Patent ID: 7809383
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting attachment data to a mobile device for a message having an indication of one or more associated attachment documents received on the mobile device, wherein acts of the method are executable by a processor of an attachment server, the method comprising: receiving an attachment content handling request from the mobile device, wherein the attachment content handling request comprises an indication of a selected attachment document and a selected attachment content handling option, wherein the selected attachment content handling option is one of a native application attachment content handling option and a client-server attachment content handling option; generating attachment data for the selected attachment document in accordance with the selected attachment content handling option; and transmitting the attachment data to the mobile device; wherein if the selected attachment content handling option is the native application attachment content handling option, then the attachment data comprises attachment data viewable using a native application on the mobile device, but if the selected attachment content handling option is the client-server attachment content handling option, then the attachment data comprises attachment data that has been converted, at said generating, into a format optimized for at least one of transmission to or viewing on the mobile device.