Patent ID: 7376702
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving an e-mail containing an original attachment at a data service, said e-mail addressed to a data processing device to which said data service is communicatively coupled, said data processing device having specified processing capabilities; determining an original format of said original attachment by analyzing data within said original attachment, wherein the data within said original attachment comprises header data; storing said original attachment in said original format on said data service; if said original attachment is in a format that can be modified by said data service to a format which said data processing device can process, then: if said original attachment is not in a format that can be modified by said data service to a format which said data processing device can process, then: receiving an e-mail response from said data processing device intended to include said original attachment; locating said original attachment from said linking information and attaching said original attachment to said e-mail response; and transmitting said e-mail response with said original attachment to its destination.