Granted Patent B1

US 7,275,116 · App. 09/918,666 · Granted Sep 25, 2007

Abstract

Claims (100)

1. A method of operating a mobile terminal having first and second distinct communication interfaces, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving a first component of a document over a first communication channel via the first communication interface;

(b) receiving a second component of the document over a second communication channel via the second communication interface;

(c) displaying the first component of the document before completion of the receipt of the second component of the document; and

(d) combining the first and second components of the document at the mobile terminal.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a first bandwidth; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel having a first connection cost; and

(b) the second communication channel having a second connection cost less than the first connection cost.

4. The method as recited In claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a wireless communication channel; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a wired communication channel.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a connection to the Internet; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a connection to a target computer.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a body of an email; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises an attachment to the email.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a web page; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of a web page.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a word processing document; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of the word processing document.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a remote synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a local synchronization session.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a first synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a second synchronization session.

11. A mobile terminal comprising:

(a) a screen;

(b) a local memory;

(c) first and second distinct communication interfaces; and

(d) a terminal controller for:

receiving a first component of a document over a first communication channel via the first communication interface;

receiving a second component of the document over a second communication channel via the second communication interface;

displaying the first component of the document before completion of the receipt of the second component of the document; and

combining the first and second components of the document at the mobile terminal.

12. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a first bandwidth; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth.

13. The mobile terminal as recited In claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel having a first connection cost; and

(b) the second communication channel having a second connection cost less than the first connection cost.

14. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a wireless communication channel; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a wired communication channel.

15. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a connection to the Internet; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a connection to a target computer.

16. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a body of an email; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises an attachment to the email.

17. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a web page; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of a web page.

18. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a word processing document; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of the word processing document.

19. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a remote synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a local synchronization session.

20. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 11 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a first synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a second synchronization session.

21. A computer program embodied on a computer readable storage medium executed in a mobile terminal having first and second distinct communication interfaces, the computer program comprising code segments for:

(a) receiving a first component of a document over a first communication channel via the first communication interface;

(b) receiving a second component of the document over a second communication channel via the second communication interface;

(c) displaying the first component of the document before completion of the receipt of the second component of the document; and

(d) combining the first and second components of the document at the mobile terminal.

22. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a first bandwidth; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a second bandwidth greater than the first bandwidth.

23. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel having a first connection cost; and

(b) the second communication channel having a second connection cost less than the first connection cost.

24. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a wireless communication channel; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a wired communication channel.

25. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first communication channel comprises a connection to the Internet; and

(b) the second communication channel comprises a connection to a target computer.

26. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a body of an email; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises an attachment to the email.

27. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a web page; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of a web page.

28. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document comprises a text of a word processing document; and

(b) the second component of the document comprises images of the word processing document.

29. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a remote synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a local synchronization session.

30. The computer program as recited in claim 21 , wherein:

(a) the first component of the document is received during a first synchronization session; and

(b) the second component of the document is received during a second synchronization session.

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