INTELLIGENT DOWNLOADING OF MESSAGE ATTACHMENTS TO MOBILE DEVICES

• US 20130218982A1
• Filed: 02/17/2012
• Published: 08/22/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Hymel, James Allen, Santo, William Donald
• Granted Patent: US 9,299,065 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

A method of downloading data to a mobile device, the method comprising receiving a message at the mobile device, the message including an indication that there is an attachment to the message that is available for downloading to the mobile device, determining if the attachment relates to a calendar event, determining if a user of the mobile device requires the attachment for participating in the calendar event, and automatically downloading the attachment to the mobile device in response to the mobile device determining that the attachment is required for participation in the calendar event.

Claims

1. A method of downloading data to a mobile device, the method comprising:

receiving a message at the mobile device, the message including an indication that there is an attachment to the message that is available for downloading to the mobile device;

determining if the attachment relates to a calendar event;

determining if a user of the mobile device requires the attachment for participating in the calendar event; and

automatically downloading the attachment to the mobile device in response to the mobile device determining that the attachment is required for participation in the calendar event.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining if the user of the mobile device requires the attachment comprises determining if the mobile device is proximal to a location of the calendar event whereby the attachment is automatically downloaded if the mobile device is proximal to the location of the calendar event at a time corresponding to the calendar event.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 further comprising deleting the attachment from a memory of the mobile device in response to determining that a scheduled time of the calendar event has elapsed or that the mobile device has strayed a predetermined minimum distance from the location of the calendar event.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein deleting the attachment comprises:

presenting a user prompt to request user confirmation that the attachment is to be deleted; and

receiving user input to confirm that the attachment is to be deleted.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2 wherein determining if the mobile device is proximal to the location of the calendar event comprises determining a current position of the mobile device using a position-determining subsystem on the mobile device.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein determining if the user of the mobile device requires the attachment comprises:

determining if the calendar event is a conference call; and

determining if a user of the mobile device is participating in the conference call by correlating a number dialled by the mobile device or by a landline telephone associated with the mobile device with a number stored in association with the calendar event.

7. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into a memory and executed by a processor of a mobile device cause the mobile device to:

receive a message at the mobile device, the message including an indication that there is an attachment to the message that is available for downloading to the mobile device;

determine if the attachment relates to a calendar event;

determine if a user of the mobile device requires the attachment for participating in the calendar event; and

automatically download the attachment to the mobile device in response to the mobile device determining that the attachment is required for participation in the calendar event.

8. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 7 wherein the code that causes the mobile device to determine if the user of the mobile device requires the attachment comprises code that causes the mobile device to determine if the mobile device is proximal to a location of the calendar event whereby the attachment is automatically downloaded if the mobile device is proximal to the location of the calendar event at a time corresponding to the calendar event.

9. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 further comprising code that causes the mobile device to delete the attachment from a memory of the mobile device in response to determining that a scheduled time of the calendar event has elapsed or that the mobile device has strayed a predetermined minimum distance from the location of the calendar event.

10. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 9 wherein the code that causes the mobile device to delete the attachment comprises code for:

presenting a user prompt to request user confirmation that the attachment is to be deleted; and

receiving user input to confirm that the attachment is to be deleted.

11. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 8 comprising code that causes the mobile device to determine if the mobile device is proximal to the location of the calendar event by determining a current position of the mobile device using a position-determining subsystem on the mobile device.

12. The computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 7 wherein the code for determining if the user of the mobile device requires the attachment comprises code for:

determining if the calendar event is a conference call; and

determining if a user of the mobile device is participating in the conference call by correlating a number dialled by the mobile device or by a landline telephone associated with the mobile device with a number stored in association with the calendar event.

13. A mobile device comprising:

a radiofrequency transceiver for receiving a message at the mobile device;

a display for displaying the message including an indication that there is an attachment to the message that is available for downloading to the mobile device; and

a memory operatively coupled to a processor for determining if the attachment relates to a calendar event, determining if a user of the mobile device requires the attachment for participating in the calendar event, and for instructing the radiofrequency transceiver to automatically download the attachment to the mobile device in response to the mobile device determining that the attachment is required for participation in the calendar event.

14. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13 comprising a position-determining subsystem for determining a current location of the mobile device and wherein the processor is configured to determine if the current location of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of a location of the calendar event so as to automatically download the attachment if the mobile device is within the predetermined distance of the location of the calendar event at a time corresponding to the calendar event.

15. The mobile device as claimed in claim 14 wherein the processor is configured to delete the attachment from a memory of the mobile device in response to determining that a scheduled time of the calendar event has elapsed or that the mobile device has strayed beyond the predetermined distance from the location of the calendar event.

16. The mobile device as claimed in claim 15 wherein the processor cause the mobile device to:

present, on a user interface, a user prompt to request user confirmation that the attachment is to be deleted; and

receive user input, via the user interface, to confirm that the attachment is to be deleted.

17. The mobile device as claimed in claim 14 comprising a short-range wireless transceiver that is configured to determine if the mobile device is located at the calendar event, thereby causing the attachment to be downloaded.

18. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the processor is configured to:

determine if the calendar event is a conference call; and

determine if a user of the mobile device is participating in the conference call by correlating a number dialled by the mobile device or by a landline telephone associated with the mobile device with a number stored in association with the calendar event.

19. The mobile device as claimed in claim 18 comprising a mobile voice system (MVS) client stored in the memory of the mobile device and executed by the processor of the mobile device to detect a number dialled by the landline telephone.

20. The mobile device as claimed in claim 13 wherein the display presents a graphical notification that the attachment is being automatically downloaded.