Mobile e-mail document transaction service

A token-enabled server that communicates with a mobile computing device, the mobile computing device having a repository of document references, each document reference in the repository of document references identifying a document and a computing device on which the document is stored, the token-enabled server comprising:

• means for responding to a request from the mobile computing device for a list of available document transaction services:
• one of the available document transaction services identified in response to the request including a token-to-email service;
• means for receiving, from the mobile computing device over a wireless communication system, a request to apply the token-to-email service to a document reference selected from the repository of document references and an email address;
• and
• means for responding to said means for receiving a request to apply the token-to-email service to the selected document reference and the email address, said responding means further comprising:
• means for retrieving a document identified by the document reference received by said receiving means;
• and
• means for sending the identified document in an email message to the email address received by said receiving means.

A mobile document transaction service, comprising:

• a mobile computing device having a repository of document references and a display;
• each document reference in the repository of document references identifying a document and a computing device on which the document is stored;
• the display of the mobile computing device displaying a list of available document transaction services which includes a token-to-email service;
• a transceiver for receiving, from a user at said mobile computing device, a request to apply the token-to-email service to a document reference selected from the repository of document references and an email address specified by the user;
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• a token-enabled server, coupled to a network and communicating with an email system, for responding to a request to apply the token-to-email service to the selected document reference and the email address;
• said token-enabled server receiving a token-to-email service request from the mobile computing device over a wireless communication system;
• wherein said token-enabled server further comprises:
• means for retrieving at the token-enabled server a document identified by the document reference;
• and
• means for sending, with the email system, the identified document in an email message to the email address specified by the user.