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Communications system including protocol interface device for use with multiple operating protocols and related methods

  • US 8,135,759 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2004
  • Issued: 03/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications system comprising:

  • a plurality of electronic mail (email) data storage devices each using at least one of a plurality of different operating protocols;

    a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices for accessing said email data storage devices and each using at least one of the plurality of different operating protocols; and

    a protocol interface.device comprisinga front-end proxy module for communicating with said plurality of mobile wireless communications devices using respective operating protocols, anda protocol engine module for communicating with said plurality of email data storage devices using respective operating protocols,said front-end proxy module and said protocol engine module communicating using a common interface protocol able to represent a desired number of protocol-supported elements for a desired operating protocol and cooperating to aggregate email messages from said email data storage devices to respective mobile wireless communications devices.

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