TW522686B - Method and apparatus for supplying email information remotely via a mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and apparatus for applying information stored remotely to an appliance via a mobile device are provided. The mobile device initiates the process by transmitting instructions to a computer system via a communication network. The instructions designate the information to be processed as well as the appliance to which the information is to be applied. According to the instructions, the computer system retrieves the information and converts the information to a document suitable for the appliance. The computer system then applies the document to the designated appliance.

Description

V. Description of the invention (1) 璧: ¾ technology 訾 篑 The present invention relates to a method and device for applying remote storage information through a mobile device, and the remote storage information is specifically directed to email. Traditionally, after receiving an email, regardless of whether the email has an attachment, the user can apply the received information to δ and prepare. For example, a user can generate a hard copy of the message by sending the received information from a computer to a device, such as a printer connected directly to the computer or through a network, or a fax machine. However, when a user travels, he will need portable media, such as a laptop, to retrieve, access, and process e-mail. If the user needs a printed version of the email and / or its attachments, he must connect his laptop to a suitable device and often need to install the device. This is especially inconvenient and unpleasant for people who travel frequently. With the mobile revolution, mobile devices, such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants, have provided a solution to remotely access information or data. Some devices may even allow users to store certain information in it. However, the user of the mobile device cannot easily apply the edge information to a device, and he still has to physically connect the mobile device and the device. Furthermore, due to the small size of mobile devices, most mobile devices lack storage space and processing power. Inevitably, this disadvantage will limit the amount of information or data that users can store or retrieve. This 522686 A7 V. Description of Invention (2) Some mobile devices, such as mobile phones, are not allowed to run applications such as WinWordTM. As a result, users of these mobile devices cannot access documents processed by these applications. General Description of Printing of the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs In one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention will provide a convenient method and device to allow users of mobile devices to apply remotely stored information To a device, especially email. According to an embodiment of a part of the present invention, a method for applying information to a device through a mobile device, the mobile device will initiate a process by transmitting an information request to a computer system through a first communication network. The computer system will generate a list of all available funds. The list of available information will be transmitted via the first communication ... and then transmitted from the computer system to the mobile device. The mobile device will specify an instruction message to be processed from the available information list, and the specified message will be applied to the device according to the instructions. The instructions will be transmitted from the mobile device to the computer system through the first communication network. The computer system will retrieve the specified information through the second communication network and apply the specified information to the finger device for processing. According to another aspect of the present invention, a computer system has an interface for receiving information requirements and instructions from the mobile device through a first communication network. This information demand will begin to generate all

Clothes -------- Order --------- line (please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) 522686 V. Printed by A7 ______ B7 of the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ---------- Description of invention (3) A list of information obtained. The instruction will specify a specific piece of information to be processed from a list of all available information, and a device to which the specific information is to be applied. The device will be connected to the computer system through the second communication network through the second interface. The computer system will have a server computer system that processes and answers the information needs, processes the instructions, and applies the specified information to the device for processing. The advantage provided by the present invention is that the user can retrieve the e-mails received by the e-mail server 'by using his mobile device without using a clumsy and difficult-to-apply laptop. For example, 'the user can check the body of the email on the display of his mobile device and apply the designated email to an appropriate device in his immediate area. Therefore, the user does not need to directly connect the awkward and difficult-to-handle laptop to the proper device via a physical link, nor does he need to install the device with the proper driver of the device. Furthermore, the present invention will provide the possibility of printing an additional document from a mobile device, the document will be generated by an application with huge computing resources from the mobile device, and the mobile device itself does not have sufficient computing resources. Brief description of JL Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. 6 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) # ------ Order --------- Line! (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) 522686 V. Description of the invention (4) Knowing Zhong Ming of the preferred embodiment is shown in Fig. 1 'In the first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile device is as follows (Mobile phone) users can print out the e-mail with or without attachment through the server 104 and the printer. The e-mail is 102 in the e-mail feed service. Unless specifically indicated in the drawings, the term " email " will refer to emails with or without attachments. For example, an attachment can be a file generated by a general electric contact handle, such as WinWord. In order for the user to access the email remotely from their standard email receiving computer (not shown), the email must be downloaded from the email feeder 1 02 to the crawler server 1 via the Internet $ 11. 〇8. When using a print version of his email that is evacuated from his standard email receiving computer, the user can use his mobile phone to request information from the email server about the received email. The request will reach the central server 104 via the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 112, the gateway 114, and the Internet 7 10. In order to communicate between the mobile device 100 and the gateway 114, standard telecommunication protocols will be used, such as the Wireless Application Protocol (Wireless Application Protocol). It can be understood that according to the transport layer GSM, WAp can be used as the transport layer protocol. Higher data rate transport layers, such as 3G or Telco, will be used equally. Take WAP as an example, the mobile phone is WAp 7. This paper size is applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm 522686 A7 B7) 5. Description of the invention (6 Email protocol user name (used in email server Device 102 for authentication) user secret (for security reasons) HTTP tail δHai special HTTP packet will then be transmitted to the central server 104 through the Internet. In this embodiment, after receiving the http packet , The parameter "/MapleWML/CMServer/AddEmail.asp" will be used to start the central server 104 to run a script (description language program). Therefore, the information after the parameter, the parameter " email server ", " Email Agreement ", " username " and " user secrets " will have to run on the central server 104 and run the sCript (description language program).! Note that the mobile device Setting values need to be installed to identify gateway 114 and central server 104 in advance. Mobile device 100 will then be able to contact the appropriate central server through appropriate gateway 114 104. This technology is known in the field of wireless communications. After receiving this request, the central server 104 will instruct the crawler server 108 via the Internet 110 to specify the email server 102 Download the received emails of users in a specific email protocol format and generate available emails Paper size applicable to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210X297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back before filling in the nest (This page) • 、 可 |: Line 丨 522686 Department of Smart Money

I A7 V. A list of invention description (7). For example, the e-mail protocol format can be IMAP4 or POP3. Alternative email agreement formats can also be used at the same time. The crawler server 108 will then send a retrieval request to the e-mail server 102 via the Internet 110, and the request will contain parameters, username, and "user secret". Upon receiving After the retrieval request, the email server 102 encapsulates the received email, and sends the message to the inspection server via the Internet 彳 彳 〇, in response to the retrieval request. The response contains the following parameters: The number of e-mails The size of each e-mail attachment The size of each e-mail attachment-the parameters of the e-mail content, such as "the number of e-mails", "the size of each e-mail, and" the size of each e-mail attachment, The server 108 divides the “email content” of the received e-mails with and without attachments, and stores all available e-mails in an e-mail database (not shown). Crawler server 108 will now generate a list of available emails for a specific user, in other words, a list of all 1: sub-mails will download the crawler server 108 for that specific user and store it in the email database . Line to

S This paper size i is printed in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (G χ 297 public love) '522686 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (8) After listing, the crawler wordserver 108 encapsulates a response in the HTTP format shown below: HTTP Header Email List HTTP Trailer where the parameter "email list" will be included in this particular use at the crawler server 108 Available email lists. The crawler server 108 will further send its response to the gateway 114 via the Internet] 10 and the central feeder 104 via the established link, which will relatively convert the response to the WAp format to The display is displayed on the display of the mobile device 100. The user selects an e-mail to be printed from the available e-mail list, and selects a printer Ί 06 to print the e-mail through the mobile device 100. Will be placed by the action] 〇〇 person and the remaining items are selected in the instructions ’In this embodiment, the instructions are printed, as shown in the format shown below:

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522686 Printed A7 by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. 5. Description of the Invention (9) The email specified by the WAP tail parameter will identify the email to be printed, and the parameter “device ID” will not apply this. E-mail device. In the example of printing an e-mail, "Device D" will be the name of the printer that selected printer 106. The mobile device 100 will pass the PSTN 112, the gateway 114, and the Internet * M〇, and then send a print instruction to the central server 104. After receiving this instruction, the central server [04] will store the parameter "device ID" in the equipment database (not shown). The central server 104 will send a request to the retriever server 108 by Upload the content of the parameter "Specified Email, Specified Email to Parameter, Specified Email" from the crawler server 108. According to the parameter username and "user secret", the central temple server will identify And requires the crawler server 108. The crawler server 1 08 will therefore encapsulate the email identified by the parameter "designated email" as an HTTP packet, for example: HTTP header / MapleWML / CMServer / Email Upload.asp username email password specified email E-mail size 12 This paper is sized for China National Standard (CNS) A4 (21 × 297 mm)

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Order k 522686 A7 / B7 V. Description of the invention (12) Necessary applications and drivers for these connected devices, especially i printer drivers that have printers 106 and 118 connected. (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) The device server 122 will convert the email and attached files (if any) into a format suitable for the specified device. In this embodiment, the file will be converted into a print job in the Page Descriptive Language (PDL) format. According to the print instruction, the print job will be transmitted to the designated printer 106 identified by the parameter " device ID ", such as the printer name. A hard copy of the email and possibly attachments will follow. After the e-mail is applied to the designated device and the e-mail is completely processed by the designated device, the device server 122 will send a message with the value " completed " or " error " to the central server 104. The central server 104 converts the message through the Internet 110 and sends the message to the mobile device 100 through a short message service (SMS). The message of φ in the SMS packet will have the format shown below: SMS header Specify email

Device ID Status SMS Trailer 15 This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (210X297 mm) 522686 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy " " Device ID " will tell the user what email has been sent to the device. Finally, the parameter status • 'will tell the user whether the application of the email has been completed or was interrupted due to an error. Alternatively, the user can Apply the e-mail to other devices, such as fax machines 116 and 120. The user needs to identify himself in the instruction by combining the appropriate pieces of equipment to specify the device in the instruction to be sent to the central server 104. Therefore The device server 1 22 will convert the retrieved e-mail and possibly attachment files to the appropriate format of the specified device, and further transmit the mail to the device. The first embodiment of the present invention will be shown in FIG. 2 The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention is that the first firewall 202 is provided to protect the email server. 〇2 and equipped with a first firewall 204 to protect the device server Ί 22. This protection will be mainly designed to prevent attacks such as unauthorized interrogation from the Internet 10. Subsequently, the crawler server 108 cannot begin to communicate with the electronic The mail server 102 conducts a communication. The email server 102 will in turn poll the crawler server 108 periodically. It is assumed that at least one of the requirements of the crawler server 108 will correspond to the email server 102, because E-mail server! 〇 2's polling action, the crawler server 108 will allow communication with the e-mail server 102. ------- Order --------- line-AWI (Please read the note on the back? Matters before filling out this page) 16 522686-κι

V. Description of the Invention (α Similarly, the central server 104 cannot start communicating with the device server 122. The device server 122 will in turn poll the central server 104 periodically. Assume that at least one email will be sent from the central server 104 is applied to the device server 122. Due to the polling action of the device server 122, the central feeding device 104 will allow communication with the device server 122.

Printed by the Consumer Affairs Agency of the Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Alternatively, the email server 102 and the crawler server 108 will be protected by the first firewall 202. Subsequently, the central server 104 cannot communicate with the email server] 02 or with the crawler server 108. The crawler server ί 08 will instead retrieve all available emails from the email server 102 and generate a list of available emails. Furthermore, the crawler server 108 will periodically poll the central server]. At least one of the requirements of the central server 104 will correspond to the email server 102. Due to the polling action of the crawler server 108, the crawler server Ί 08 will send a list of available emails to the central Server 1 04. Another alternative is that the central server 104 and the server 108 will be combined into a common server (not shown). The common server will then download the received e-mail from the e-mail server OM2 and generate a list of available e-mails' without the need for a separate crawler server 108. Other alternatives will be available in the embodiments described above. For example, emails can be forwarded and stored on a central server 17

5. Description of the invention (d 104, so that the central server 104 can retrieve the e-mail directly from its storage unit (not shown). The device can be connected directly to the central server 104 at the same time, where the central The server 104 will also serve as the device server 122. In addition, if it can communicate with the gateway 114, other mobile devices 100, such as personal digital assistants, can be used. In the following, alternative embodiments of the invention will be discussed. In one embodiment, the information will be stored in the first sub-computer system. Subsequently, the first part of the response to the information demand will include four steps. In the first step, the second sub-computer will be instructed through the third communication network. System to download all available information from the first sub-computer system to the second sub-computer system. The second step includes downloading all available information from the first sub-computer system to the second sub-computer system through the fourth communication network. In the third step, the list of all available information will be generated by the second sub-computer system. In the fourth step, finally the list of all available information will be passed through The three communication networks are transmitted from the second sub-computer system to the computer system. According to the instruction, the computer system can convert the specified information into formatted information suitable for the device. Subsequently, the formatted information will be transmitted through the second communication network. It is transmitted from the computer system to the device. Finally, the generalized information can be applied to the device for processing. In an embodiment, the first communication network, the second communication network, the third communication network, and the first Four groups of communication networks of at least 18 522686 A7 B7 5. Invention description (4 Two will share a part of a common communication network, such as the Internet. Multiple devices will be able to log into the computer system. The plurality of devices can be connected to the computer system through the second communication network. The mobile device will designate the first device from the plurality of devices specified in the instruction. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of devices will be connected to An equipment server for the remote part of the computer system. The equipment server will be prepared to convert the specified information into formatted information suitable for the equipment. Furthermore, the first communication network The gateway is included, and through the gateway, the mobile device will be able to use standard telecommunication protocols to communicate with the k ° gateway. The instruction will be converted into a format understood by the computer system. Preferably, the instruction will be converted into a format suitable for transmission. The format transmitted by the Internet. The first device may be a printer or a fax machine. In one embodiment, the 'first device is a printer and the computer system will convert the data into a format suitable for printing. A print job, such as PDL format. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ------------- Installation-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) -Line · The second sub-computer system may be able to download all available information from the first sub-computer system, as long as the first sub-computer system polls the second sub-computer system. This may be because the first firewall will protect the first sub-computer The system is protected from attacks such as unauthorized inquiries. Similarly, only when the device polls the computer system, the computer system may be able to print 19 paper standards β national standard (CN_S) A4 specification ⑵G x Norwegian public love) Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau Staff Consumer Cooperative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 522686 A7 Γ— —B7 V. Description of the invention (transmit the formatted information to the device, because the device will be protected from attacks by a second firewall, such as unauthorized inquiry. In one embodiment, after applying the formatted information to the device , The computer system will send a message to the mobile device. Preferably, the message is a piece of information about the application of formatting information to the device. The message can be sent to the mobile device via a short message service (SMS). Assume The information will be stored in the first sub-computer system connected to the computer system, and the information needs will specify the first sub-computer system, while the side computer system will additionally include a third interface connected to the server computer system, which is communicated through the third communication The network is used to receive information transmitted by the first computer system. The computer system may further include a fourth computer system connected to the server computer system. Interface for transmitting information received from the first sub-computer system to the second sub-computer system through the fourth communication network. Assume that the first communication network, the second communication network, the third communication network, and / or The fourth communication network is part of a common communication network, and the first interface, the second interface, the third interface, and / or the fourth interface will be implemented by a common interface. The server computer system may convert the specified information to be suitable for the Format of the device. Λ In this embodiment, the device is a printer, and the server computer system will convert the finger; t information is a print job in a format suitable for printing on a printer. (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) ------- Order ------- Line 丨 20

522686 A7 _ B7 V. Description of the invention (1) Component reference table 100 Mobile device 102 E-mail server 1 04 Central server 106 Printer 108 Retrieval server 1 1 0 Internet 1 12 Public switched telephone network (PSTN) 1 1 4 gateway 116 fax machine 1 1 8 printer 120 fax machine — 122 device server 202 first firewall 204 second firewall ^ -------- ^ ------- -^ (Please read the notes on the back before filling out this page) Printed by the Employees' Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs This paper is sized to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm)

Claims (1)

522686 A8 B8 C8 D8 The scope of patent application is printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. A method of applying information to a device through a mobile device and an electric multi-monthly system. The method includes eight. The network obtains a request from the mobile device to the computer system; and generates a list of all available information as the first part of a response to the request for body information; The communication network transmits the all from the computer system. The list of available information to the mobile device is used as the second part of the response that requires $$ to this information; 'Specify the specified information from the list of all available information — the specified information and the specified information. The applied device is used as an instruction in the mobile device; the instruction is transmitted from the automatic device to the computer system through the first communication network; and the specified information is retrieved and applied through the second communication network Go to the device for processing according to the instructions. 2. If the method of applying for the first item of the patent scope, wherein the information will be stored in the first sub-computer system, and the first part of the response to the information request will include: instructing the second through the third communication network The sub-computer system downloads all available information from the first sub-computer system to the second sub-computer system; downloads all available information from the first sub-computer system to the second sub-computer system through the fourth communication network; (Please read the notes on the back before filling this page) Order --------- line 丨 Φ! 22 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 522686 6 The scope of the patent application is that the list of all available information is generated by the second sub-computer system; and the list of all available information is transmitted from the second sub-computer system to the computer system through the third communication network. 3. The method according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the method further includes: -1-#-1 --- Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the computer system converts the specified information to be suitable for A formatted information of the device; transmitting the formatted information from the computer system to the device via the second communication network according to the instruction; and applying the formatted information to the device for processing according to the instruction. 4. If the method of the scope of the patent application is applied, a plurality of devices will be connected to the computer system, and the mobile device will specify the device among the plurality of devices in the instruction. 5. The method according to item 4 of the patent application, wherein the plurality of devices will be registered in the computer system. 6. The method of claim 4 in which the mobile device will refer to the device by identifying the device in the instruction. 7. The method according to item 4 of the patent application, wherein the plurality of devices will be connected to a device server as a remote part of the computer system, and wherein the device server will convert the specified information to be suitable for the device Formatted information. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 522686 Patent application scope Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Ηconsumer cooperative printing 8 · If the method of claiming patent scope 帛 1 method, where the first pass: the language network will include a gateway, which will enable the mobile device By using standard telecommunications protocols to communicate, the channel will translate the instructions into a format that the computer system can understand. The method of claiming item (2) of the patent scope, wherein the device is a printer, and the computer system converts the specified information into a print job in a format suitable for printing. Guaru applied for a method with a scope of 9 items, in which the computer system would convert the specified information into a Page Descriptive Language (pDL) format suitable for printing. ^ If the method of patent application range 2 is adopted, if the first sub-computer system polls the first sub-computer system, the second sub-computer system will only be able to download all available information from the first sub-computer system . 1 2. The method of claim 3, wherein if the device polls the computer system, the computer system will only be able to send the formatted information to the device. 13. The method according to the scope of patent application], wherein after applying the specified information to the device, the computer system will send a message to the mobile device. 1 4 · A computer system that allows users of mobile devices to apply sfl to a device designated by the mobile device, among which (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) --I --- Γ ^ «— — — — — — I— I 24 This paper size is applicable to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 522686 A8 B8 C8 D8 VI. Application scope of patents The printing equipment will be connected to the computer system, and the computer system will include: a first interface for receiving both information needs and instructions from the mobile device through the first communication network, wherein the instructions will specify the The information and the device to which the specified information is to be applied; a second interface for transmitting the specified negative signal * to the device through a second communication network; and a connection to one of the first interface and the second interface The server computer system 'is used to process and answer the information request, to process the 5H instructions' and to send the specified information to the device for processing. 15. If the computer system of item 14 of the scope of patent application, the information will be stored in the first sub-computer system, where the first computer system will be connected to the computer system, where the information will specify the first sub-computer System, and the computer system will further include a third interface connected to the server computer system, which is used to receive information transmitted by the first sub-computer system through the second communication network. 16. The computer system according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the computer system will additionally include four interfaces connected to the server computer system, which are used to transmit the received from the first computer system through the fourth communication network. Information to the second child computer system. Please proceed to this section I II I 1111 I III— · II 1 I--I · 1111111 · (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) 25 This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications ( 21〇χ 297 mm) 522686 098800 ABCD VI. Patent application scope 17, such as the computer system of patent application item 14, wherein the first communication network and the second communication network will share a common communication network. portion. 18. The computer system according to item 16 of the scope of patent application, wherein the group is composed of the first communication network, the second communication network, the third communication network, and the fourth communication network. At least two of them will share part of a common communication network. 19. If the computer system of item 14 of the scope of patent application, the feeding computer system will convert the specified information into a format suitable for the equipment. 20. For example, the computer system of claim No. 14 in which the device is a printer, and the server computer system will convert the designated information into a print job in a format suitable for printing. (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page)-For example -n ϋ nn · ϋ -I—) OJ nnnnn II Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 26 This paper size applies to Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 size (210 x 297 mm)