Patent ID: 7392043

Claim:
A system for accessing at least one of security and content analysis functionality utilizing a mobile communication device, comprising: an operating system installed on the mobile communication device capable of communicating via a wireless network; an application program installed on the mobile communication device and executed utilizing the operating system for performing tasks; and a scanning subsystem in communication with the application program via an application program interface, the scanning subsystem adapted for accessing at least one of security and content analysis functionality in conjunction with the tasks performed by the application program; wherein the application program is selected from the group consisting of a mail application program, a browser application program, a phone book application program, a message application program, and a Java application, and the tasks are selected from the group consisting of managing electronic mail, browsing a network, managing a plurality telephone numbers, and communicating messages; wherein the scanning subsystem includes a scanning program that communicates with the application program via the application program interface.