Email fetching system and method in a portable electronic device
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device configured with an email application,setting a first period of time to a first value and a fourth period of time to a fourth value; and
fetching email from an email server upon occurrence of;
elapse of the first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application;
orelapse of the fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for fetching email from an email server to a portable electronic device is disclosed. The method includes fetching email from the email server upon occurrence of at least one of: expiration of a first period of time after activation of an email application running on the device; expiration of a second period of time after a prior email fetch while the email application is running in the foreground; expiration of a third period of time after the prior email fetch while the email application is running in background; or expiration of a fourth period of time after the portable device is unlocked.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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at a portable electronic device configured with an email application, setting a first period of time to a first value and a fourth period of time to a fourth value; and fetching email from an email server upon occurrence of; elapse of the first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application; or elapse of the fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable computing device, comprising:
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a display; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including; an email application; and instructions for; setting a first period of time to a first value and a fourth period of time to a fourth value; and fetching email from an email server upon occurrence of; elapse of the first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application; or elapse of the fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device.
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17. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more computer programs including instructions, which when executed by a portable computing device with an email application, cause the device to:
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set a first period of time to a first value and a fourth period of time to a fourth value; and fetch email to the portable device from an email server upon occurrence of; elapse of the first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application; or elapse of the fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device.
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18. A portable computing device with a touch screen display and configured with an email application, comprising means for:
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setting a first period of time to a first value and a fourth period of time to a fourth value; and fetching email to the portable device from an email server upon occurrence of; elapse of the first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application; or elapse of the fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device.
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19. A portable computing device, comprising:
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a display; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including; an email application; and instructions for; testing for occurrence of; elapse of a first period of time after activation of the email application, wherein the activation of the email application occurs upon occurrence of at least one of launching or resuming of the email application; elapse of a second period of time after a prior email fetch while the email application is running in foreground on the portable electronic device; elapse of a third period of time after the prior email fetch while the email application is running in background on the portable electronic device; and elapse of a fourth period of time after unlocking of the portable device; and fetching email from an email server if at least one of the elapses is tested to have occurred.
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