Method and system for sending e-mail attached with large file on mobile device

• US 9,473,435 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2013
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Original Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Chung-Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing F
• Assistant Examiner(s): Maniwang, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US14/098,930
• Publication Number:
  US 20140214984A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,047 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments

Abstract

Systems and methods for transmitting an e-mail having an attached file are provided. The system includes a mail server configured to receive the e-mail including the attached file, store the attached file at a storage location in a cloud storage system, and replace the attached file with location information. The location information may indicate the storage location. The system includes the cloud storage system configured to store the attached file at the storage location. The mail server may be further configured to send the e-mail with the location information and without the attached file.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting an e-mail having an attached file, the system comprising:

at least one mobile device; and

a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) mail server configured to

receive, from a mobile device, an extended simple mail transfer protocol (ESMTP) command to determine whether the SMTP mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended,

transmit, to the mobile device, an ESMTP response indicating whether the SMTP mail server supports the resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended,

receive, from the mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file,

determine whether receiving the e-mail including the attached file was suspended, and if the receiving was suspended

resume receiving, from the mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file at a specified time interval,

transmit the attached file to a cloud storage system for storage at a storage location,

replace, in the e-mail, the attached file included with the e-mail with location information, the location information indicating the storage location; and

the cloud storage system configured to store the received file transmitted by the SMTP mail server at the storage location.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the SMTP mail server is further configured to:

send the e-mail with the location information and without the received attached file.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the SMTP mail server comprises:

a processor configured to execute a file controller to separate the received attached file included with the e-mail from the e-mail and to store the separated attached file in the cloud storage system; and

the processor configured to execute a mail sender to send the e-mail with the location information.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the SMTP mail server is further configured to:

determine that a size of the attached file included with the e-mail is greater than a desired size limit; and

replace the attached file included with the e-mail with location information when the size of the attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the storage location includes a uniform resource locator (URL) and the location information is a link to the URL of the storage location.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the SMTP mail server is configured to send the e-mail received from the mobile device according to one of a SMTP and an ESTMP.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the SMTP mail server is further configured to:

resume a transmission of data if the transmission is interrupted, the resuming taking place at a point where the transmission was interrupted.

8. A mobile device for sending an e-mail having an attached file, the mobile device comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions related to a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) compatible mail client stored thereon; and

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,

transmit an extended simple mail transfer protocol (ESMTP) command to determine whether a SMTP mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended;

receive an ESMTP response indicating whether the SMTP mail server supports the resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmission were suspended;

attach a desired file to an e-mail, and send the e-mail including the desired file to the SMTP mail server,

the attached file being separated by the SMTP mail server from the e-mail and being stored in a cloud storage system at a storage location, and

the separated attached file being replaced in the e-mail with location information indicating the storage location; and

determine whether sending the e-mail including the attached file was suspended, and if the receiving was suspended,

resume sending the e-mail including the attached file at a specified time interval.

9. The mobile device of claim 8, wherein the attached file received by the SMTP mail server from the mobile device is replaced with the location information when a size of the received attached file is determined to be greater than a desired size limit.

10. A method of sending an e-mail having an attached file, the method comprising:

receiving, by a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) mail server, an extended simple mail transfer protocol (ESMTP) command to determine whether the SMTP mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended, from a mail client installed in a mobile device;

transmitting, to the mail client, an ESTMP response indicating whether the SMTP mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data

transmissions were suspended;

receiving, by the SMTP mail server, the e-mail sent from the mail client, the e-mail including the attached file;

determining, by the SMTP mail server, whether the receiving the e-mail including the attached file was suspended, and if the receiving was suspended,

resuming receiving, from the mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file at a specified time interval, transmitting, by the SMTP mail server, the received attached file to a cloud storage system for storage at a storage location; and

replacing in the e-mail, by the SMTP mail server, the attached file included with the e-mail with location information, the location information indicating the storage location of the stored attached file in the cloud storage system.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

sending, by the SMTP mail server, the e-mail with the location information and without the received attached file.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the replacing comprises:

determining that a size of the received attached file is greater than a desired size limit; and

replacing the received attached file with location information when the size of the received attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the sending the e-mail is sent according to one of a SMTP and an ESMTP.

14. The method of claim 11, the method further comprising:

determining if the sending has been interrupted; and

resuming the sending from a point at which the sending is interrupted.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configures the at least one processor to:

receive, from a mail client installed in a mobile device, an extended simple mail transfer protocol (ESMTP) command to determine whether a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended;

transmit, to the mail client, an ESMTP response indicating whether the SMTP mail server supports the resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended;

receive an e-mail sent from the mail client, the e-mail including an attached file;

determine whether receiving the e-mail including the attached file was suspended, and if the receiving was suspended,

resume receiving, from the mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file at a specified time interval,

transmit the received attached file to a cloud storage system for storage at a storage location; and

replace the received attached file with location information, the location information indicating the storage location of the attached file transmitted to the cloud storage system in the cloud storage system.

16. A simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) mail server for transmitting an e-mail including an attached file, the SMTP mail server comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon; and

at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to,

receive, from a mail client, an extended simple mail transfer protocol (ESMTP) command to determine whether the SMTP mail server supports resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended;

transmit, to the mail client, an ESMTP response indicating whether the SMTP mail server supports the resuming data transmissions at a part at which the data transmissions were suspended;

receive the e-mail including the attached file;

determine whether the receiving the e-mail including the attached file was suspended, and if the receiving was suspended

resume receiving, from the mobile device, the e-mail including the attached file at a specified time interval;

transmit the received attached file to a cloud storage system for storage at a storage location; and

replace, in the e-mail, the received attached file with location information, the location information indicating the storage location.

17. The SMTP mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

send the e-mail with the location information and without the received attached file.

18. The SMTP mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

determine that a size of the received attached file is greater than a desired size limit; and

replace the received attached file with location information when the size of the received attached file is determined to be greater than the desired size limit.

19. The SMTP mail server of claim 16, further configured to:

determine whether a transmission of data is interrupted;

resume a transmission of data if the transmission is interrupted, the resuming taking place at a point where the transmission was interrupted.

20. The SMTP mail server of claim 16, wherein the storage location includes a uniform resource locator (URL) and the location information is a link to the URL of the storage location.