

  • US 10,515,070 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Issued: 12/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aggregating and synchronizing messages associated with a user, the method comprising:

  • maintaining, for a user by a synchronization server within a local database of the synchronization server, a single virtual e-mail account to manage e-mails for multiple remote e-mail accounts associated with the user, wherein the multiple remote e-mail accounts are associated with databases of remote servers accessible by the user using a browser;

    aggregating, by the synchronization server, e-mails from the multiple remote e-mail accounts into the single virtual e-mail account maintained by the synchronization server;

    maintaining, by the synchronization server, copies of the e-mails from the multiple remote e-mail accounts separately from the remote servers;

    aggregating, by the synchronization server, contacts from the multiple remote e-mail accounts into a central contact list associated with the single virtual e-mail account;

    providing, by the synchronization server, non-browser access to the single virtual e-mail account comprising the aggregated e-mails from the multiple remote e-mail accounts by way of a client application running on a computer associated with the user and without requiring the user to access the remote servers;

    receiving, by the synchronization server, an update to at least one of the e-mails; and

    automatically synchronizing, by the synchronization server and in response to receiving the update to the at least one of the e-mails, the received update within the single virtual e-mail account in real time.

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