METHOD TO PRE-SELECT FOLDERS TO SYNCHRONIZE DURING INITIAL EMAIL ACTIVATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method implemented by a processor of a mobile device for synchronizing the mobile device with an email mailbox on a mail server, the method comprising:
- sending a search query to the mail server to identify email messages that are associated with folders of the email mailbox other than an inbox folder;
selecting one or more folders of the email mailbox to synchronize on the mobile device based on the identified email messages; and
retrieving, from the mail server, one or more email messages associated with the selected folders.
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Abstract
A method for synchronizing a mobile device with an email mailbox is described. The method includes: sending a search query to a mail server to identify email messages that are associated with folders of the email mailbox other than an inbox folder; selecting one or more folders of the email mailbox to synchronize on the mobile device based on the identified email messages; and retrieving, from the mail server, one or more email messages associated with the selected folders.
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1. A method implemented by a processor of a mobile device for synchronizing the mobile device with an email mailbox on a mail server, the method comprising:
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sending a search query to the mail server to identify email messages that are associated with folders of the email mailbox other than an inbox folder; selecting one or more folders of the email mailbox to synchronize on the mobile device based on the identified email messages; and retrieving, from the mail server, one or more email messages associated with the selected folders. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile device, comprising:
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a memory; a communications subsystem; and a processor coupled with the memory and the communications subsystem, the processor being configured to; send a search query to a mail server to identify email messages that are associated with folders of an email mailbox on the mail server other than an inbox folder; select one or more folders of the email mailbox to synchronize on the mobile device based on the identified email messages; and retrieve, from the mail server, one or more email messages associated with the selected folders. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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