METHOD FOR PRIMING INBOX AND CONVERSATIONS DURING INITIAL SYNCHRONIZATION OF MESSAGES

• US 20170118157A1
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Published: 04/27/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: BRYANT, Cody, PURI, Ronesh, EWANCHUK, Andrew John, BROWN, David Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 10,033,680 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method for synchronizing a mobile device with a message mailbox is described. The method includes: sending a request to the server to identify an initial subset of most recently received messages from among a plurality of messages for synchronization; retrieving the initial subset of messages from the server; and retrieving, from the server, messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset, prior to retrieving more recently received messages that do not belong to any conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a processor of a mobile device for executing synchronization of the mobile device with a message mailbox on a server, the message mailbox containing a plurality of messages for synchronization, the method comprising:

sending a request to the server to identify a initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages;

retrieving the initial subset of messages from the server; and

retrieving, from the server, messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset, prior to retrieving more recently received messages that are not in the initial subset and do not belong to any conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the request to the server to identify the initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages comprises sending a request to identify a predetermined number of the plurality of messages that were received most recently in the message mailbox.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein sending the request to the server to identify the initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages comprises sending a request to identify a predetermined number of the plurality of messages that were received most recently in a pre-selected mailbox folder of the message mailbox.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises retrieving a predetermined number of messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises retrieving most recently received messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising associating, at the mobile device, retrieved messages belonging to a conversation that includes a message from the initial subset with the conversation.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising, prior to sending the request to the server, receiving header information associated with each of the plurality of messages.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving messages from the server comprises retrieving only portions of message bodies of the messages.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving an input indicating a maximum amount of message body data to retrieve for a message during the synchronization and wherein retrieving messages from the server comprises retrieving no more than the maximum amount of message body data for a message.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is executed during an initial setup of an account in a messaging client application on the mobile device, the account corresponding to the message mailbox.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein identifying the initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages comprises identifying a predetermined number of the plurality of messages that were received most recently in the message mailbox.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises transmitting a predetermined number of messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises transmitting most recently received messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising, prior to identifying the initial subset, transmitting, to the mobile device, header information associated with each of the plurality of messages.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting messages to the mobile device comprises transmitting only portions of message bodies of the messages.

18. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein sending the request to the server to identify the initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages comprises sending a request to identify a predetermined number of the plurality of messages that were received most recently in the message mailbox.

19. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein retrieving messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises retrieving a predetermined number of messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset

20. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein retrieving messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset comprises retrieving most recently received messages, other than messages in the initial subset, from each conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset

21. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to associate, at the mobile device, retrieved messages belonging to a conversation that includes a message from the initial subset with the conversation.

11. A method implemented by a processor of a server, the method comprising:

receiving, from a mobile device, a request for synchronizing the mobile device with a message mailbox on the server, the message mailbox containing a plurality of messages for synchronization; and

in response to receiving the request;

identifying a initial subset of most recently received messages from among the plurality of messages;

transmitting message data for the initial subset of messages to the mobile device; and

transmitting, to the mobile device, messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset, prior to transmitting more recently received messages that are not in the initial subset and do not belong to any conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.

17. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory;

a communications subsystem;

an input interface; and

a processor coupled with the memory and the communications subsystem, the processor being configured to;

send a request to a server to identify a initial subset of most recently received messages from among a plurality of messages for synchronization in a message mailbox on the server;

retrieve the initial subset of messages from the server; and

retrieve, from the server, messages belonging to a conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset, prior to retrieving more recently received messages that are not in the initial subset and do not belong to any conversation that includes at least one of the messages in the initial subset.