E-mail protocol optimized for a mobile environment and gateway using same

• US 8,407,292 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2002
• Issued: 03/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mavenir Ltd. (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Comverse Limited (Mavenir Group Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Grosu, Yair
• Primary Examiner(s): BAYARD, DJENANE M
• Application Number:
  US10/206,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20030028647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,892 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203, 709/205, 709/206, 709/227
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/066 Format adaptation, e.g. format conversion or compression
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/216 Handling conversation history, e.g. grouping of messages in sessions or threads
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/56 Unified messaging, e.g. interactions between e-mail, instant messaging or converged IP messaging [CPM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication

Abstract

A message delivery server system for delivery of electronic content to a receiving client, comprises: a data storage for storing electronic content, a connection unit for maintaining a connection with the receiving client, and a connection establishment unit for allowing a receiving client to establish a connection with the server. The connection establishment unit comprises a definition unit for placing one or more connection definitions relating to the connection in an entity that is independent of any actual connection socket used for the session. The definition unit can be use to establish additional sockets to maintain the session and the definitions within can be used to find the best way to download media to the receiving client.

Claims

1. An e-mail server session connection method, comprising:

receiving a connection request from a receiving client and establishing a session;

receiving one or more connection definition settings from said receiving client when said session is established;

establishing a connection with said receiving client within said session;

presenting a plurality of URLs during said session, wherein said plurality of URLs represent a single attachment that may be processed via different methods, and

based on said connection definition settings, associating a connection definition with said session, thereby enabling reactivation of said session upon deactivation of said connection,

wherein said connection definition settings obtained when said session was established include at least one definition relating to a connection bandwidth of the connection with the receiving client.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection definition relates to a connection bandwidth.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection definition relates to a user client terminal capacity.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said connection definition relates to a user preference.

5. An e-mail server connection method, comprising:

receiving a connection request from a receiving client and establishing a session;

receiving one or more connection definition settings from said receiving client obtained when said session is established;

establishing a connection with said receiving client;

associating a connection definition, based on said connection definition settings, with said connection to said receiving client;

modifying a multimedia file to be sent via said connection according to the associated connection definition to produce modified files, wherein the modified files represent the file modified according to different connection definitions; and

checking statistics for said media file to be downloaded, and sending to said receiving client a list of possible modifications to said multimedia file based on said connection definition,

wherein said connection definition settings include at least one definition relating to a connection bandwidth of said connection with said receiving client.

6. A method according to claim 5, further comprising sending said list as a series of user selectable list items.

7. A method according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a selection from said receiving client of one of said list items, modifying said media file in accordance with said selection, and sending said modified media file to said receiving client.

8. An e-mail client connection method comprising:

sending a log-in request to an e-mail server to set up a connection with said server;

sending one or more connection definition settings to said server in said log-in request to define multimedia file properties;

modifying multimedia files sent to said client over said connection; and

generating a display of user options for each multimedia file of the multimedia files according to said one or more connection definition settings,

wherein said connection definition settings include at least one definition relating to the connection bandwidth of the connection with said client.

9. A method according to claim 8, wherein said connection definition settings relate to a user client capacity.

10. A method according to claim 8, wherein said connection definition settings relate to a user preference.