System and Method for Pushing Information from a Host System to a Mobile Data Communication Device

• US 20080052409A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Lazaridis, Mihal, Mousseau, Gary
• Granted Patent: US 9,374,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/18 Commands or executable codes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/289 Intermediate processing functionally located close to the data consumer application, e.g. in same machine, in same home or in same sub-network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

A scheme for redirecting data items from a messaging system to a user'"'"'s mobile communication device. One embodiment of a method comprises: configuring a plurality of redirection trigger events for a user, wherein upon occurrence of a redirection trigger event, a redirection flag configured for the user is set so as to enable uninterrupted redirection of data items to the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device from the messaging system until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the data items; automatically detecting receipt of a new data item at the messaging system for the user, the new data item arriving subsequent to the setting of the redirection flag configured for the user; and processing at least a portion of the new data item for transmission thereof to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device over a wireless network.

Claims

1. A method of redirecting messages from a messaging system to a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the method comprising:

configuring a plurality of redirection trigger events for a user, wherein upon occurrence of a redirection trigger event, a redirection flag configured for the user is set so as to enable uninterrupted redirection of messages to the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device from the messaging system until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the messages;

automatically detecting receipt of a message at the messaging system for the user, the new message arriving subsequent to the setting of the redirection flag configured for the user and being addressed to the user'"'"'s mail address associated with the messaging system;

processing at least a portion of the new message for transmission thereof to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device over a wireless network; and

upon receiving a reply message from the mobile communication device in reply to the new message, processing the reply message for transmission to the new message'"'"'s sender using the user'"'"'s mail address as its originating address.

2. A system for redirecting messages from a messaging system to a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the system comprising:

means for configuring a plurality of redirection trigger events for a user, wherein upon occurrence of a redirection trigger event, a redirection flag configured for the user is set so as to enable uninterrupted redirection of messages to the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device from the messaging system until the redirection flag is reset to indicate cessation of redirection of the messages;

means for automatically detecting receipt of a message at the messaging system for the user, the new message arriving subsequent to the setting of the redirection flag configured for the user and being addressed to the user'"'"'s mail address associated with the messaging system;

means for processing at least a portion of the new message for transmission thereof to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device over a wireless network; and

means, responsive to receiving a reply message from the mobile communication device in reply to the new message, for processing the reply message for transmission to the new message'"'"'s sender using the user'"'"'s mail address as its originating address.