REMOTE ELECTRONIC MAILBOX ACCESS

• US 20090259726A1
• Filed: 05/27/2009
• Published: 10/15/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Jordan, Royce D. JR.
• Granted Patent: US 7,953,394 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/14 Backbone network devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre

Abstract

An apparatus for retrieving electronic mail messages via a wireless network. The apparatus comprises a gateway for sending an electronic mail retrieval reply message to a wireless device in response to receiving an electronic mail retrieval request message from the wireless device. The apparatus further comprises an application module. The application module has computer readable instructions. The computer readable instructions convert the retrieval request message into a format capable of transmission over an external computer network and the computer readable instructions convert the retrieval reply message into a format capable of transmission over a wireless network.

Claims

1. An apparatus for retrieving electronic mail messages via a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

a gateway for sending an electronic mail retrieval reply message to a wireless device in response to receiving an electronic mail retrieval request message from the wireless device; and

an application module, the application module having computer readable instructions, wherein the computer readable instructions convert the retrieval request message into a format capable of transmission over an external computer network and the computer readable instructions convert the retrieval reply message into a format capable of transmission over a wireless network.

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