US6701378B1
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
System and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device
Assignee: Malikie Innovations Ltd
•
Filing: 1999-09-23
•
Granted: 2004-03-02
•
Expires: 2019-09-23
Abstract
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. The mobile data communication device may originate new messages or reply messages to previously received information, such messages being transmitted to a wireless redirector host system, which then transmits a copy of the messages to both the intended recipient and a first electronic mail account associated with the mobile data communication device.
Inventors
- 👤 Barry J. Gilhuly
- 👤 Anh Ngoc Van
- 👤 Steven M. Rahn
- 👤 Gary P. Mousseau
- 👤 Mihal Lazaridis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:29
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/12; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/28; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q10/107; G06Q10/109; H04L51/00; H04L51/04; H04L51/21; H04L51/214; H04L51/58; H04L63/00; H04L63/04; H04L63/0428; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/04; H04L67/10; H04L67/1095; H04L67/50; H04L67/51; H04L67/52; H04L67/55; H04L67/56; H04L67/563; H04L67/60; H04L67/63; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04M; H04M3/00; H04M3/42; H04M3/487; H04M3/4872; H04W12/00; H04W12/03; H04W12/033; H04W12/037; H04W24/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/16; H04W8/00; H04W8/26; H04W88/00; H04W88/02; H04W88/04; H04L51/06; H04L51/063; H04L51/066; H04L51/07; H04L51/08; H04L51/48; H04L63/08; H04L63/083; H04L67/02; H04L67/564; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04M2203/00; H04M2203/35; H04M2203/353; H04M3/42025; H04M3/42085; H04M3/42102; H04M3/4211; H04W40/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/22; H04W8/24; H04W8/245; H04W80/00; H04W80/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 61
Claim 1
Independent Claim
327 words
A method of transmitting electronic mail messages from a message sender to a message recipient having a wireless mobile data communication device, and of transmitting reply messages from the message recipient to the message sender, comprising the steps of: addressing an original electronic mail message to a first electronic mail account associated with the message recipient, wherein the first electronic mail account is a memory store associated with a messaging host system coupled to a wide area wired network; transmitting the original electronic mail message to the messaging host system and storing the original electronic mail message in the first electronic mail account; generating a copy of the original electronic mail message, wherein the copy is addressed to a second electronic mail account associated with the wireless mobile data communication device; forwarding the copy to a wireless redirector host system via the wide area wired network coupling the messaging host system to the wireless redirector host system, wherein the original electronic mail message remains stored in the first electronic mail account; storing the copy in the second electronic mail account associated with the wireless mobile data communication device; detecting the copy in the second electronic mail account and transmitting the copy from the wireless redirector host system to the message recipients' wireless mobile data communication device via a wide area wireless network; generating a reply message to the copy at the wireless mobile data communication device and transmitting the reply message to the wireless redirector host system; preparing two copies of the reply message at the wireless redirector host system and addressing a first copy of the reply message to the message sender and addressing a second copy of the reply message to the first electronic mail account; and transmitting the first copy of the reply message to the message sender via the wide area wired network and transmitting the second copy of the reply message to the messaging host server via the wide area wired network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
327 words
A method of transmitting electronic mail messages from a message sender to a message recipient having a wireless mobile data communication device, and of transmitting reply messages from the message recipient to the message sender, comprising the steps of: addressing an original electronic mail message to a first electronic mail account associated with the message recipient, wherein the first electronic mail account is a memory store associated with a messaging host system coupled to a wide area wired network; transmitting the original electronic mail message to the messaging host system and storing the original electronic mail message in the first electronic mail account; generating a copy of the original electronic mail message, wherein the copy is addressed to a second electronic mail account associated with the wireless mobile data communication device; forwarding the copy to a wireless redirector host system via the wide area wired network coupling the messaging host system to the wireless redirector host system, wherein the original electronic mail message remains stored in the first electronic mail account; storing the copy in the second electronic mail account associated with the wireless mobile data communication device; detecting the copy in the second electronic mail account and transmitting the copy from the wireless redirector host system to the message recipients' wireless mobile data communication device via a wide area wireless network; generating a reply message to the copy at the wireless mobile data communication device and transmitting the reply message to the wireless redirector host system; preparing two copies of the reply message at the wireless redirector host system and addressing a first copy of the reply message to the message sender and addressing a second copy of the reply message to the first electronic mail account; and transmitting the first copy of the reply message to the message sender via the wide area wired network and transmitting the second copy of the reply message to the messaging host server via the wide area wired network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: storing the second copy of the reply message in the first electronic mail account; and determining that the second copy of the reply message is not an original message addressed to the first electronic mail account and preventing the forwarding of the second copy of the reply message from the messaging host system to the wireless redirector host system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: prior to transmitting the first copy of the reply message to the message sender, configuring addressing information of the first copy so that the first copy of the reply message is addressed as originating from the first electronic mail account associated with the messaging host system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: accessing the first electronic mail account via a computer coupled to the messaging host system via the wide area wired network; generating a reply message to the original electronic mail message stored in the first electronic mail account; and transmitting the reply message to the message sender.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of transmitting messages originating from a wireless device associated with a first electronic mail account maintained at a messaging host system, comprising the steps of; generating an original message at the wireless device, wherein the original message is addressed to a message recipient; transmitting the original message from the wireless device to a wireless redirector host system via a wireless network; receiving the original message at the wireless redirector host system and preparing two copies of the original message, a first copy addressed to the message recipient, and a second copy addressed to the first electronic mail account maintained at the messaging host system, wherein the first copy is addressed as originating from the first electronic mail account and the second copy is addressed as originating from the wireless device; and transmitting the first copy from the wireless redirector host system to the message recipient and transmitting the second copy from the wireless redirector host system to the messaging host system where the second copy is stored in the first electronic mail account.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
175 words
A method of transmitting messages originating from a wireless device associated with a first electronic mail account maintained at a messaging host system, comprising the steps of; generating an original message at the wireless device, wherein the original message is addressed to a message recipient; transmitting the original message from the wireless device to a wireless redirector host system via a wireless network; receiving the original message at the wireless redirector host system and preparing two copies of the original message, a first copy addressed to the message recipient, and a second copy addressed to the first electronic mail account maintained at the messaging host system, wherein the first copy is addressed as originating from the first electronic mail account and the second copy is addressed as originating from the wireless device; and transmitting the first copy from the wireless redirector host system to the message recipient and transmitting the second copy from the wireless redirector host system to the messaging host system where the second copy is stored in the first electronic mail account.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
84 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: placing the original message in an electronic envelope addressed to a second electronic mail account maintained at the wireless redirector host system; transmitting the electronic envelope from the wireless device to the wireless redirector host system and storing the electronic envelope in the second electronic mail account; and detecting the electronic envelope in the second electronic mail account at the wireless redirector host system and retrieving the original message from the electronic envelope.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: detecting the second copy stored in the first electronic mail account; determining that the second copy is a message originating from the wireless device; and preventing the messaging host system from forwarding the second copy back to the wireless redirector host system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: receiving a message at the first electronic mail account from an external source; detecting the message in the first electronic mail account; forwarding a copy of the message to the wireless redirector host system; determining whether the message should be redirected from the wireless redirector host system to the wireless device; and if the message should be redirected, then packaging the message into an electronic envelope and transmitting the electronic envelope to the wireless device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the detecting step includes the steps of: determining whether a new message has been received at the first electronic mail account; and checking a forwarding file coupled to the messaging host system to determine whether to redirect the new message to the wireless redirector host system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 9 , wherein the forwarding file includes a list of system addresses where the new message should be forwarded by the messaging host system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 8 , further comprising the steps of: receiving the electronic envelope at the wireless device; extracting the message from the electronic envelope; and storing the message within the memory of the wireless device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: configuring a set of filtering rules for use by the wireless redirector host system in determining whether messages should be redirected; and providing an access mechanism that allows a user of the wireless device to remotely configure and reconfigure the filtering rules.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 , wherein the access mechanism for remotely configuring and reconfiguring the filtering rules is a web-page interface.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: configuring a user profile database for use by the wireless redirector host system in determining whether messages should be redirected; and providing an access mechanism that allows a system administrator of the messaging host system to remotely configure and reconfigure the user profile database.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 14 , wherein the access mechanism for remotely configuring and reconfiguring the user profile database is a web-page interface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the messages are E-mail messages, and the messaging host system is an E-mail host system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the wireless device is a laptop computer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the wireless device is a two-way paging computer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 18 , wherein the two-way paging computer includes a wireless network interface for communicating with the wireless redirector host system via a wireless data network.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 19 , wherein the wireless redirector host system is coupled to the wireless data network via a wireless gateway system.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the wireless device is a capable of voice and data communications.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the messaging host system is an Internet Service Provider.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 22 , wherein the messages are E-mail messages, and the Internet Service Provider includes a mail server program.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 23 , wherein the Internet Service Provider further includes a forwarding database coupled to the mail server program for detecting whether a new message received at the mail server should be forwarded to a wireless redirector host system, and for determining the electronic address of that wireless redirector host system.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the messaging host system and the wireless redirector host system are coupled via the Internet.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
131 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: detecting a message for the user of the wireless device at the messaging host system; forwarding a copy of the message from the messaging host system to the wireless redirector host system; receiving the forwarded message at the wireless redirector host system and applying a set of user-defined filtering rules that determine whether or not to redirect the message to the user's wireless device via a wireless network coupled to the wireless redirector host system; and if the filtering rules determine that the message is of the type that should be redirected, then redirecting the message to the user's wireless device by packaging the message in an electronic envelope that includes the wireless network address of the user's wireless device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 26 , further comprising the steps of: providing a filter rules database for storing the user-defined filter rules; and providing an interface mechanism to the filter rules database through which the user may define and re-define the filtering rules.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 27 , wherein the interface mechanism is a web page interface.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 28 , wherein the web page interface includes an activation/deactivation switch for turning on/off the operation of the wireless redirector host system for a particular user.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the original message is a reply message to a message received at the wireless device from the message recipient.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the step of transmitting the original message from the wireless device to a wireless redirector host system further comprises the steps of: transmitting the original message from the wireless device to a wireless gateway via the wireless network; and transmitting the original message from the wireless gateway to the wireless redirector host system.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the messaging host system is a web-based E-mail hosting service.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
156 words
A system for transmitting messages, comprising: a wireless device for originating a message addressed to a message recipient, wherein the wireless device is associated with a first electronic mail account maintained at a messaging host system; and a wireless redirector host system for receiving the originated message via a wireless network from the wireless device, wherein the wireless redirector host system prepares two copies of the originated message, a first copy addressed to the message recipient, and a second copy addressed to the first electronic mail account maintained at the messaging host system, wherein the first copy is addressed as originating from the first electronic mail account and the second copy is addressed as originating from the wireless device; and wherein the wireless redirector host system transmits the first copy to the message recipient and transmits the second copy to the messaging host system where the second copy is stored in the first electronic mail account.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
156 words
A system for transmitting messages, comprising: a wireless device for originating a message addressed to a message recipient, wherein the wireless device is associated with a first electronic mail account maintained at a messaging host system; and a wireless redirector host system for receiving the originated message via a wireless network from the wireless device, wherein the wireless redirector host system prepares two copies of the originated message, a first copy addressed to the message recipient, and a second copy addressed to the first electronic mail account maintained at the messaging host system, wherein the first copy is addressed as originating from the first electronic mail account and the second copy is addressed as originating from the wireless device; and wherein the wireless redirector host system transmits the first copy to the message recipient and transmits the second copy to the messaging host system where the second copy is stored in the first electronic mail account.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
80 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the wireless device places the originating message in an electronic envelope addressed to a second electronic mail account maintained at the wireless redirector host system and transmits the electronic envelope to the wireless redirector host system, the electronic envelope being stored in the second electronic mail account; and wherein the wireless redirector host system detects the electronic envelope in the second electronic mail account and retrieves the originating message from the electronic envelope.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
48 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the messaging host system detects the second copy stored in the first electronic mail account, determines that the second copy is a message originating from the wireless device, and is prevented from forwarding the second copy back to the wireless device.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
87 words
The system of claim 33 , further comprising: an external source which transmits a message to the first electronic mail account; the messaging host server detecting the message in the first electronic mail account and forwarding a copy of the message to the wireless redirector host system; the wireless redirector host system determining whether the message should be redirected to the wireless device, and if the message should be redirected, then packaging the message into an electronic envelope and transmitting the electronic envelope to the wireless device.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
50 words
The system of claim 36 , wherein the messaging host system determines whether a new message has been received at the first electronic mail account and checks a forwarding file coupled to the messaging host system to determine whether to redirect the new message to the wireless redirector host system.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 37 , wherein the forwarding file includes a list of system addresses where the new message should be forwarded by the messaging host system.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 33 , further comprising: a set of filtering rules configured for use by the wireless redirector host system in determining whether messages should be redirected; and an access mechanism that allows a user of the wireless device to remotely configure and reconfigure the filtering rules.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 39 , wherein the access mechanism for remotely configuring and reconfiguring the filtering rules is a web-page interface.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 33 , further comprising: a user profile database configured for use by the wireless redirector host system in determining whether messages should be redirected; and an access mechanism that allows a system administrator of the messaging host system to remotely configure and reconfigure the user profile database.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 41 , wherein the access mechanism for remotely configuring and reconfiguring the user profile database is a web-page interface.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the messages are E-mail messages, and the messaging host system is an E-mail host system.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the wireless device is a laptop computer.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the wireless device is a two-way paging computer.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 45 , wherein the two-way paging computer includes a wireless network interface for communicating with the wireless redirector host system via a wireless data network.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 46 , wherein the wireless redirector host system is coupled to the wireless data network via a wireless gateway system.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
18 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the wireless device is a capable of voice and data communications.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the messaging host system is an Internet Service Provider.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 49 , wherein the messages are E-mail messages, and the Internet Service Provider includes a mail server program.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system of claim 50 , wherein the Internet Service Provider further includes a forwarding database coupled to the mail server program for detecting whether a new message received at the mail server should be forwarded to a wireless redirector host system, and for determining the electronic address of that wireless redirector host system.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the messaging host system and the wireless redirector host system are coupled via the Internet.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
128 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein wherein the messaging host system detects a message for the user of the wireless device and forwards a copy of the message to the wireless redirector host system; wherein the wireless redirector host system receives the forwarded message and applying a set of user-defined filtering rules that determine whether or not to redirect the message to the user's wireless device via a wireless network coupled to the wireless redirector host system, and if the filtering rules determine that the message is of the type that should be redirected, then the wireless redirector host system redirects the message to the user's wireless device by packaging the message in an electronic envelope that includes the wireless network address of the user's wireless device.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 53 , further comprising: a filter rules database for storing the user-defined filter rules; and an interface mechanism to the filter rules database through which the user may define and re-define the filtering rules.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system of claim 54 , wherein the interface mechanism is a web page interface.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 55 , wherein the web page interface includes an activation/deactivation switch for turning on/off the operation of the wireless redirector host system for a particular user.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the originating message is a reply message to a message received at the wireless device from the message recipient.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 33 , wherein the messaging host system is a web-based E-mail hosting service.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4106060A
Cited
US4417349A
Cited
US4438433A
Cited
US4558454A
Cited
US4768087A
Cited
US4644351A
Cited
US4713780A
Cited
US4695880A
Cited
US4697281A
Cited
US4837798A
Cited
US5008926A
Cited
US4845658A
Cited
US4856047A
Cited
US5177680A
Cited
US4928096A
Cited
US5210785A
Cited
US4837800A
Cited
US4972457A
Cited
US4951044A
Cited
US5128981A
Cited
US5086502A
Cited
US5125021A
Cited
US5333152A
Cited
US5157660A
Cited
US4980907A
Cited
US5043721A
Cited
US5299255A
Cited
US5307059A
Cited
US5127041A
Cited
US5181200A
Cited
US5917629A
Cited
US5159592A
Cited
US5068916A
Cited
US5136291A
Cited
US5283887A
Cited
US5548789A
Cited
US5293250A
Cited
US5754954A
Cited
US5313582A
Cited
US5631946A
Cited
US5625670A
Cited
US5819172A
Cited
US5438611A
Cited
US5479472A
Cited
US5436960A
Cited
US5265033A
Cited
US5333266A
Cited
US5666553A
Cited
US5392390A
Cited
US5701423A
Cited
US5315635A
Cited
US5928329A
Cited
US5666530A
Cited
US5410543A
Cited
US5630060A
Cited
US5406557A
Cited
US5416473A
Cited
US5452356A
Cited
US5765170A
Cited
EP0617373A2
Cited
US5370566A
Cited
US5627829A
Cited
US5495484A
Cited
US5603054A
Cited
US5493692A
Cited
US5559800A
Cited
US5588009A
Cited
US6144997A
Cited
US5862321A
Cited
US5598536A
Cited
US5638450A
Cited
US5742905A
Cited
US5579472A
Cited
US5729735A
Cited
US5813016A
Cited
US5604788A
Cited
US5757901A
Cited
US5572528A
Cited
US5796806A
Cited
US5819284A
Cited
EP0736989A3
Cited
US5604491A
Cited
US5758088A
Cited
US5867660A
Cited
US5812819A
Cited
US5815081A
Cited
US5737531A
Cited
US6249820B1
Cited
US5751971A
Cited
US5850219A
Cited
US5943426A
Cited
US5758150A
Cited
US6000000A
Cited
US5727202A
Cited
US5705995A
Cited
EP0772327A3
Cited
US6052442A
Cited
US5958006A
Cited
US5771353A
Cited
US5764899A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2007-03-02 | 2007-09-01 | 2008-03-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2011-03-02 | 2011-09-01 | 2012-03-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2015-03-02 | 2015-09-01 | 2016-03-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |