DIRECT ACCESS ELECTRONIC MAIL (EMAIL) DISTRIBUTION AND SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEM WITH PROVISION FOR PRE-CONFIGURED SERVICE OFFERINGS
First Claim
1. A communications system, comprising:
- a network engine that communicates with a plurality of user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices via a communications network for sending and receiving emails therefrom; and
a direct access server operative with the network engine for polling electronic mailboxes of users and retrieving email from the electronic mailboxes and pushing any email through the network engine to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices, wherein said direct access server is operative for providing at least one pre-configured service offering to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox.
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Abstract
A communications system includes a network engine that communicates with a plurality of unsubscribed mobile wireless communications devices using a communications network for sending and receiving emails therefrom. A direct access server is operative with the network engine for polling electronic mailboxes of users and retrieving email from the electronic mailboxes and pushing any email through the network engine to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices. This direct access server is operative for providing at least one pre-configured service offering to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox.
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25 Claims
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a network engine that communicates with a plurality of user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices via a communications network for sending and receiving emails therefrom; and a direct access server operative with the network engine for polling electronic mailboxes of users and retrieving email from the electronic mailboxes and pushing any email through the network engine to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices, wherein said direct access server is operative for providing at least one pre-configured service offering to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communications system, comprising:
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a network engine that communicates with a plurality of user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices via a communications network for sending and receiving emails therefrom; and a direct access server including a proxy and SOAP module operative with the network engine for polling electronic mailboxes of users and retrieving email from the electronic mailboxes and pushing any email through the network engine to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices, wherein said direct access server is operative for providing a pre-configured service offering including a Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communications method, comprising:
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providing a direct access server that polls electronic mailboxes of users at an email source, retrieves email from the electronic mailboxes, and pushes any email through a communications network to selected user subscribed mobile wireless communications devices; and providing any pre-configured service offering to a user that is linked to mail-access parameters when a user configures their respective electronic mailbox. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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