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Handling attachment content on a mobile device

  • US 7,809,383 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2009
  • Issued: 10/05/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting attachment data to a mobile device for a message having an indication of one or more associated attachment documents received on the mobile device, wherein acts of the method are executable by a processor of an attachment server, the method comprising:

  • receiving an attachment content handling request from the mobile device, wherein the attachment content handling request comprises an indication of a selected attachment document and a selected attachment content handling option, wherein the selected attachment content handling option is one of a native application attachment content handling option and a client-server attachment content handling option;

    generating attachment data for the selected attachment document in accordance with the selected attachment content handling option; and

    transmitting the attachment data to the mobile device;

    wherein if the selected attachment content handling option is the native application attachment content handling option, then the attachment data comprises attachment data viewable using a native application on the mobile device, but if the selected attachment content handling option is the client-server attachment content handling option, then the attachment data comprises attachment data that has been converted, at said generating, into a format optimized for at least one of transmission to or viewing on the mobile device.

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