Patent ID: 6738800
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for organizing incoming electronic messages to a user having at least two different types of access environments, said method comprising the steps of:receiving an electronic message having a plurality of components having different format types, wherein at least one of the plurality of components has an original data format type; storing the electronic message in accordance with a first structure; processing the electronic message into at least one processed electronic message having a data format type which is adapted to an alternative access environment as the original data format type, wherein the processing includes: identifying one or more message components in the electronic message and replacing at least one message component with corresponding identification data; thinning the at least one message component in accordance with a predefined rule to transform the at least one message component into a format type different from the original data format type; determining the format of the message component from data associated with the message component; storing the processed electronic message in accordance with a second structure which is a mapping of the first structure; and accessing, by said user, the electronic message or one of the at least one processed electronic messages depending on the type of access environment currently at the disposal of said user.