SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO AN EMAIL BEING PROVIDED TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20090171906A1
• Filed: 01/02/2008
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Research In Motion Limited (Blackberry Limited)
• Inventors: Veen, Raymond Vander, Adams, Neil Patrick
• Application Number:
  US11/968,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20090171906A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/35 Clustering; Classification

Abstract

The invention relates to a system and method for associating an item in an electronic transmission with information. The system may be implemented in a server that associates information relating to an item embedded in an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device. The server comprises: a first process to identify the item (and perhaps categorize it); a second process to execute a database search for additional information for the item; a third process to retrieve results from the search and associate the results with a new transmission for the item, the new transmission including data from the electronic transmission; and a fourth process to transmit the new transmission to the device.

Claims

1. A server for providing information relating to an item embedded in an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, comprising:

a first process to analyze contents of said transmission to identify said item;

a second process to execute a database search for said information relating to said item;

a third process to retrieve results from said search and associate said results with a new transmission for said item, said new transmission including data from said electronic transmission; and

a fourth process to prepare said new transmission for transmitting to said device.

2. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 1, wherein said database search is based on an identified category classifying said item.

3. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said new transmission includes a header for said information.

4. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 3, wherein said information is located through an internet search.

5. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said information is located through a database search with a database associated with said server.

6. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said identified category for said item is a telephone number and said information is any identification information relating to said telephone number.

7. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said identified category for said item is a name and said information is any identification information relating to said name.

8. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said identified category for said item is a place and said information is any direction information relating said device to said place.

9. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first process intercepts said transmission from a transmission stream prior to its delivery to said device.

10. The server for providing information relating to an item as claimed in claim 9, wherein said fourth process further transmits said new transmission to said device.

11. A method for associating information relating to an item embedded in an electronic transmission addressed to an electronic device, comprising:

receiving said transmission and analyzing its contents to identify said item;

identifying a category relating to said item;

executing a database search for said information for said item relating to said category;

retrieving results from said search and associate said results with a new transmission for said item, said new transmission including data from said electronic transmission; and

transmitting said new transmission to said device.

12. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 11, wherein said new transmission includes a header for said information.

13. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said information is located through an internet search.

14. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said information is located through a database search with a database associated with said server.

15. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said item is categorized as a telephone number, said information is any identification information relating to said telephone number.

16. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said item is categorized as a name, said information is any identification information relating to said name.

17. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said item is categorized as a place, said information is any direction information relating said device to said place.

18. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 12, wherein said method is executed on a server in communication with said device.

19. The method for associating information relating to an item as claimed in claim 13, wherein said information is at least part of a web page located through the internet search.