System and method for pushing information between a host system and a mobile data communication device

• US 8,230,026 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2007
• Issued: 07/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Gilhuly, Barry J., Rahn, Steven M., Mousseau, Gary P., Lazaridis, Mihal, Van, Ngoc Anh
• Primary Examiner(s): MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN
• Application Number:
  US11/925,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20080045194A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,732 Days
• Field of Search: 709/246, 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A system and method for message redirection receives an email message originating from a user'"'"'s mobile data communication device for redirection. A record containing a domain name is obtained, based at least in part on a user ID associated with the email message. If the domain name is blank, the system uses an address associated with the user as the “from” email address and if the domain name is not blank, the system uses a juxtaposition of a user name and the domain name as the “from” email address for transmitting the message.

Claims

1. A method, operable at a redirector system that supports an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the ISP serving a first site associated with a first domain and a second site associated with a second domain, each of the first site and second site having a plurality of users associated therewith, the method comprising:

storing first configuration information for the first site and second configuration information for the second site at the redirector system, wherein each of the first and second configuration information comprises a respective domain name field that is configurable by a respective site manager;

receiving an email message originating from a user'"'"'s mobile data communication device for redirection, the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device being associated with at least one of the first site and the second site;

based at least in part on a user ID associated with the email message, obtaining configuration information for a site associated with the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device;

if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is blank, using an address associated with the user as the “

from”

email address; and

if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is not blank, then using a juxtaposition of a user name and the contents of the domain name field as the “

from”

email address for transmitting the message.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a user record based on the user ID, the user record comprising a site ID related to a messaging host system associated with the user.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising:

obtaining a site information record based on the site ID, the site information record comprising the associated domain name field.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein obtaining the user record comprises obtaining the address associated with the user.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the address associated with the user is a SMTP address.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding the email message to a recipient designated in the email message.

7. A redirector system that supports an Internet Service Provider (ISP), the ISP serving a first site associated with a first domain and a second site associated with a second domain, each of the first site and second site having a plurality of users associated therewith, the redirector system comprising:

a host computer comprising a memory; and

a processor configured to;

store first configuration information for the first site and second configuration information for the second site at the redirector system, wherein each of the first and second configuration information comprises a respective domain name field that is configurable by a respective site manager,

receive an email message originating from a user'"'"'s mobile data communication device for redirection, the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device being associated with at least one of the first site and the second site,

obtain, based at least in part on a user ID associated with the email message, configuration information for a site associated with the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device, and

set a “

from”

email address, such that if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is blank, an address associated with the user is set as the “

from”

email address and if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is not blank, a juxtaposition of a user name and the contents of the domain name field is set as the “

from”

email address for transmitting the message.

8. The redirector system as recited in claim 7, further comprising:

a user information database comprising a user record associated with each user, the user record comprising a site ID related to a messaging host system associated with the user and the address associated with the user.

9. The redirector system as recited in claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a user record from the user information database, based on the user ID associated with the email message.

10. The redirector system as recited in claim 9,

wherein the processor is further configured to obtain a site information record, based on the site ID, the site information record comprising the associated domain name field.

11. The redirector system as recited in claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to forward the email message to a recipient designated in the email message.

12. The redirector system as recited in claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to forward the email message to a recipient using a protocol comprising one of SMTP, POP, IMAP, MIME and RFC-822.

13. A computer-readable storage device having a computer program which, when executed by a processing entity associated with a redirector system that supports an Internet Service Provider (ISP), effectuates message redirection for a first site associated with a first domain and a second site associated with a second domain, each of the first site and second site having a plurality of users associated therewith, the computer program comprising:

instructions for storing first configuration information for the first site and second configuration information for the second site at the redirector system, wherein each of the first and second configuration information comprises a respective domain name field that is configurable by a respective site manager;

instructions for receiving an email message originating from a user'"'"'s mobile data communication device for redirection, the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device being associated with at least one of the first site and the second site;

instructions for obtaining, based at least in part on a user ID associated with the email message configuration information for a site associated with the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device;

instructions for using an address associated with the user as a “

from”

email address if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is blank; and

instructions for using a juxtaposition of a user name and the contents of the domain name as the email address if the domain name field in the obtained configuration information is not blank.

14. The computer-readable device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

instructions for obtaining a user record based on the user ID, the user record comprising a site ID related to a messaging host system associated with the user.

15. The computer-readable device as recited in claim 14, further comprising:

instructions for obtaining a site information record based on the site ID, the site information record comprising the associated domain name field.

16. The computer-readable device as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

instructions for forwarding the email message to a recipient designated in the email message.

17. The computer-readable device as recited in claim 16, wherein the instructions for forwarding the email message to a recipient uses a protocol comprising one of SMTP, POP, IMAP, MIME and RFC-822.