Patent ID: 7000001
Filing Date: 2006-02-14
Classification: G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An electronic messaging system, comprising: a plurality of wireless devices; a computer network; a wireless network that enables the plurality of wireless devices to access the computer network; one or more printers coupled to the computer network, wherein each printer has a unique printer address on the computer network; a bookmark beacon associated with each printer that transmits a bookmark data packet identifying the unique printer address of the associated printer, wherein the bookmark data packet can be received by the plurality of wireless devices; and a message server having a unique location on the computer network that transmits and receives electronic messages to and from the plurality of wireless devices over the computer network and wireless network, and that is also configured to (a) receive one of the unique printer addresses from one of the wireless devices, and (b) transmit an electronic message identified by the one wireless device over the computer network to the printer associated with the one unique printer address; an attachment processor and reformator operating on the message server that (a) receives electronic messages from the message server that include attachments which have been identified for printing by the one wireless device, (b) extracts the attachment from the electronic message, (c) formats the attachment for printing, and (d) transmits the attachment over the computer network to the printer associated with the one unique printer address; wherein the message server (1) notifies a wireless device user when an one or more of said electronic messages is received that includes one or more of said an attachments that are is too long unable to be transmitted to one of the wireless devices, and (2) provides the wireless device user with an option to print the one or more attachments using the attachment processor and reformator.