Patent ID: 8606850
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling transmission of an attachment to an e-mail using a plurality of computers comprising: establishing a direct connection between a computing machine and a mobile computing device; the mobile computing device configured to execute a manager application regardless of whether the direct connection is active; the mobile computing device further configured to host an e-mail application that is accessible by the manager application; the mobile computing device further configured to execute a host application for accessing the manager application; the host application comprising a web service application; the mobile computing device further connectable to an e-mail server for executing a server e-mail application that manages e-mail events for the e-mail application; receiving a request at the web service application of the host application via the direct connection to download said attachment, said e-mail previously received at said e-mail application with an indication of said attachment, said request received from a browser executing on the computing machine, said browser providing an indication of said e-mail and said indication of said attachment, said browser accessing the web service application by accessing an address hosted by said host application; requesting said attachment from at least one of said e-mail server and an attachment server in response to said receiving said request; and when said attachment is received at said mobile computing device, transmitting said attachment to said browser.