Method and apparatus for controlling data provided to a mobile device
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1. A method for handling email messages, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first mobile device of a user, a request for email messages that are associated with an email account, wherein the request does not specify use of any particular profile or any particular filter criteria;
wherein the email account is associated with multiple profiles;
wherein each profile of the multiple profiles is associated with a different set of filter criteria;
in response to the request, performing particular steps comprising;
identifying a first active profile that is associated with the first mobile device;
identifying a particular set of filter criteria that is associated with the first active profile of the multiple profiles associated with the email account;
wherein the multiple profiles include a second active profile that is associated with a second mobile device of the user;
wherein the second mobile device is separate from the first mobile device;
applying the particular set of filter criteria to a set of email messages to identify selected email messages that satisfy the filter criteria in the particular set of filter criteria, thereby filtering email messages;
wherein the filtering is performed based on an active profile that is associated with the first mobile device that is requesting email messages; and
transmitting the selected email messages to the first mobile device.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for communicating data to a mobile device. A system receives a request for data from a mobile device. The system identifies filter criteria associated with the mobile device. The filter criteria is applied to a set of data to identify particular data elements that satisfy the filter criteria. The identified data elements are then transmitted to the mobile device.
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1. A method for handling email messages, the method comprising:
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receiving, from a first mobile device of a user, a request for email messages that are associated with an email account, wherein the request does not specify use of any particular profile or any particular filter criteria; wherein the email account is associated with multiple profiles; wherein each profile of the multiple profiles is associated with a different set of filter criteria; in response to the request, performing particular steps comprising; identifying a first active profile that is associated with the first mobile device; identifying a particular set of filter criteria that is associated with the first active profile of the multiple profiles associated with the email account; wherein the multiple profiles include a second active profile that is associated with a second mobile device of the user; wherein the second mobile device is separate from the first mobile device; applying the particular set of filter criteria to a set of email messages to identify selected email messages that satisfy the filter criteria in the particular set of filter criteria, thereby filtering email messages; wherein the filtering is performed based on an active profile that is associated with the first mobile device that is requesting email messages; and transmitting the selected email messages to the first mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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