Patent ID: 8862673

Claim:
A method for optimizing a delivery of email messages to mobile communication devices, the method comprising: receiving a first email message for a first mobile communication device, the first email message containing a first version of first content and an alternative version of the first content, the alternative version of the first content being in a different format than the first version of the first content; selecting the first version of the first content based on preference data for the first mobile communication device; obtaining a reduced first email message from the first email message, the reduced first email message containing the first version of the first content and having fewer versions than the first email message; sending the reduced first email message to the first mobile communication device; receiving a second email message for a second mobile communication device, the second email message containing a first version of second content and an alternative version of the second content, the alternative version of the second content being in a different format than the first version of the second content; selecting the alternative version of the second content based on preference data for the second mobile communication device; obtaining a reduced second email message from the second email message, the reduced second email message containing the second version of the second content and having fewer versions than the second email message; and sending the reduced second email message to the second mobile communication device.