E-mail distribution control method and mail server
First Claim
1. A method of controlling email delivery, said method comprising:
- a receiving step for receiving an email, which is addressed to a mobile station;
a status obtaining step for obtaining information on communication status of said mobile station from a mobile communication network to which said mobile station belongs;
a transmission determining step for determining whether said email should be transmitted to said mobile station at the present moment or not, on the basis of said information on the communication status;
a transmitting step for transmitting said email if said email is determined to be transmitted in said transmission determining step, and;
a retrial instructing step for setting a waiting time on the basis of said information on the communication status, and instructing the execution of obtaining operation by said status obtaining step following said waiting time, if said email is determined to not be transmitted in said transmission determining step, or if said email is determined to be transmitted in said transmission determining step and transmission of said email fails.
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Abstract
When gateway server 30 receives an email, which is addressed to mobile station 10, gateway server 30 transmits an email arrival notice to mobile station 10. When gateway server 30 receives an acknowledgement response (referred to as ‘Ack’ hereinafter) responding to the email arrival notice from mobile packet communication network 20, gateway server 30 evaluates the status of mobile station 10 on the basis of the type of Ack, and determines whether to transmit the email or not. Moreover, gateway server 30 modifies the time interval for retransmitting the email arrival notice to mobile station 10 according to the status of mobile station 10 when the transmission of the email arrival notice fails.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of controlling email delivery, said method comprising:
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a receiving step for receiving an email, which is addressed to a mobile station;
a status obtaining step for obtaining information on communication status of said mobile station from a mobile communication network to which said mobile station belongs;
a transmission determining step for determining whether said email should be transmitted to said mobile station at the present moment or not, on the basis of said information on the communication status;
a transmitting step for transmitting said email if said email is determined to be transmitted in said transmission determining step, and;
a retrial instructing step for setting a waiting time on the basis of said information on the communication status, and instructing the execution of obtaining operation by said status obtaining step following said waiting time, if said email is determined to not be transmitted in said transmission determining step, or if said email is determined to be transmitted in said transmission determining step and transmission of said email fails. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An email server, said email server comprising:
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a receiving means for receiving an email, which is addressed to a mobile station;
a status obtaining means for obtaining information on communication status of said mobile station from a mobile communication network, to which said mobile station belongs;
a transmission determining means for determining whether said email should be transmitted to said mobile station at the present moment or not on the basis of said information on the communication status;
a transmitting means for transmitting said email if said email is determined to be transmitted by said transmission determining means, and;
a retrial instructing means for setting a waiting time on the basis of said information on the communication status, and instructing the operation of said status obtaining means following said waiting time, if said email is determined not to be transmitted by said transmission determining means.
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