Wireless handheld device, system, and method of detecting and storing email settings
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for changing settable email parameters in a system supporting email using a wireless device, the system including a wireless electronic device and a wireless network. Provided is a way of changing email settings on the wireless device, and storing those changes on both the device and, as needed or desired, on the wireless network. The wireless network and wireless device are adapted to wirelessly communicate with each other.
1. A method comprising:
receiving an out-of-office reply setting at a server from a cellular handheld electronic device, the out-of-office reply setting associated with an account, the out-of-office reply setting including a start and/or end date;
storing the received out-of-office reply setting at the server, the stored setting associated with the account;
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the server to a remote client device associated with the account, the remote client device configured to set the remote client device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the out-of-office reply setting;
receiving an updated out-of-office reply setting at the server from the remote client device, the updated out-of-office reply setting associated with the account;
storing the received updated out-of-office reply setting at the server, the updated out-of-office setting associated with the account and replacing a previously stored out-of-office reply setting; and
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the server to the cellular handheld electronic device, the cellular handheld electronic device configured to set the cellular handheld electronic device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the updated out-of-office reply setting.
2. The method of claim 1 , the out-of-office reply setting comprising an instruction to enable or disable the out-of-office reply setting for the account.
3. The method of claim 1 , where the out-of-office reply setting comprises a change to an out-of-office reply setting previously associated with the account.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the account is associated with the cellular handheld electronic device.
5. A method comprising:
receiving an out-of-office reply setting at a server from a cellular handheld electronic device associated with an account, the out-of-office reply setting associated with the account and comprising an instruction to enable and/or disable the out-of-office reply setting for the account, the out-of-office reply setting including a start and/or end date;
storing the received out-of-office reply setting at the server, the stored setting associated with the account;
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the server to a remote client device associated with the account, the remote client device configured to set the remote client device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the out-of-office reply setting;
receiving an updated out-of-office reply setting at the server from the remote client device, the updated out-of-office reply setting associated with the account;
storing the received updated out-of-office reply setting at the server, the updated out-of-office setting associated with the account and replacing the a stored out-of-office reply setting; and
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the server to the cellular handheld electronic device, the cellular handheld electronic device configured to set the cellular handheld electronic device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the updated out-of-office reply setting.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the cellular handheld device is a mobile handheld device.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the remote client device is configured to execute a desktop software utility associated with the account.
8. A method comprising:
receiving an out-of-office reply setting at an enterprise server from a cellular handheld electronic device, the out-of-office reply setting associated with an account, the out-of-office reply setting including a start and/or end date;
communicating the received out-of-office reply setting to a mail server, the mail server associated with and storing electronic mail settings for the account; and
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the enterprise server to a remote client device associated with the account, the remote client device configured to set the remote client device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the received out-of-office reply setting;
receiving an updated out-of-office reply setting at the enterprise server from the cellular handheld electronic device, the updated out-of-office reply setting associated with the account;
storing the received updated out-of-office reply setting at the enterprise server, the updated out-of-office setting associated with the account and replacing a previously stored out-of-office reply setting; and
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the enterprise server to the cellular handheld electronic device, the cellular handheld electronic device configured to set the cellular handheld electronic device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the updated out-of-office reply setting.
9. The method of claim 8 , where a particular user is associated with the account, where the user is associated with the cellular handheld electronic device and the remote client device.
10. The method of claim 8 further comprising:
receiving an updated out-of-office reply setting at the enterprise server from the remote client device, the updated out-of-office reply setting associated with the account;
communicating the received updated out-of-office reply setting to the mail server, the updated out-of-office setting associated with the account and replacing the previously stored out-of-office reply setting at the mail server; and
sending the out-of-office reply setting from the enterprise server to the cellular handheld electronic device, the cellular handheld electronic device configured to set the cellular handheld electronic device's out-of-office reply setting in accordance with the updated out-of-office reply setting.