Retrieving electronic mail using a cellular telephone

• US 20080170674A1
• Filed: 01/31/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Babur Ozden, Jorge Mata, Raul Lorenzo
• Original Assignee: Babur Ozden, Jorge Mata, Raul Lorenzo
• Inventors: Lorenzo, Raul, Mata, Jorge, Ozden, Babur
• Application Number:
  US11/700,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20080170674A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 379/93.24
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

Providing electronic mail (e-mail) to an electronic device includes receiving a text message from the electronic device, retrieving e-mail from one or more e-mail accounts in response to the text message, generating a hyperlink to the e-mail and sending the hyperlink to the electronic device. The electronic device may be a cell phone.

Claims

1. A method of providing electronic mail (e-mail) to an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a text message from the electronic device;

retrieving e-mail from one or more e-mail accounts in response to the text message;

generating a hyperlink to the e-mail; and

sending the hyperlink to the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data from the electronic device following selection of the hyperlink; and

providing the e-mail to the electronic device following receipt of the data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving e-mail comprises retrieving a predefined number of e-mail messages from the one or more e-mail accounts, where the predefined number is less than a total number of e-mail messages that are available for retrieval.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a cellular telephone.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the text message comprises one or more words for use in obtaining particular e-mail messages;

wherein the method further comprises searching the e-mail for one or more e-mail messages containing the one or more words; and

wherein the hyperlink is for accessing only e-mail messages containing the one or more words.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the text message comprises plural words, including conjunctions, for use in obtaining particular e-mail messages;

wherein the method further comprises searching the e-mail for one or more e-mail messages containing the plural words as modified by the conjunctions; and

wherein the hyperlink is for accessing only e-mail messages containing the plural words as modified by the conjunctions.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a text message from the electronic device to register to receive e-mail followed by registration information, the registration information identifying the one or more e-mail accounts and containing passwords for the one or more e-mail accounts, wherein registration occurs before e-mail is retrieved from the one or more e-mail accounts.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving registration information via a computer connected to a network, the registration information identifying the one or more e-mail accounts and containing passwords for the one or more e-mail accounts, wherein registration occurs before e-mail is retrieved from the one or more e-mail accounts.

9. The method of claim 1, farmer comprising:

receiving a text message to reply to the e-mail followed by reply text;

generating a reply to the e-mail using the reply text; and

sending the reply over a network.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising;

receiving a text message to subscribe to periodic receipt of e-mail; and

performing retrieving, generating and sending periodically.

11. One or more machine-readable media comprising instructions that are executable to provide electronic mail (e-mail) to an electronic device, the instructions for causing one or more processing devices to:

receive a text message from the electronic device;

retrieve e-mail from one or more e-mail accounts in response to the text message;

generate a hyperlink to the e-mail; and

send the hyperlink to the electronic device.

12. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to:

receive data from the electronic device following selection of the hyperlink; and

provide the e-mail to the electronic device following receipt of the data.

13. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein retrieving e-mail comprises retrieving a predefined number of e-mail messages from the one or more e-mail accounts, where the predefined number is less than a total number of e-mail messages that are available for retrieval.

14. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the electronic device comprises a cellular telephone.

15. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the text message comprises one or more words for use in obtaining particular e-mail messages;

wherein the one or more machine-readable media further comprises searching the e-mail for one or more e-mail messages containing the one or more words; and

wherein the hyperlink is for accessing only e-mail messages containing the one or more words.

16. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, wherein the text message comprises plural words, including conjunctions, for use in obtaining particular e-mail messages;

wherein the one or more machine-readable media further comprises searching the e-mail for one or more e-mail messages containing the plural words as modified by the conjunctions; and

wherein the hyperlink is for accessing only e-mail messages containing the plural words as modified by the conjunctions.

17. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, further composing instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to:

receive a text message from the electronic device to register to receive e-mail followed by registration information, the registration information identifying the one or more e-mail accounts and containing passwords for the one or more e-mail accounts, wherein registration occurs before e-mail is retrieved from the one or more e-mail accounts.

18. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to;

receive registration information via a computer connected to a network, the registration information identifying the one or more e-mail accounts and containing passwords for the one or more e-mail accounts, wherein registration occurs before e-mail is retrieved from the one or more e-mail accounts.

19. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to:

receive a text message to reply to the e-mail followed by reply text;

generate a reply to the e-mail using the reply text; and

send the reply over a network.

20. The one or more machine-readable media of claim 11, further comprising instructions for causing the one or more processing devices to:

receive a text message to subscribe to periodic receipt of e-mail; and

perform retrieving, generating and sending periodically.