Method for receiving email attachment on a portable electronic device
US9070114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/58
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for downloading an attachment to an attachment viewer of a portable electronic device includes: sending an initial data request from the attachment viewer to a server in response to receipt of an email message including the attachment, building and storing a graph structure within the server representing a map of the attachment, encapsulating the graph structure in data having an attachment viewer readable format and sending an initial chunk of the data to the attachment viewer, the initial chunk of the data being stored on the portable electronic device. The initial chunk of the data is received by the portable electronic device prior to a request to view the attachment being selected by a user.
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