Interface for PDA and computing device
First Claim
1. A method of reviewing an email attachment, comprising:
- receiving at an email server an email message including at least one attachment;
transmitting a preview portion of the email message to a mobile communication device, the preview portion not including the at least one attachment, the preview portion being viewable on a computing device in communication with the mobile communication device;
receiving an attachment download instruction from the computing device via the mobile communication device, the attachment download instruction being based on the preview portion;
transmitting the email message including the at least one attachment to an attachment server based upon the attachment download instruction;
compressing and encrypting the at least one attachment on the attachment server;
transmitting the compressed, encrypted attachment from the attachment server to the computing device via the mobile communication device based upon the step of receiving the attachment download instruction; and
decompressing and decrypting the compressed, encrypted attachment on the computing device.
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Abstract
A method of reviewing an email attachment receives at an email server an email message including at least one attachment. A preview portion of the email message is transmitted to a mobile communication device. The preview portion does not include the at least one attachment, and the preview portion is viewable on a computing device in communication with the mobile communications device. An attachment download instruction based on the preview portion is received from the computing device via the mobile communication device. The at least one attachment is transmitted to the computing device based on the attachment download instruction. The attachment is not transmitted to the computing device until the attachment download instruction is received.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of reviewing an email attachment, comprising:
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receiving at an email server an email message including at least one attachment; transmitting a preview portion of the email message to a mobile communication device, the preview portion not including the at least one attachment, the preview portion being viewable on a computing device in communication with the mobile communication device; receiving an attachment download instruction from the computing device via the mobile communication device, the attachment download instruction being based on the preview portion; transmitting the email message including the at least one attachment to an attachment server based upon the attachment download instruction; compressing and encrypting the at least one attachment on the attachment server; transmitting the compressed, encrypted attachment from the attachment server to the computing device via the mobile communication device based upon the step of receiving the attachment download instruction; and decompressing and decrypting the compressed, encrypted attachment on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of reviewing an email attachment, comprising:
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A) receiving at an email server the email message including the least one desired attachment; B) transmitting a preview portion of the email message to the computing device, the preview portion not including the at least one desired attachment C) receiving an attachment download instruction from a computing device, the download instruction corresponding to at least one desired attachment of an email message, the instruction being received via a network connection of a mobile communication device; D) transmitting an email message including the at least one desired attachment to an attachment server; E) compressing and encrypting, using the attachment server, the at least one desired attachment; F) transmitting the compressed, encrypted attachment to the computing device via the network connection of the mobile communication device; and G) decompressing and decrypting the compressed, encrypted attachment on the computing device to restore the compressed, encrypted attachment into the at least one desired attachment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for transferring email attachments, comprising:
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a mobile communication device having a gateway, wherein the mobile communication device is a mobile email device that also includes cellular voice communication features; a computing device having a download manager, the computing device being operable to establish a connection with the gateway of the mobile communication device to control operation of the mobile communication device and to request and store information from the mobile communication device; a mail server operable to receive an email message including an email attachment, wherein the mail server is operable to transmit a preview portion of the email message to the computing device via the mobile communication device gateway, the preview portion enabling a user to determine whether to provide a download instruction; and an attachment server operable to compress, encrypt, and transmit the email attachment of the email message to the computing device via the gateway of the mobile communication device in response to the download instruction received from the download manager of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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