SMARTER MECHANISM TO IMPLEMENT PUSH EMAIL ON HANDHELD DEVICES
First Claim
1. A push email system comprising an email server and an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-type server,the email server configured to receive email for an email account of a mobile user and notify the USSD-type server of the receipt of the email for the mobile user;
- the USSD-type server configured to send a USSD or USSD-like message to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the USSD or USSD-like message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt of the email by the email server for the account of the mobile user.
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Abstract
A push email system which includes an email server and an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-type server. The email server is configured to receive email for an email account of a mobile user and notify the USSD-type server of the receipt of the email for the mobile user. The USSD-type server is configured to send a USSD or USSD-like message to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the USSD or USSD-like message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt of the email by the email server for the account of the mobile user. Also disclosed is a method of pushing email to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device.
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20 Claims
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1. A push email system comprising an email server and an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-type server,
the email server configured to receive email for an email account of a mobile user and notify the USSD-type server of the receipt of the email for the mobile user; the USSD-type server configured to send a USSD or USSD-like message to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the USSD or USSD-like message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt of the email by the email server for the account of the mobile user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A push email system comprising an email server and an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) server,
the email server configured to receive email for an email account of a mobile user and notify the USSD server of the receipt of the email for the mobile user; the USSD server configured to send a USSD message to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the USSD message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt of the email by the email server for the account of the mobile user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of pushing email to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the method including:
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receiving, by an email server, an email for an email account of a mobile user; notifying, by the email server, an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD)-type server of the receipt of the email by sending a message to the USSD-type server, the message including information identifying the mobile user and the email account of the mobile user; receiving, by the USSD-type server, the message; sending a USSD or USSD-like message to the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt by the email server of the email for an account of the user; and responsive to a message from the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, downloading the email to the user'"'"'s handheld device from the email server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of pushing email to a mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the method including:
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receiving, by an email server, an email for an email account of a mobile user; notifying, by the email server, an unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) server of the receipt of the email by sending a message to the USSD server, the message including information identifying the mobile user and the email account of the mobile user; receiving, by the USSD server, the message; sending a USSD message to the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, the message notifying the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device of the receipt by the email server of the email for an account of the user; and responsive to a message from the mobile user'"'"'s handheld device, downloading the email to the user'"'"'s handheld device by the email server. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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