Patent ID: 8738713
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling the operation of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: downloading, via a wireless communication unit, an email into a temporary storage from a mail server, wherein the email includes a header, content, and a first file; converting, via a controller, the first file corresponding to a file attachment in the email into a second file to fit a size of a display area of the mobile terminal; storing the email and the second file in a memory; withdrawing, from the memory, the content of the email and displaying, on the display area, the content, if a first request to display the content is received; and withdrawing, from the memory, the second file and displaying the second file on the display area without a requirement of rendering the first file, if a second request to display the first file is received, wherein the converting of the first file comprises automatically executing a file viewer and creating the second file through the executing file viewer upon the commencement of the downloading of the email, and wherein the download of the email, the execution of the file viewer and the conversion of the file attachment in the email are performed at the same time in a time-sharing manner by the controller of the mobile terminal.