Patent ID: 8607326
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a server for handling secure message attachments for a mobile device, the method comprising: receiving a secure message that includes an attachment, the secure message having a secure layer that indicates that the secure message is at least digitally signed; providing the secure message without the attachment to the mobile device over a wireless network; and receiving a request from the mobile device to access the attachment, wherein in response to the request to access the attachment, the method comprises: looking through the secure layer of the secure message at the server in order to locate the attachment within the secure message; rendering an initial portion of the attachment by the server in a format for transmission over the wireless network for viewing by the mobile device; and rendering an additional portion of the attachment by the server in the format for viewing the additional portion by the mobile device.