Method and system for management of message attachments
First Claim
1. A method of providing user management of electronic message transmissions between a server and a client device comprising steps of:
- enabling a target party at said client device to specify a criterion for determining whether message attachments are to be automatically downloaded to said client device, thereby designating a preset criterion;
receiving electronic messages at said server that supports access by said target party, including receiving compound electronic messages having attachments intended for said target party;
identifying each said attachment as one of a first attachment and a second attachment by determining whether said each attachment complies with said preset criterion, said attachments satisfying said preset criterion being identified as first attachments, said attachments not satisfying said preset criterion being identified as said second attachments;
selectively transferring said electronic messages to said client device, including automatically transferring said first attachments while inhibiting an automatic transfer of said second attachments; and
enabling said target party to initiate transfer of each of said second attachments from said server to said client device.
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Abstract
A method and system provide user management of electronic message transmissions between servers and client devices, particularly transmissions of files attached to electronic messages. The method and system operate to transfer selected attached files to and from a client device. When accessing electronic messages with attached files stored at a server by a user, the attached files that satisfy a prescribed requirement are automatically downloaded from the server to the client device utilized by the user. The prescribed requirement may include maximum file size and download time, and approved list of file formats and senders. Preferably, the prescribed requirement is entered into the client device by the user. The prescribed requirement can vary depending upon the personal preference of the user. When forwarding received electronic messages with attached files, only the attached files that have been modified are uploaded from the client device to the server.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of providing user management of electronic message transmissions between a server and a client device comprising steps of:
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enabling a target party at said client device to specify a criterion for determining whether message attachments are to be automatically downloaded to said client device, thereby designating a preset criterion;
receiving electronic messages at said server that supports access by said target party, including receiving compound electronic messages having attachments intended for said target party;
identifying each said attachment as one of a first attachment and a second attachment by determining whether said each attachment complies with said preset criterion, said attachments satisfying said preset criterion being identified as first attachments, said attachments not satisfying said preset criterion being identified as said second attachments;
selectively transferring said electronic messages to said client device, including automatically transferring said first attachments while inhibiting an automatic transfer of said second attachments; and
enabling said target party to initiate transfer of each of said second attachments from said server to said client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of providing user management of electronic message transmissions between a server and a client device comprising steps of:
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receiving electronic messages at said server that supports access by a user, including receiving compound electronic messages, each compound electronic message having a message component and an attachment component;
identifying each said attachment component at said server as one of a first attachment component or a second attachment component by determining whether said each attachment component complies with a preset criterion, said attachment components satisfying said preset criterion being identified as first attachment components, said attachment components not satisfying said preset criterion being identified as said second attachment components;
automatically transferring said message components from said server to said client device;
automatically transferring said first attachment components from said server to said client device; and
transferring said second attachment components from said server to said client device as a response to a command from said client device to download said second attachment components. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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