Handheld electronic device having service-specific message management feature support and associated method
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorDaniel Gregory Lynch
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Abstract
The disclosed and claimed concept describes a handheld electronic device that has the capability to process electronic messages that originate from an electronic mail service using the features that are supported by the electronic mail service.
Claims18
A method performed by a handheld electronic device that receives electronic mail messages via either a first electronic mail service or a second electronic mail service, the method comprising:
- determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
- receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
- activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service;
- and
- not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
A handheld electronic device, comprising:
- a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory coupled with said processor, said memory having stored therein at least one routine which, when executed by the processor, causes the handheld electronic device to perform operations of:
- determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
- receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
- activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service;
- and
- not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations of:
- determining at least one data management feature that is supported by a first electronic mail service and not supported by a second electronic mail service;
- receiving an electronic mail message via one of the first electronic mail service or the second electronic mail service;
- activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the first electronic mail service;
- and
- not activating the data management feature if the electronic mail message was received via the second electronic mail service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.