Gateway email concentrator
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from an email server, email content associated with an email account;
storing the email content;
receiving a request for email content associated with the email account from a remote client; and
serving the email content that is stored to the remote client.
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Abstract
An email concentrator implemented as part of a residential gateway device receives email associated with multiple email accounts from multiple email servers, stores the email, and serves the email to multiple email client applications associated with the multiple email accounts. The email concentrator may also perform centralized processing functions associated with the email, such as virus scanning, filtering, or user-defined rule application.
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37 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from an email server, email content associated with an email account;
storing the email content;
receiving a request for email content associated with the email account from a remote client; and
serving the email content that is stored to the remote client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving first email content associated with a first email account from a first email server and second email content associated with a second email account from a second email server;
storing the first and second email content;
receiving a request for email content associated with the first email account from a first remote client; and
serving the first email content that is stored to the first remote client. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving first email content associated with a first email account and first email server and second email content associated with a second email account and second email server; and
processing the first and second email content by applying a common process to both the first and second email content. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory; and
an email concentrator to receive, store, and serve email associated with a plurality of email accounts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A residential gateway device comprising:
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means for receiving email associated with multiple email accounts from multiple email servers;
means for storing the email;
means for serving the email to multiple remote clients. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A residential gateway device implemented as a central access point between multiple client computer systems on a local area network and multiple server computer systems on a wide area network, the residential gateway device comprising:
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an email client configured to request and receive email associated with multiple email accounts from one or more of the multiple server computer systems; and
an email server configured to serve the email to one or more of the multiple client computer systems. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing system to:
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receive email associated with multiple email accounts;
store the email; and
serve the email to multiple remote client applications associated with the multiple email accounts. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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