Handheld electronic device having service-specific message management feature support and associated method
The disclosed and claimed concept describes a handheld electronic device that has the capability to process electronic messages that originate from an electronic mail service using the features that are supported by the electronic mail service.
1. A method performed by a handheld electronic device that receives electronic mail messages via either a first electronic mail service or a second electronic mail service, the method comprising:
determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service; and
not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data management feature is one of hierarchical folders, non-hierarchical folders, system-defined flags, user-defined flags, or non-hierarchical Boolean flags.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising processing a number of electronic mail messages in accordance with data management features supported by respective electronic mail services.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising synchronizing with said one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service via which the electronic message was received, said synchronizing to reflect a processed state of said electronic mail message on said handheld electronic device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service via a first electronic message from the first electronic mail service.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said determining comprises receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service prior to receiving a first electronic mail message from the first electronic mail service.
7. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory coupled with said processor, said memory having stored therein at least one routine which, when executed by the processor, causes the handheld electronic device to perform operations of:
determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service; and
not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
8. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the data management feature is one of hierarchical folders, non-hierarchical folders, system-defined flags, user-defined flags, or non-hierarchical Boolean flags.
9. The handheld electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one routine causes the handheld electronic device to perform operations further comprising processing a number of electronic mail messages in accordance with data management features supported by respective electronic mail services.
10. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one routine causes the handheld electronic device to perform operations further comprising synchronizing with said one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service via which the electronic message was received, said synchronizing to reflect a processed state of said electronic mail message on said handheld electronic device.
11. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one routine causes the handheld electronic device to perform operations further comprising receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service via a first electronic message from the first electronic mail service.
12. The handheld electronic device of claim 7 , wherein said determining comprises receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service prior to receiving a first electronic mail message from the first electronic mail service.
13. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations of:
determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service; and
not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
14. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the data management feature is one of hierarchical folders, non-hierarchical folders, system-defined flags, user-defined flags, or non-hierarchical Boolean flags.
15. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the processor performs operations further comprising processing a number of electronic mail messages in accordance with data management features supported by respective electronic mail services.
16. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor performs operations further comprising synchronizing with said one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service via which the electronic message was received, said synchronizing to reflect a processed state of said electronic mail message on said handheld electronic device.
17. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor performs operations further comprising receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service via a first electronic message from the first electronic mail service.
18. The tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein said determining comprises receiving a list defining a first set of data management features that are supported by said first electronic mail service prior to receiving a first electronic mail message from the first electronic mail service.