System and method for provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device-specific characteristics

• US 8,494,492 B2
• Filed: 11/16/2006
• Issued: 07/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Pedersen, Ian, Clarke, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shedrick, Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): HERRERA, DIEGO D
• Application Number:
  US11/560,604
• Publication Number:
  US 20070142034A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,441 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 709/206, 709/203, 709/218, 709/219
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A system of provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device specific characteristics includes a database for storing a plurality of display characteristics for different wireless carriers, electronic mail (email) service providers, device types, and source mailbox mail domains. A configuration module accesses the database and uploads the display characteristics of at least one of the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain to the mobile wireless communications device upon provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from a remote location.

Claims

1. A system of provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device specific characteristics comprising:

a database storing a plurality of display characteristics for different wireless carriers, electronic mail (email) service providers, device types and source mailbox mail domains; and

a configuration module, upon provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from a remote location, accessing the database and upon the provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from the remote location, uploading the display characteristics of at least one of the wireless carriers, email service providers, device types, and source mailbox mail domains to the mobile wireless communications device.

2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration module is operative for changing a color displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration module is operative for changing a font size, font typeface, graphics, text, icons or resolution displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein said icons comprise three-dimensional, flat or photo-realistic icons.

5. A system according to claim 4, wherein said icons are theme-based.

6. A system according to claim 1, wherein each wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain have different display characteristics.

7. A method of provisioning a mobile wireless communications device to display account or device specific characteristics comprising:

storing within a database a plurality of display characteristics for a specific wireless carrier, electronic mail (email) service provider, device type, and source mailbox mail domain;

upon provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from a remote location, accessing the database; and

upon the provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from the remote location, uploading the display characteristics of at least one of the wireless carriers, email service providers, device types, or source mailbox mail domain to the mobile wireless communications device.

8. A method according to claim 7, which further comprises uploading icons or images to be displayed on the wireless communications device corresponding to the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

9. A method according to claim 7, which further comprises changing a color displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

10. A method according to claim 7, which further comprises changing a font size, font typeface, graphics, text, icons, or resolution displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

11. A method according to claim 10, wherein said icons comprise three-dimensional, flat or photo-realistic icons.

12. A method according to claim 11, wherein said icons are theme-based.

13. A method according to claim 7, wherein each wireless carrier, email service provider device type, or source mailbox mail domain have different display characteristics.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing functions comprising:

storing within a database a plurality of display characteristics for different wireless carriers, electronic mail (email) service providers, device types, and source mailbox mail domains;

upon provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from a remote location, accessing the database; and

upon the provisioning of the mobile wireless communications device to access email from the remote location, uploading the display characteristics of at least one of the specific wireless carriers, email service providers, device types, or source mailbox mail domains to the mobile wireless communications device.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the said computer-executable instructions are operative for uploading icons or images to be displayed on the wireless communications device corresponding to the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the said computer-executable instructions are operative for changing a color displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the said computer-executable instructions are operative for changing a font size, font typeface, text, graphics, icons or resolution displayed on the mobile wireless communications device based on the wireless carrier, email service provider, device type, or source mailbox mail domain.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 17, wherein said icons comprise three-dimensional, flat or photo-realistic icons.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 18, wherein said icons are theme-based.