Method, wireless handheld electronic device and system of remotely controlling e-mail settings from the device
View Patent ↗A system includes a wireless handheld electronic device having a plurality of e-mail settings associated therewith. A plurality of servers include an e-mail server and a wireless enterprise server having a database maintaining at least one of the e-mail settings. The wireless enterprise server is adapted to wirelessly communicate with the wireless handheld electronic device. The wireless handheld electronic device is adapted to remotely control at least one of the e-mail settings at the wireless enterprise server through wireless communication between the wireless enterprise server and the wireless handheld electronic device.
1. A method of remotely controlling e-mail settings, said method comprising:
maintaining at least one of said e-mail settings at a wireless enterprise server;
associating at least one of said e-mail settings with said wireless handheld electronic device;
enabling remote control of at least one of said e-mail settings at said wireless enterprise server through long range wireless communication between said wireless enterprise server and said wireless handheld electronic device;
employing as one of said e-mail settings an e-mail redirection setting;
associating at least one folder for at least one e-mail message with said e-mail redirection setting;
forwarding or redirecting an e-mail message for one of said at least one folder to said wireless handheld electronic device;
employing as said at least one folder a plurality of folders;
forwarding or redirecting a plurality of e-mail messages for said folders to said wireless handheld electronic device; and
employing said wireless handheld electronic device to enable or disable said forwarding or redirecting for some of said folders.
2. A system comprising:
a wireless handheld electronic device comprising a plurality of e-mail settings associated therewith;
at least one server comprising a database maintaining at least one of said e-mail settings, at least one of said at least one server being adapted to wireles sly communicate with said wireless handheld electronic device,
wherein said wireless handheld electronic device is adapted to remotely control at least one of said e-mail settings at said at least one server through long range wireless communication between said at least one server and said wireless handheld electronic device,
wherein said at least one server comprises a wireless enterprise server and an e-mail server,
wherein said at least one of said e-mail settings comprises an out-of-office reply e-mail setting,
wherein said wireless handheld electronic device is further adapted to input a change to said out-of-office reply e-mail setting and to wirelessly send said change to said wireless enterprise server,
wherein said wireless enterprise server is adapted to forward said change to said e-mail server,
wherein said e-mail server is adapted to independently update a change to said out-of-office reply e-mail setting from a remote personal computer, and
wherein said wireless enterprise server is further adapted to periodically monitor said out-of-office reply e-mail setting of said e-mail server and to wirelessly send a change thereof to said wireless handheld electronic device.
3. A system comprising:
a wireless handheld electronic device comprising a plurality of e-mail settings associated therewith;
at least one server comprising a database maintaining at least one of said e-mail settings, at least one of said at least one server being adapted to wirelessly communicate with said wireless handheld electronic device,
wherein said wireless handheld electronic device is adapted to remotely control at least one of said e-mail settings at said at least one server through long range wireless communication between said at least one server and said wireless handheld electronic device,
wherein said at least one server comprises a wireless enterprise server and an e-mail server,
wherein said at least one of said e-mail settings comprises an out-of-office reply e-mail setting,
wherein said wireless handheld electronic device is further adapted to input a change to said out-of-office reply e-mail setting and to wirelessly send said change to said wireless enterprise server,
wherein said wireless enterprise server is adapted to forward said change to said e-mail server,
wherein said e-mail server is adapted to independently update a change to said out-of-office reply e-mail setting from a remote client device including mail client software, and
wherein said wireless enterprise server is farther adapted to periodically monitor said out-of-office reply e-mail setting of said e-mail server and to wirelessly send a change thereof to said wireless handheld electronic device.