System and method for processing messages being composed by a user
View Patent ↗A system and method for processing messages being composed by a user of a computing device (e.g. a mobile device). Embodiments are described in which the performance of certain tasks is initiated before a direction is received from a user to send a message being composed by the user. This may involve, for example, “pre-fetching” security-related data that will be required in order to send a message that is in the process of being composed by the user securely. Such data may include security policy data, certificate data, and/or certificate status data, for example.
1. A mobile device comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to:
identify a triggering event that has occurred during composition of a message;
request certificate data from a certificate store in response to the triggering event, wherein the certificate data corresponds to a message recipient of the message;
detect when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device; and
retrieve certificate status data, wherein the certificate status data is used to verify the status of a certificate upon detecting that the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to initiate requesting the certificate data, detecting when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device and retrieving the certificate status data before a user direction to send the message is received.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to process the message using requested certificate data.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to receive the user direction to send the message, and to send the message to the message recipient.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the certificate data requested from the certificate store comprises a certificate associated with the message recipient.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the certificate store resides on a server remote from the mobile device.
6. A mobile device comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to:
identify a triggering event in which a user selection of an icon or menu item is made to initiate composition of a message;
request certificate data from a certificate store in response to the triggering event, wherein the certificate data corresponds to a message recipient of the message;
detect when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device; and
retrieve certificate status data, wherein the certificate status data is used to verify the status of a certificate upon detecting that the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to initiate requesting the certificate data, detecting when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device and retrieving the certificate status data before a user direction to send the message is received.
7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to process the message using requested certificate data.
8. The device of claim 6 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to receive the user direction to send the message, and to send the message to the message recipient.
9. The device of claim 6 , wherein the certificate data requested from the certificate store comprises a certificate associated with the message recipient.
10. The device of claim 6 , wherein the certificate store resides on a server remote from the mobile device.
11. A mobile device comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to:
identify a triggering event in which a window for entering text in a message to be composed appears in a screen of the mobile device or when the text is first entered in the window;
request certificate data from a certificate store in response to the triggering event, wherein the certificate data corresponds to a message recipient of the message;
detect when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device; and
retrieve certificate status data, wherein the certificate status data is used to verify the status of a certificate upon detecting that the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to initiate requesting the certificate data, detecting when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device and retrieving the certificate status data before a user direction to send the message is received.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to process the message using requested certificate data.
13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to receive the user direction to send the message, and to send the message to the message recipient.
14. The device of claim 11 , wherein the certificate data requested from the certificate store comprises a certificate associated with the message recipient.
15. The device of claim 11 , wherein the certificate store resides on a server remote from the mobile device.
16. A mobile device comprising a microprocessor, wherein the microprocessor is configured to:
identify a triggering event in which a document is attached to a message during composition of the message;
request certificate data from a certificate store in response to the triggering event, wherein the certificate data corresponds to a message recipient of the message;
detect when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device; and
retrieve certificate status data, wherein the certificate status data is used to verify the status of a certificate upon detecting that the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device;
wherein the microprocessor is configured to initiate requesting the certificate data, detecting when the certificate data has been retrieved to the mobile device and retrieving the certificate status data before a user direction to send the message is received.
17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to process the message using requested certificate data.
18. The device of claim 16 , wherein the microprocessor is further configured to receive the user direction to send the message, and to send the message to the message recipient.
19. The device of claim 16 , wherein the certificate data requested from the certificate store comprises a certificate associated with the message recipient.
20. The device of claim 16 , wherein the certificate store resides on a server remote from the mobile device.