Method, system and apparatus for partial electronic message forwarding

• US 20070203992A1
• Filed: 02/28/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Munje, Arun, Coskun, Risvan
• Granted Patent: US 7,831,258 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

An electronic message server (400) including a message receipt module (408) operable to receive at least one electronic message (500) having a message size from at least one sender (402); a message size comparison module (410) operable to compare the message size to at least one message size limit; a message parsing module (412) operable to parse at least one message having a message size larger than at least one message size limit into at least a first message portion (504) and a second message portion (506); a message portion forwarding module (414) operable to forward the first message portion (504) to a mobile communication device (116) via a wireless link; and a message portion return module (416) operable to return the second message portion (506) to the sender (402).

Claims

1. An electronic message server comprising:

a message receipt module operable to receive at least one electronic message having a message size from at least one sender;

a message size comparison module operable to compare the message size to at least one message size limit;

a message parsing module operable to parse at least one message having a message size larger than at least one message size limit into at least a first message portion and a second message portion;

a message portion forwarding module operable to forward the first message portion to a mobile communication device via a wireless link; and

a message portion return module operable to return the second message portion to the sender.

2. The electronic message server as recited in claim 1 wherein the electronic message is an electronic mail message.

3. The electronic message server as recited in claim 1 wherein the message parsing module is operable to parse the electronic message into at least a first message portion, a second message portion and a third message portion.

4. The electronic message server as recited in claim 3 wherein the message portion return module is operable to return the second message portion and third message portion to the sender.

5. The electronic message server as recited in claim 1 wherein the wireless link is selected from a cellular link, a WiFi link, a Bluetooth link, a Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4 link and an infrared link.

6. The electronic message server as recited in claim 1 wherein at least one message size limit is associated with the mobile communication device.

7. The electronic message server as recited in claim 1 wherein the electronic message is received via the internet.

8. A method of forwarding messages to a mobile communication device, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving from at least one sender at least one electronic message having a message size;

comparing the message size to at least one message size limit;

parsing at least one message having a message size larger than at least one message size limit into at least a first message portion and a second message portion;

forwarding the first message portion to a mobile communication device via a wireless link; and

returning the second message portion to the sender.

9. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the electronic message is an electronic mail message.

10. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the electronic message is parsed into at least a first message portion, a second message portion and a third message portion.

11. The method as recited in claim 10 wherein the second message portion and third message portion are returned to the sender.

12. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the wireless link is selected from a cellular link, a WiFi link, a Bluetooth link, a Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4 link and an infrared link.

13. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein at least one message size limit is associated with the mobile communication device.

14. The method as recited in claim 8 wherein the electronic message is received via the internet.

15. A mobile communication system comprising:

means for receiving at least one electronic message having a message size, from at least one sender;

means for comparing the message size to at least one message size limit;

means for parsing at least one message having a message size larger than at least one message size limit into at least a first message portion and a second message portion;

means for forwarding the first message portion to a mobile communication device via a wireless link; and

means for returning the second message portion to the sender.

16. The mobile communication system as recited in claim 15 wherein the means for parsing is operable to parse the electronic message into at least a first message portion, a second message portion and a third message portion.

17. The mobile communication system as recited in claim 15 wherein the means for returning is operable to return the second message portion and third message portion to the sender.

18. The mobile communication system as recited in claim 15 wherein the wireless link is selected from a cellular link, a WiFi link, a Bluetooth link, a Zigbee/IEEE 802.15.4 link and an infrared link.

19. The mobile communication system as recited in claim 15 wherein at least one message size limit is associated with the mobile communication device.

20. The mobile communication system as recited in claim 15 wherein the electronic message is received via the internet.