System and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile communication device

• US 9,344,839 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2002
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Lazaridis, Mihal, Mousseau, Gary P.
• Primary Examiner(s): MIRZA, ADNAN M
• Application Number:
  US10/207,418
• Publication Number:
  US 20030005066A1
• Time in Patent Office: 5,041 Days
• Field of Search: 709/200
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/04 Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• 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 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/48 Message addressing, e.g. address format or anonymous messages, aliases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/563 Data redirection of data network streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/564 Enhancement of application control based on intercepted application data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 : Routing a service request depending on the request content or context
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 : where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 : where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 : Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 : of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/037 : of the control plane, e.g. signalling traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 : Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 : Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 : Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 : Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 : Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/00 : Communication routing or communication path finding
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 : from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 : Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 : Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/04 : adapted for relaying to or from another terminal or user
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99952 : Coherency, e.g. same view to multiple users

Abstract

A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is disclosed. A redirector program operating at the host system enables a user to continuously redirect certain user-selected data items from the host system to the user'"'"'s mobile data communication device upon detecting that one or more user-defined triggering events has occurred. The redirector program operates in connection with event generating applications and repackaging systems at the host system to configure and detect a particular user-defined event, and then to repackage the user-selected data items in an electronic wrapper prior to pushing the data items to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method of replicating data items to a mobile data communication device of a user, the method comprising:

receiving an automatically generated notification at a redirector host system that is disposed in a local area network and coupled to a message server associated with the user, wherein the automatically generated notification is indicative of arrival of a data item in a mailbox of the user at the message server; and

responsive to receipt of the automatically generated notification, processing the data item by the redirector host system to create a processed data item and causing to push the processed data item to the mobile data communication device of the user over a wide area data network coupled to a wireless gateway, wherein the data item is wrapped in an email that corresponds to an address of the mobile data communication device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a network address of the mobile data communication device of the user.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the processing further comprises encrypting the data item.

4. The method as recited in claim 3 further comprising establishing a secure link to the mobile data communication device.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the processing further comprises compressing the data item.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the processing further comprises encoding the data item.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the processing further comprises using Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME).

8. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising filtering the received data item using at least one message filter selected from a preferred list, sender of the data item, type of the mobile data communication device, address of the mobile data communication device, user selectable criteria and characteristics of the data item.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining whether the data item includes an attachment, if so then determining the type of attachment and determining the types of attachments that the mobile data communication device can receive and process.

10. The method as recited in claim 9 further comprising sending the data item without the attachment.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising storing the data item in a data store associated with the message server.

12. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the mobile data communication device is one of a hand-held wireless paging computer, a wireless-enabled palm-top computer, a mobile telephone with data messaging capabilities and a wireless-enabled laptop computer.

13. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein pushing the data item to the mobile data communication device of the user further comprises sending a first portion of the data item to the mobile data communication device of the user and sending at least one additional portion of the data item to the mobile data communication device of the user responsive to a request from the mobile data communication device for the at least one additional portion.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium with software instructions which, when executed by a processing entity, effectuate replicating of data items to a mobile data communication device of a user, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

a code portion configured to process an automatically generated notification received via a local area network coupled to a message server associated with the user, wherein the automatically generated notification is indicative of arrival of a data item in a mailbox of the user at the message server; and

a code portion, configured to operate responsive to the received automatically generated notification, for processing the data item to create a processed data item and for causing to push the processed data item to the mobile data communication device of the user over a wide area data network coupled to a wireless gateway, wherein the data item is wrapped in an email that corresponds to an address of the mobile data communication device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 further comprising a code portion configured for determining a network address of the mobile data communication device of the user.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 wherein the processing further comprises encrypting the data item.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 16 further comprising a code portion configured for establishing a secure link to the mobile data communication device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 wherein the processing further comprises compressing the data item.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 wherein the processing further comprises encoding the data item.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 wherein the processing further comprises using Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME).

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 further comprising a code portion configured for filtering the received data item using at least one message filter.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 21 wherein the at least one message filter is selected from a preferred list, sender of the data item, type of the mobile data communication device, address of the mobile data communication device, user selectable criteria and characteristics of the data item.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 further comprising a code portion configured for determining whether the data item includes an attachment, if so then determining the type of attachment and determining the types of attachments that the mobile data communication device can receive and process.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 23 further comprising a code portion configured for sending the data item without the attachment.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 further comprising a code portion configured for storing the data item in a data store associated with the message server.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 wherein the mobile data communication device is one of a hand-held wireless paging computer, a wireless-enabled palm-top computer, a mobile telephone with data messaging capabilities and a wireless-enabled laptop computer.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as recited in claim 14 further comprising a code portion configured for sending a first portion of the data item to the mobile data communication device of the user and sending at least one additional portion of the data item to the mobile data communication device of the user responsive to a request from the mobile data communication device for the at least one additional portion.