Electronic-mail filtering for mobile devices
First Claim
1. A method for filtering electronic-mail messages on mobile devices, the method comprising:
- receiving one or more electronic-mail messages addressed to a user;
providing the one or more received electronic-mail messages to an inbox associated with the user;
evaluating a message from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to determine whether the message is desirable based on at least a user specification;
providing a copy of one or more desirable messages from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to a mobile device associated with the user; and
notifying the user concerning the copy of the one or more desirable messages.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for dynamic electronic-mail filtering for mobile devices are provided. Incoming e-mail messages are received and provided to an e-mail inbox associated with the intended recipient. Those e-mail messages are evaluated to determine whether they may be desirable to the recipient. Desirability of an e-mail may be determined by such factors as the e-mail address of origin or key words in subject line. E-mail messages determined to be desirable are provided to a mobile device associated with the recipient. The recipient may then be notified concerning the desirable messages.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for filtering electronic-mail messages on mobile devices, the method comprising:
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receiving one or more electronic-mail messages addressed to a user; providing the one or more received electronic-mail messages to an inbox associated with the user; evaluating a message from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to determine whether the message is desirable based on at least a user specification; providing a copy of one or more desirable messages from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to a mobile device associated with the user; and notifying the user concerning the copy of the one or more desirable messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for filtering electronic-mail messages on mobile devices, the system comprising:
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an e-mail server configured to receive one or more electronic-mail messages addressed to a user, and to provide the one or more electronic-mail messages to an inbox associated with the user; a mobile device configured to receive and display a copy of one or more electronic-mail messages; and a mobile e-mail gateway configured to notify the mobile device concerning a copy of one or more desirable messages from the one or more received electronic-mail messages received by the e-mail server, the desirability of the messages having been determined based on at least a user specification. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a computer processor to perform a method for filtering electronic-mail messages on mobile devices comprising:
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receiving one or more electronic-mail messages addressed to a user; providing the one or more received electronic-mail messages to an inbox associated with the user; evaluating a message from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to determine whether the message is desirable based on at least a user specification; providing a copy of one or more desirable messages from the one or more received electronic-mail messages to a mobile device associated with the user; and notifying the user concerning the copy of the one or more desirable messages. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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