Method and apparatus for controlling data provided to a mobile device
AssigneeOracle Corporation
InventorJia-Der Day
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for communicating data to a mobile device. A system receives a request for data from a mobile device. The system identifies filter criteria associated with the mobile device. The filter criteria is applied to a set of data to identify particular data elements that satisfy the filter criteria. The identified data elements are then transmitted to the mobile device.
Claims36
A method for handling email messages, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for email messages from a mobile device;
- identifying filter criteria associated with the mobile device;
- applying the filter criteria to a set of email messages to identify selected email messages that satisfy the filter criteria;
- and
- transmitting the selected email messages to the mobile device.
A method for handling access to data, the method comprising:
- receiving from a mobile device a request for data;
- in response to determining that the request came from the mobile device, identifying filter criteria associated with a device group that includes the mobile device;
- applying the filter criteria to a set of data to identify particular data elements that satisfy the filter criteria;
- and
- transmitting the identified data elements to the mobile device.
A method comprising:
- defining filter criteria to be selectively applied to a plurality of email messages by an email server;
- providing the filter criteria to the email server;
- sending a request to receive email messages to the email server;
- and
- receiving an email message from the email server, wherein the received email message satisfies the filter criteria transmitted to the email server.
A computer-readable medium containing one or more sequences of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive a request for email messages from a mobile device, wherein the request for email messages includes an identification of an email account;
- identify filter criteria associated with the mobile device;
- apply the filter criteria to email messages associated with the identified email account to locate email messages that satisfy the filter criteria;
- and
- communicate the located email messages to the mobile device.
An apparatus comprising:
- a first storage device configured to store a plurality of email messages;
- a second storage device configured to store filter criteria;
- a processor coupled to the first storage device and the second storage device, wherein the processor is configured to apply filter criteria associated with a device group to the plurality of email messages to identify a subset of email messages that satisfy the filter criteria, wherein the device group includes a mobile device, and wherein the processor is further configured to transmit the subset of email messages to the mobile device.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a request from a mobile device to receive data;
- means for identifying filter criteria associated with a user of the mobile device;
- means for applying the filter criteria to a set of data to identify specific data entries from the set of data that satisfy the filter criteria;
- and
- means for communicating the specific data entries to the mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.