Messaging centre for forwarding e-mail

• US 20090063647A1
• Filed: 08/11/2008
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seven Networks Inc
• Original Assignee: Seven Networks International Oy (SoftBank Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Salorinne, Seppo, Vuornos, Lauri, Backholm, Ari, Ketonen, Marko, Saarilahti, Antti, Salmi, Petri
• Time in patent office: 0 Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/38 in combination with wireless systems mobile application service signalling using messaging, e.g. SMS, H04W4/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for supporting authentication of entities communicating through a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or paths for security, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/0013 of user plane, e.g. user traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

Methods and systems for forwarding an e-mail message from an e-mail server to a mobile terminal are provided. A messaging centre may store a permanent terminal identifier of the mobile terminal and an associated temporary identifier of the mobile terminal. The messaging center, upon receiving an e-mail message, may identify the mobile terminal based on an indication of the permanent terminal identifier included in the message and the stored association information. The e-mail message may then be transmitted to the mobile terminal using the temporary identifier associated with the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method for forwarding an e-mail message from an e-mail server to a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

storing a permanent terminal identifier of the mobile terminal and an associated temporary identifier of the mobile terminal;

receiving the e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes an indication of the permanent terminal identifier;

transmitting the e-mail address to the mobile terminal using the temporary identifier associated with the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing an e-mail address of the mobile terminal in association with the permanent identifier and the temporary identifier of the mobile terminal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal is an e-mail address of the mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising installing a messaging centre in a host system.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the messaging centre serves a plurality of data networks.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the e-mail message is encrypted.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the e-mail message is further packed.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving the encrypted e-mail message from a connectivity application.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein mobile terminal receives and decrypts the e-mail message.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the mobile terminal unpacks the e-mail message.

11. A system for forwarding an e-mail message from an e-mail server to a mobile terminal, the system comprising:

a memory for storing a permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and an associated temporary identifier of the mobile terminal;

a processor configured to execute software stored in memory, the execution of the software resulting in the identification of the mobile terminal based on a received e-mail message including an indication of the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and the stored association between the permanent identifier and the temporary identifier of the mobile terminal; and

a communications interface configured to transmit the e-mail message to the identified mobile terminal.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the communications interface is further configured to receive the e-mail message from a connectivity application.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal is an e-mail address of the mobile terminal.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the e-mail message is encrypted.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the e-mail message is further packed.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein mobile terminal receives and decrypts the e-mail message.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile terminal unpacks the e-mail message.

18. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processing device to perform a method for forwarding an e-mail message from an e-mail server to a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

storing a permanent terminal identifier of the mobile terminal and an associated temporary identifier of the mobile terminal;

receiving the e-mail message, wherein the e-mail message includes an indication of the permanent terminal identifier;

transmitting the e-mail address to the mobile terminal using the temporary identifier associated with the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising instructions for storing an e-mail address of the mobile terminal in association with the permanent identifier and the temporary identifier of the mobile terminal.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, further comprising instructions for receiving the encrypted e-mail message from a connectivity application.