METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENDING E-MAIL ATTACHED WITH LARGE FILE ON MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20140214984A1
• Filed: 12/06/2013
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Original Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Inventors: LEE, Chung-Woo
• Granted Patent: US 9,473,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

Systems and methods for transmitting an e-mail having an attached file are provided. The system includes a mail server configured to receive the e-mail including the attached file, store the attached file at a storage location in a cloud storage system, and replace the attached file with location information. The location information may indicate the storage location. The system includes the cloud storage system configured to store the attached file at the storage location. The mail server may be further configured to send the e-mail with the location information and without the attached file.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting an e-mail having an attached file, the system comprising:

a mail server configured to

receive, from a mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file,

store the attached file at a storage location in a cloud storage system,

replace the attached file with location information, the location information indicating the storage location; and

the cloud storage system configured to store the attached file at the storage location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server is further configured to:

send the e-mail with the location information and without the attached file.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mail server comprises:

a processor configured to execute a file controller to separate the attached file from the e-mail and to store the separated attached file in the cloud storage system; and

the processor configured to execute a mail sender to send the e-mail with the location information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server is further configured to:

determine that a size of the attached file is greater than a desired size limit; and

replace the attached file with location information when the size of the attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage location includes a uniform resource locator (URL) and the location information is a link to the URL of the storage location.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server sends the e-mail received from the mobile device according to one of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) and an extended SMTP (ESTMP).

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the mail server is further configured to:

resume a transmission of data if the transmission is interrupted, the resuming taking place where at a point where the transmission was interrupted.

8. A mobile device for sending an e-mail having an attached file, the mobile device comprising:

a processor configured to execute a mail client to attach a desired file to an e-mail, and send the e-mail to a mail server,

the attached file being separated from the e-mail and being stored in a cloud storage system at a storage location, and

the attached file being replaced with location information indicating the storage location.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the attached file is replaced with the location information when a size of the attached file is determined to be greater than a desired size limit.

10. A method of sending an e-mail having an attached file, the method comprising:

receiving, by a mail server, an e-mail sent from a mail client installed in a mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file;

storing, by the mail server, the attached file in a cloud storage system; and

replacing, by the mail server, the attached file with location information, the location information indicating a storage location of the attached file in the cloud storage system.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

sending the e-mail with the location information and without the attached file.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the replacing comprises:

determining that a size of the attached file is greater than a desired size limit; and

replacing the attached file with location information when the size of the attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the sending the e-mail sends according to one of a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) and an extended SMTP (ESMTP).

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the sending is interrupted, and the method further comprises:

resuming the sending from a point at which the sending is interrupted.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program code that, when executed by a processor, performs a function of:

receiving an e-mail sent from a mail client installed in a mobile device, the e-mail including an attached file;

storing the attached file in a cloud storage system; and

replacing the attached file with location information, the location information indicating a storage location of the attached file in the cloud storage system.

16. A mail server for transmitting an e-mail having an attached file, a mail server configured to:

receive the e-mail including the attached file;

store the attached file at a storage location in a cloud storage system;

replace the attached file with location information, the location information indicating the storage location.

17. The mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

send the e-mail with the location information and without the attached file.

18. The mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

determine that a size of the attached file is greater than a desired size limit; and

replace the attached file with location information when the size of the attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

19. The mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

resume a transmission of data if the transmission is interrupted, the resuming taking place where at a point where the transmission was interrupted.

20. The mail server of claim 16, wherein the storage location includes a uniform resource locator (URL) and the location information is a link to the URL of the storage location.