Mobile wireless communications device to perform local and remote search and associated methods

A mobile wireless communication device to communicate with a remote server storing a plurality of file folders, the mobile wireless communication device comprising:

• a display;
• a wireless transceiver;
• and
• a processor coupled to the display and the wireless transceiver, the processor configured to search the plurality of files stored on the remote server by:
• downloading an initial portion of the selected file folder from the server via the wireless transceiver;
• receiving a search query after downloading the initial portion of the selected file folder;
• responsive to the search query:
• determining if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading;
• if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading, causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder to obtain remote search results for the search query;
• generating local search results for the search query by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder;
• and
• presenting the local search results and any remote search results on the display.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing processor executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

• downloading an initial portion of the selected file folder from the server via the wireless transceiver;
• receiving a search query after downloading the initial portion of the selected file folder;
• responsive to the search query:
• determining if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading;
• if a remainder portion of the selected file folder is available on the server for downloading, causing a remote search of the remainder portion of the selected file folder to obtain remote search results for the search query;
• generating local search results for the search query by performing a local search of the initial portion of the selected file folder;
• and
• presenting the local search results and any remote search results on the display.