IP Library Granted Patent US 8,316,141
Granted Patent B2
US 8,316,141 · App. 11/734,946 · Granted Nov 20, 2012

Wireless email communications system providing resource update tracking features and related methods

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Patent No.
US 8,316,141
App. No.
11/734,946
Granted
Nov 20, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communications system may include a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices to permit users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages. Each device may be enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance. The system may further include a resource deployment server which may include a database module for storing the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user. The resource deployment server may also include a service module cooperating with the database module for enabling user review of the accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof, and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs.

Claims (33)

1. A wireless communications system comprising:

a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices to permit users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages, each wireless communications device enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance; and

a resource deployment server comprising

a database module for storing the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user, and

a service module cooperating with said database module for enabling user review of the accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs.

2. The wireless communications system of claim 1 wherein said service module further presents new versions of T&Cs to users via respective wireless communications devices for acceptance thereof and updates said database module based thereon.

3. The wireless communications system of claim 1 wherein said database module is also for storing a corresponding time of acceptance for the T&Cs for each user; and wherein said service module also enables user review of the corresponding time of acceptance.

4. The wireless communications system of claim 1 wherein said service module deploys the T&Cs in respective resource deployment packages (RDP) for different languages.

5. The wireless communications system of claim 4 further comprising at least one wireless network over which said wireless communications devices communicate; and wherein each RDP further comprises deployment instructions for deploying the respective T&Cs over said at least one wireless communications network.

6. The wireless communications system of claim 1 wherein said resource deployment server further comprises at least one proxy module for interfacing with said at least one wireless communications network.

7. The wireless communications system of claim 6 wherein said resource deployment server further comprises a World Wide Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV) interface for communicating with said at least one proxy module.

8. The wireless communications system of claim 1 wherein at least some of said mobile wireless communications device comprise cellular devices.

9. A wireless communications system comprising:

a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices to permit users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages, each wireless communications device enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance; and

a resource deployment server comprising

a database module for storing a corresponding time of acceptance for the T&Cs, the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user, and

a service module cooperating with said database module for enabling user review of the corresponding time of acceptance, accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs,

said service module further presenting new versions of T&Cs to users via respective wireless communications devices for acceptance thereof and updates said database module based thereon.

10. The wireless communications system of claim 9 wherein said service module deploys the T&Cs in respective resource deployment packages (RDP) for different languages.

11. The wireless communications system of claim 10 further comprising at least one wireless network over which said wireless communications devices communicate; and wherein each RDP further comprises deployment instructions for deploying the respective T&Cs over said at least one wireless communications network.

12. A resource deployment server for use with a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices permitting users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages, each wireless communications device enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance, the resource deployment server comprising:

a database module for storing the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user; and

a service module cooperating with said database module for enabling user review of the accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs.

13. The resource deployment server of claim 12 wherein said service module further presents new T&Cs to users via respective wireless communications devices for acceptance thereof and updates said database module based thereon.

14. The resource deployment server of claim 12 wherein said database module is also for storing a corresponding time of acceptance for the T&Cs for each user; and wherein said service module also enables user review of the corresponding time of acceptance.

15. The resource deployment server of claim 12 wherein said service module deploys the T&Cs in respective resource deployment packages (RDP) for different languages.

16. A wireless communications method comprising:

providing a plurality of mobile wireless communications devices to permit users to send and receive wireless electronic mail (email) messages, each wireless communications device being enabled for email communication based upon user acceptance of terms and conditions (T&Cs) in a corresponding user selected language and in a corresponding version at a time of acceptance;

storing the corresponding user selected language and version for the accepted T&Cs for each user in a database module; and

enabling user review of the accepted T&Cs in the corresponding user selected language and version thereof and independent of any subsequent change in the user selected language of a given mobile wireless communications device and independent of any subsequent change in version of the T&Cs.

17. The method of claim 16 further comprising presenting new versions of T&Cs to users via respective wireless communications devices for acceptance thereof, and updating the database module based thereon.

18. The method of claim 16 wherein storing further comprises storing a corresponding time of acceptance for the T&Cs for each user in the database module; and wherein enabling further comprises enabling user review of the corresponding time of acceptance.

19. The method of claim 16 further comprising deploying the T&Cs in respective resource deployment packages (RDP) for different languages.

Assignments (6)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064269/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2023
From: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
To: MALIKIE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064104/0103 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 22, 2014
From: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
To: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 034030/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2013
From: TEAMON SYSTEMS, INC.
To: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029873/0519 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT TO INCLUDE CORRESPONDING APPLICATIONS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019421 FRAME 0423. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST. Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: DESHPANDE, NIKHIL
To: TEAMON SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 029638/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2007
From: DESHPANDE, NIKHIL
To: TEAMON SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 019421/0423 →