System and method for providing customizable options on a wireless device
First Claim
1. A method of formatting content for display on a mobile wireless client device that is based on a form that is used to display content, the form being associated with an action that is executable by an application, wherein the form is stored remotely from the mobile wireless client device, the method comprising:
- receiving at a server from the mobile wireless client device, via a wireless medium, a selection of an action made by a user at an interface of the mobile wireless client device;
executing the action at the server remotely from the mobile wireless client device, wherein executing the action generates content that is displayed using a form, wherein the form includes a user-customized mobile design element that is specific to the form, and wherein the form is specific to the selected action;
responsive to execution of the action, providing the user-customized mobile design element for inclusion in the form, wherein the user-customized mobile design element is associated with the mobile wireless client device and has been customized by the user of the mobile wireless client device;
formatting the content according to the mobile design element;
transmitting, via the wireless medium, the content that is formatted according to the mobile design element to the mobile wireless client device; and
storing the mobile design element remotely from the mobile wireless client device for future access by the server.
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Abstract
A system and method for enabling users to send and receive messages and other information from mobile devices and enabling users to access server-based information using mobile devices over wireless data networks are disclosed. The present invention enables users to customize information that is received and sent from mobile devices. For example, the user may select to receive emails (or other correspondences) from a particular individual or group of individuals. The user may also select to receive a particular type of types of emails (or other correspondences), such as the ones marked as high priority or otherwise designated as being important. Other variations may also be implemented. In addition, the user may customize responses, replies and other outgoing information from the user'"'"'s mobile device. Mobile device users may also customize various aspects of views and applications. Examples of customizable options may include home page (e.g., personal, any URL), time zone, date format, font format, language and other options.
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1. A method of formatting content for display on a mobile wireless client device that is based on a form that is used to display content, the form being associated with an action that is executable by an application, wherein the form is stored remotely from the mobile wireless client device, the method comprising:
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receiving at a server from the mobile wireless client device, via a wireless medium, a selection of an action made by a user at an interface of the mobile wireless client device; executing the action at the server remotely from the mobile wireless client device, wherein executing the action generates content that is displayed using a form, wherein the form includes a user-customized mobile design element that is specific to the form, and wherein the form is specific to the selected action; responsive to execution of the action, providing the user-customized mobile design element for inclusion in the form, wherein the user-customized mobile design element is associated with the mobile wireless client device and has been customized by the user of the mobile wireless client device; formatting the content according to the mobile design element; transmitting, via the wireless medium, the content that is formatted according to the mobile design element to the mobile wireless client device; and storing the mobile design element remotely from the mobile wireless client device for future access by the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for formatting content for display on a mobile wireless client device that is based on a form that is used to display content, the form being associated with an action that is executable by an application, wherein the form is stored remotely from the mobile wireless client device, the system comprising:
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a server comprising one or more processors configured to; receive from the mobile wireless client device via a wireless medium a selection of an action made by a user on an interface of the mobile wireless client device; generate content that is displayed using a form by executing the action remotely from the mobile wireless client device, wherein the form includes a user-customized mobile design element; format the content according to a user-customized mobile design element for inclusion in the form, wherein the user-customized mobile design element is associated with the mobile wireless client device and has been customized by the user of the mobile wireless client device; transmit the content formatted according to the mobile design element to the wireless client device via the wireless medium; and store the mobile design element remotely from the mobile wireless client device for future access by the server. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for formatting content for display on a mobile wireless client device that is based on a form that is used to display content, the form being associated with an action that is executable by an application, wherein the form is stored remotely from the mobile wireless client device, the system comprising:
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a server comprising; means for receiving from the mobile wireless client device via a wireless medium a selection of an action made by a user on an interface of the mobile wireless client device; means for generating content that is displayed using a form by executing the action remotely from the mobile wireless client device, wherein the form includes a user-customized mobile design element; means for formatting the content according to a user-customized mobile design element for inclusion in the form, wherein the user-customized mobile design element is associated with the mobile wireless client device and has been customized by the user of the mobile wireless client device; means for transmitting the content formatted according to the mobile design element to the wireless client device via the wireless medium; and means for storing the mobile design element remotely from the wireless client device for future access by the server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A storage medium for storing machine readable code, the machine readable code being executable to format content for display on a mobile wireless client device that is based on a form that is used to display content, the form being associated with an action that is executable by an application, wherein the form is stored remotely from the mobile wireless client device, the storage medium comprising:
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receiving code that receives at a server from the mobile wireless client device, via a wireless medium, a selection of an action from an interface on the mobile wireless client device; executing code that executes the action remotely from the mobile wireless client device, wherein executing the action generates content that is displayed using a form, wherein the form includes a user-customized mobile design element; providing code that provides the user-customized mobile design element for inclusion in the form, wherein the user-customized mobile design element is associated with the mobile wireless client device and has been customized by the user of the mobile wireless client device; formatting code that formats the content according to the mobile design element; transmitting code that transmits the content that is formatted according to the mobile design element to the mobile wireless client device via the wireless medium; and storing code that stores the mobile design element remotely from the mobile wireless client device for future access. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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