Abstract: A scheme for indicating via a network server a state of a message which has been redirected from a message server associated with the network server to a mobile communications device that is associated with a desktop system, wherein the desktop system is connected over a local area network to the network server and the message server. In one embodiment, the scheme comprises receiving at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, the plurality of action signals indicating that at least an action has been effectuated at the mobile communications device for a message redirected to the mobile communications device; and as a consequence of receiving the at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, causing a graphical change to a message status icon at the message server to indicate that the message has been acted upon at the mobile communications device.

Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing a draft of an email is described. The system includes a computer device and a handheld device in communication with the computer device via a wireless communication network. The system further includes a saving module located in one or the other device to allow a user to save an email message therein as a draft. A sending module is located in the computer device (handheld device) for sending the draft therefrom to the handheld device (computer device). A send trigger module in the computer device (handheld device) issues instructions, which are unsolicited by the handheld device (computer device), that cause the sending module to send the draft from the computer device (handheld device) to the other device.

Abstract: A system and method for pushing information from a host system to a mobile data communication device upon sensing a triggering event is provided. 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. Included in the system is a program to manage information moved by the user within the host system or the mobile data communication device so that the move is made on both the host system and the mobile data communication device.

Abstract: A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one or more user-defined event triggers is provided. The user may then move (or file) the data items to a particular folder within a folder hierarchy stored in the mobile data communication device, or may execute some other system operation on the data item. Software operating at the mobile device and the host system then synchronizes the folder hierarchy of the mobile device with a folder hierarchy of the host system, and any actions executed on the data items at the mobile device are then automatically replicated on the same data items stored at the host system, thus eliminating the need for the user to manually replicate actions at the host system that have been executed at the mobile data communication device.

Abstract: A scheme for indicating via a network server a state of a message which has been redirected from a message server associated with the network server to a mobile communications device that is associated with a desktop system, wherein the desktop system is connected over a local area network to the network server and the message server. In one embodiment, the scheme comprises receiving at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, the plurality of action signals indicating that at least an action has been effectuated at the mobile communications device for a message redirected to the mobile communications device; and as a consequence of receiving the at least one of a plurality of action signals from the mobile communications device, causing a graphical change to a message status icon at the message server to indicate that the message has been acted upon at the mobile communications device.

Abstract: A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one or more user-defined event triggers is provided. The user may then move (or file) the data items to a particular folder within a folder hierarchy stored in the mobile data communication device, or may execute some other system operation on the data item. Software operating at the mobile device and the host system then synchronizes the folder hierarchy of the mobile device with a folder hierarchy of the host system, and any actions executed on the data items at the mobile device are then automatically replicated on the same data items stored at the host system, thus eliminating the need for the user to manually replicate actions at the host system that have been executed at the mobile data communication device.

Abstract: A scheme for redirecting data items to a user of a mobile data communication device that is associated with a host system and communicates therewith via a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method comprises: detecting arrival of data items for a user at the host system from one or more senders, the data items being directed to an address associated with the user at the host system; determining a delivery level provisioned for the user at the host system; and responsive to the delivery level, applying a delivery rule with respect to the data items received for the user to bundle at least a portion of the data items for transport in a single transmission to the user via the wireless network.

Abstract: A scheme for redirecting data items to a user of a mobile data communication device that is associated with a host system and communicates therewith via a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method comprises: detecting arrival of data items for a user at the host system from one or more senders, the data items being directed to an address associated with the user at the host system; determining a delivery level provisioned for the user at the host system; and responsive to the delivery level, applying a delivery rule with respect to the data items received for the user to bundle at least a portion of the data items for transport in a single transmission to the user via the wireless network.

Abstract: A scheme for message folder synchronization. In one embodiment, a method may comprise: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server for a user; storing the message in a first folder of a first folder system associated with the user at the messaging server; processing at least a portion of an instance of the message for transmission to the user's mobile data communication device over a wireless network; receiving a status signal from the mobile data communication device indicating that the message has been moved from a first folder at the mobile data communication device to a second folder of a second folder system associated with the user at the mobile data communication device; and responsive to the status signal, moving the message from the first folder of the first folder system at the messaging server to a second folder thereat corresponding to the second folder of the second folder system.

Abstract: A scheme for redirecting data items to a user of a mobile data communication device that is associated with a host system and communicates therewith via a wireless network. In one embodiment, a method comprises: maintaining a folder structure at the host system for data items received for a user from one or more senders, the data items being directed to an address associated with the user at the host system, the folder structure having one or more folders in a hierarchical arrangement; determining occurrence of a change in at least one of the folders associated with the user; and responsive to the occurrence of the change, transmitting at least one of a command message and a data message to the user via the wireless network.

Abstract: A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one or more user-defined event triggers is provided. The user may then move (or file) the data items to a particular folder within a folder hierarchy stored in the mobile data communication device, or may execute some other system operation on the data item. Software operating at the mobile device and the host system then synchronizes the folder hierarchy of the mobile device with a folder hierarchy of the host system, and any actions executed on the data items at the mobile device are then automatically replicated on the same data items stored at the host system, thus eliminating the need for the user to manually replicate actions at the host system that have been executed at the mobile data communication device.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for managing data used by mobile devices. Data can be retrieved from a second computing device (e.g. a server) where it is stored on a storage medium (e.g. a disk). A subset of the data of a data record stored in the storage medium, or one or more pointers to the data of a data record stored on the storage medium is stored in a memory of the mobile device so that it is not necessary to store a given data record in its entirety in the memory of the mobile device.

Abstract: A message status synchronization scheme. In one embodiment, a method may comprise: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server from a sender for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a status indicator icon associated therewith; processing at least a portion of an instance of the message for transmission to the user's mobile data communication device over a wireless network; upon receiving a reply message from the mobile data communication, configuring address information associated with the reply message and transmitting the reply message to the sending entity with the user's mail address as its originating address; receiving a status signal from the mobile data communication device indicating that the message has been replied to on the mobile data communication device; and altering the status indicator icon associated with the message on the computer responsive to the status signal.

Abstract: A scheme for message status indication. One embodiment of a method comprises one or more of the following: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a status indicator icon associated therewith, wherein the message is received from a sending party that has requested a read receipt indication; processing at least a portion of an instance of the message for transmission to the user's mobile data communication device over a wireless network; receiving a status signal from the mobile data communication device indicating that the message has been read at the mobile data communication device; altering the status indicator icon associated with the message on the computer responsive to the status signal; and forwarding a read receipt indication to the sending party.

Abstract: A message status synchronization scheme. In one embodiment, a method may comprise: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a status indicator icon associated therewith; processing at least a portion of an instance of the message for transmission to the user's mobile data communication device over a wireless network; receiving a status signal from the mobile data communication device indicating that the message has been deleted on the mobile data communication device; and altering the status indicator icon associated with the message on the computer responsive to the status signal.

Abstract: A scheme for redirecting messages from a messaging system to a mobile communication device associated with a user having a mail address at the messaging system. An embodiment comprises one or more of the following: maintaining a folder list at the messaging system for incoming messages addressed to the user's mail address; upon receiving an automatically generated notification indicative of arrival a new incoming message for the user, determining if the new message is in the folder list; and upon determining that the new message is in the folder list, processing at least a portion of an instance of the new message for transmission to the user's mobile communication device over a wireless network.

Abstract: A scheme for message status indicator synchronization. An embodiment comprises one or more of the following: automatically detecting arrival of a message at a messaging server for a user having a mail address thereat, the message being displayable on a computer for the user with a status indicator icon associated therewith; processing at least a portion of an instance of the message for transmission to the user's mobile data communication device over a wireless network; receiving a status signal from the mobile data communication device; and altering the status indicator icon associated with the message on the computer responsive to the status signal.

Abstract: A scheme for message status indicator synchronization operable with a mobile data communication device. An embodiment comprises one or more of the following: upon receiving a message over a wireless network for a user, determining that the message is a redirected message facilitated by a redirector component associated with a messaging server for the user having a mail address thereat, wherein the determining is based on verifying a redirection flag associated with the message; presenting at least a portion of the message to the user; generating a status signal responsive to a change in the message's status upon the presenting; and transmitting the status signal to the redirector component.

Abstract: A scheme for synchronizing message folders between a messaging system and a mobile communication device. An embodiment comprises one or more of the following: upon establishment of a communication link between the messaging system and the mobile communication device, retrieving and tagging a source folder structure from a data store associated with the messaging system and updating a target folder structure on the mobile communication device based on the source folder structure. Thereafter, messages stored on the messaging system and the mobile communication device are compared to find matches that are moved within the respective folder structures based on a move flag status scheme.

Abstract: A system and method of pushing user-selected data items from a host system to a user's mobile data communication device upon detecting the occurrence of one or more user-defined event triggers is provided. The user may then move (or file) the data items to a particular folder within a folder hierarchy stored in the mobile data communication device, or may execute some other system operation on the data item. Software operating at the mobile device and the host system then synchronizes the folder hierarchy of the mobile device with a folder hierarchy of the host system, and any actions executed on the data items at the mobile device are then automatically replicated on the same data items stored at the host system, thus eliminating the need for the user to manually replicate actions at the host system that have been executed at the mobile data communication device.