Patent ID: 8676906

Claim:
A method of accessing email with a wireless communication device, the method comprising: monitoring, by a processor of the wireless communication device, context data regarding the wireless communication device, wherein the context data at least includes a battery status of the wireless communication device; selecting, by the processor of the wireless communication device, a synchronization mode to synchronize with a remote email server via a network connection based on one or more of the context data, wherein selecting the synchronization mode comprises determining when to synchronize with the remote email server based on the battery status of the wireless communication device; and once the wireless communication device is synchronized with the remote email server, selecting, by the processor of the wireless communication device, a transfer mode to transfer email messages with the remote email server over the network connection based on one or more of the context data, wherein selecting the transfer mode comprises determining what types of email messages and content of the email messages to transfer based on the battery status of the wireless communication device.