Automatic full download of important emails

• US 9,148,302 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2010
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Tysowski, Piotr Konrad, Feldman, Andrey
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoang, Hieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRAN, NAM T
• Application Number:
  US12/802,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20110307560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,933 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• 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 51/06 Message adaptation to terminal or network requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/226 Delivery according to priorities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0268 using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24

Abstract

A method in one example that receives a portion of an email and determines whether to download a full instance of the email based on user controlled variables and operator controlled variables.

Claims

1. A method configured to execute on a mobile communication device comprising:

receiving a portion of an email; and

determining whether to download a full instance of the email based at least in part on at least one user controlled variable and at least one operator controlled variable, wherein determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on the at least one operator controlled variable further comprises;

determining that the mobile communication device has entered an area where an economy transport medium is available, the economy transport medium comprising at least one of a WI-FI network, a local wireless network, or a local wired network; and

downloading a full instance of the email in response to determining that the mobile communication device has entered the area where the economy transport medium is available;

wherein the at least one user controlled variable comprises at least one of an email download weight, an email download number, a download email mode, a download opened email mode and a delete read email mode;

wherein determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on the at least one user controlled variable further comprises;

determining if the download email mode is set and if the download email mode is set downloading the full instance of the email;

determining if the email download weight exceeds an email download threshold and if the email download weight exceeds the email download threshold, downloading the full instance of the email; and

determining if the email is a high priority email and downloading the full instance of the email if the email is a high priority email.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

receiving the portion of the email further comprises receiving at least one of a header of the email and receiving a first block of the email; and

the at least one operator controlled variable comprises at least one of a relative signal strength (RSS) threshold, a lost packet threshold, and a lost connection interval.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on the at least one operator controlled variable further comprises at least one of:

determining if an RSS value exceeds the RSS threshold and if the RSS value exceeds the RSS threshold, a full instance of any unread emails on the mobile communication device are downloaded;

determining if a lost packet count exceeds the lost packet threshold, and downloading a full instance of any received emails until the lost packet count does not exceed the lost packet threshold;

determining a lost connections count and if the lost connections count exceeds a lost connections threshold the full instance of received emails is downloaded for a lost connection time interval;

determining if the mobile communication device has entered an airplane mode and if the mobile communication device has entered airplane mode downloading a full instance of all unread emails currently on the mobile communication device; and

determining if a mobile communication device is out of the office and downloading a full instance of emails if the mobile communication device is out of the office.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein determining if a mobile communication device is out of the office further comprises:

determining if a vacation email option is turned on and if the vacation email option is turned on, the mobile communication device is out of the office and a full instance of each email received is downloaded to the mobile communication device;

determining through GPS coordinates whether the mobile communication device is outside a predetermined radius from the office and if so, the mobile communication device is out of the office and a full instance of each email received is downloaded to the mobile communication device;

determining if a received network time does not match a time zone set on the mobile communication device, the mobile communication device is out of the office and a full instance of each email received is downloaded to the mobile communication device; and

determining if the mobile communication device is currently roaming and if so, the mobile communication device is out of the office and a full instance of each email received is downloaded to the mobile communication device.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein:

if the delete read email mode is set, a body portion of the email is deleted after the email is read;

if a read timer associated with the email expired, the body portion of the email is deleted;

if a storage timer associated with the email expired, the body portion of the email is deleted; and

if an amount of memory available for storing emails falls below an email memory threshold a body of at least one email is deleted until a sufficient amount of memory is available.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining if the email download weight exceeds an email download threshold further comprises:

incrementing the email download weight based on at least one of an email priority, an RSS value and a lost packet count; and

comparing the email download weight with the email download threshold and downloading the full instance of the email if the email download weight exceeds the email download threshold.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein determining if the email is a high priority email further comprises:

determining if a sender of the email is on an important senders list and if the sender of the email is on the important senders list downloading the full instance of the email;

determining if the email is marked as high priority and downloading the full instance of the email if the email is marked as high priority;

determining if the email belongs to an active thread and downloading the full instance of the email if the email belongs to the active thread; and

determining if at least one of a subject line of the email and the first block of the email comprises language that indicates that the email is high priority, and downloading the full instance of the email if at least one of the subject line of the email and the first block of the email comprises language that indicates that the email is high priority.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein determining if the subject line of the email and the first block of the email comprises language that indicates that the email is high priority further comprises at least one of:

parsing the subject line of the email to determine if the subject line comprises keywords indicating that the email is of high priority;

parsing the first block of the email for keywords indicating that the email is of high priority wherein the first block of the email comprises a first 2 kilobyte block of the email; and

wherein the keywords are user defined.

9. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a memory including instructions;

a processor communicatively coupled with the memory;

the processor, responsive to executing the instructions, performing the method of;

receiving a portion of at least one email; and

determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on at least one user controlled variable and at least one operator controlled variable, wherein in determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on the at least one operator controlled variable, the processor is configured to, at least in part;

determine that the mobile communication device has entered an area where an economy transport mode is available, the economy transport medium comprising at least one of a WI-FI network, a local wireless network, and a local wired network; and

download a full instance of the email in response to determining that the mobile communication device has entered the area where the economy transport medium is available; and

an email event handler, an email memory manager, an event handler, and a state change handler, wherein the email event handler is communicatively coupled with the email memory manager and the event handler, the email memory manager is communicatively coupled with the event handler and operatively coupled with a flash memory, the event handler is communicatively coupled with the state change handler, the state change handler is operatively coupled with an email state variables database and the email event handler is operatively coupled with the email state variables database;

wherein the event handler receives events comprising state change events, email events and memory management events;

the event handler communicates state change events to the state change handler, email events to the email event handler and memory management events to the email memory manager.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9 wherein:

receiving the portion of the email further comprises receiving at least one of a header of the email and a first block of the email;

the at least one user controlled variable comprises at least one of an email download weight, an download email mode, a download opened email mode and a delete read email mode; and

the at least one operator controlled variable comprises at least one of a relative signal strength (RSS) threshold, a lost packet threshold, an email keep interval and a lost connection interval.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 9 wherein the email memory manager:

receives memory management events from the event handler and deletes a body portion of the at least one email if the at least one email is marked as read; and

the email memory manager determines if an email keep interval is set and if the full instance of an email has been on the communication device for a period exceeding the email keep interval, the body portion of the email is deleted after the email is read.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 9 wherein the email event handler:

determines if the download email mode is set and if the full email mode is set, downloads the full instance of the at least one email;

determines if the email is a high priority email and downloads the full instance of the email if the at least one email is a high priority email;

determines if the email download weight exceeds an email download threshold and if the email download weight exceeds the email download threshold, downloads the full instance of the at least one email; and

wherein determining if the email download weight exceeds an email download threshold further comprises incrementing the email download weight based on at least one of an email priority a relative signal strength (RSS) value and a lost packet count, and comparing the email download threshold with the email download weight and downloading the full instance of the email if the email download weight exceeds the email download threshold.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 9 wherein the email event handler:

determines if a sender of the at least one email is on an important senders list and if the sender of the email is on the important senders list downloads the full instance of the email;

determines if the at least one email is marked as high priority and downloads the full instance of the email if the email is marked as high priority;

determines if at least one of a subject line of the email and the first block of the email comprises language that indicates that the email is high priority, and downloads the full instance of the email if at least one of the subject line of the email and the first block of the email comprises language that indicates that the email is high priority; and

wherein determining if at least one of the subject line of the email and the first block of the email indicates that the email is high priority further comprises parsing the subject line of the email to determine if the subject line comprises keywords indicating that the email is of high priority, and parsing the first block of the email for keywords indicating that the email is of high priority wherein the first block of the email comprises a first 2 kilobyte block of the email.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 9 where the email event handler at least one of:

determines if a lost packet count exceeds the lost packet threshold, downloads a full instance of any received emails until the lost packet count does not exceed the lost packet threshold;

determines a lost connection count and if the lost connection count exceeds the lost connections threshold, downloads a full instance of any received emails for a lost connection time interval;

determines if the communication device has entered an airplane mode and if the communication device has entered airplane mode, downloads a full instance of all unread emails currently on the communication device; and

determines if a communication device is out of the office and downloads a full instance of received emails if the communication device is out of the office; and

wherein determining if a communication device is out of the office further comprises determining at least one of;

i) if a vacation email option is turned on and if the vacation email option is turned on the communication device is out of the office;

ii) whether the communication device is outside a predetermined radius from the office through the use of a GPS system and if so the communication device is out of the office;

iii) if the communication device is currently roaming and if so, the communication device is out of the office.

15. A method comprising:

at a mobile communication device;

receiving a portion of at least one email;

determining at least one user controlled variable;

determining at least one operator controlled variable; and

determining whether to download a full instance of the at least one email based at least in part on at least one user controlled variable and at least one operator controlled variable, wherein the at least one user controlled variable comprises at least one of an email download weight, an email download number, a download email mode, a download opened email mode and a delete read email mode;

wherein determining the at least one operator controlled variable further comprises determining that the mobile communication device is in an out of office mode in response to at least one of;

determining that a vacation email option is turned on;

determining through GPS coordinates that the mobile communication device is outside a predetermined radius from the office; and

determining that the mobile communication device is currently roaming;

and wherein determining whether to download a full instance of the at least one email based at least in part on the at least one operator controlled variable further comprises determining to download a full instance of the email downloading in response to determining that the mobile communication device is in the out of office mode; and

wherein determining whether to download a full instance of the email based on the at least one user controlled variable further comprises;

determining if the download email mode is set and if the download email mode is set downloading the full instance of the email;

determining if the email download weight exceeds an email download threshold and if the email download weight exceeds the email download threshold, downloading the full instance of the email; and

determining if the email is a high priority email and downloading the full instance of the email if the email is a high priority email.