Patent ID: 6052735
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
A method of transferring objects, comprising:providing a first computer including a first application program configured to maintain electronic mail objects, one electronic mail object corresponding to each electronic mail message received by the first computer, the first computer being configured to maintain attachments associated with the electronic mail messages, and the first computer including a first object store configured to store the electronic mail objects;providing a mobile device, coupled to the first computer, including a second object store, a second application program configured to maintain in the second object store a second electronic mail object corresponding to each electronic mail object synchronized to the mobile device, the second application program being configured to receive the attachments associated with the electronic mail objects synchronized to the mobile device from the first computer;selecting attachments to be synchronized to the mobile device; andwhen the mobile device is next coupled to the first computer, transferring to the mobile device the selected attachments associated with the electronic mail objects synchronized to the mobile device.