Method and system for pushing e-mails to a mobile device

Abstract

Method of and system for transferring a message stored in a computer arrangement ( 12 ) to a switched-n mobile device ( 17 ( i )), with the following steps:: transmitting an alert message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a first mobile network ( 19 ); transmitting said message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) upon request from said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a second mobile network ( 15 ).

1 . Method of transferring a message stored in a computer arrangement ( 12 ) to a mobile device ( 17 ( i )), comprising: 
 transmitting an alert message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a first network ( 19 );    transmitting said message stored in said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) upon request from said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a second network ( 15 );    wherein both said first and second networks being mobile networks ( 15 ,  19 ).    
     
     
         2 . Method according to  claim 1  comprising the step establishing an on-line connection between said computer arrangement ( 12 ) and said mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         3 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein said first network ( 19 ) is arranged to utilize a first protocol and wherein said second network ( 15 ) is arranged to utilize a second protocol.  
     
     
         4 . Method according to  claim 3 , comprising sending said message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to a protocol translator ( 14 ) using a third protocol, translating said message in said third protocol to a message in said second protocol before transmission to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         5 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein said computer arrangement is an e-mail server ( 12 ).  
     
     
         6 . Method according to  claim 5 , wherein said message is an e-mail message.  
     
     
         7 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein said second protocol is HTTP.  
     
     
         8 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein said second wireless network ( 15 ) is either GPRS or UMTS.  
     
     
         9 . Method according to  claim 1 , wherein said first wireless network is GSM.  
     
     
         10 . Method according to  claim 1 , comprising establishing an on-line connection between said computer arrangement ( 12 ) and said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) either automatically by said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) or by said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) after being instructed to do so by a user of the mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         11 . Communication system comprising a computer arrangement storing a message in a memory and arranged to transmit said message to a switched-on mobile device ( 17 ( i )), said computer arrangement being arranged to: 
 transmitting an alert message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a first network ( 19 );    transmitting said message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) upon request from said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) via a second network ( 15 );    wherein said first and second networks are mobile networks ( 15 ,  19 ).    
     
     
         12 . Communication system according to  claim 11  arranged to establish an on-line connection between said computer arrangement ( 12 ) and said mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         13 . Communication system according to  claim 11 , wherein said first network ( 19 ) is arranged to utilize a first protocol and wherein said second network ( 15 ) is arranged to utilize a second protocol.  
     
     
         14 . Communication system according to  claim 13 , comprising a protocol translator ( 14 ), wherein said computer arrangement ( 12 ) is arranged to send said message to said protocol translator ( 14 ) using a third protocol and said protocol translator is arranged to translate said message in said third protocol to a message in said second protocol before transmission to said mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         15 . Communication system according to  claim 14 , wherein said protocol translator ( 14 ) is included in the computer arrangement ( 12 ).  
     
     
         16 . Communication system according to  claim 12 , wherein said computer arrangement is an e-mail server ( 12 ).  
     
     
         17 . Communication system according to  claim 16 , wherein said message is an e-mail stored at the e-mail server ( 12 ).  
     
     
         18 . Communication system according to  claim 12 , wherein the system comprises a gateway ( 18 ) between the computer arrangement ( 12 ) and the first and second mobile networks ( 15 ,  19 ).  
     
     
         19 . Communication system according to  claim 18 , wherein, in operation, the computer arrangement ( 12 ), upon receiving said message, establishes a PAP message and transmits this PAP message via a PAP protocol to said gateway ( 18 ), and the gateway ( 18 ), upon receiving said PAP message, generates an SMS message for said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) including said alert message.  
     
     
         20 . Communication system according to  claim 12 , wherein the system comprises at least one mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         21 . Communication system according to  claim 20 , wherein said mobile device ( 17 ( i )) is arranged to generate an HTTP get message upon receiving said alert message, either automatically or after having received an instruction to that effect from a user of the mobile device ( 17 ( i )).  
     
     
         22 . Communication system according to  claim 21 , wherein said protocol translator ( 14 ) is arranged to translate said message to a HTTP reply message.  
     
     
         23 . Mobile device arranged to receive an alert message through a first mobile network ( 15 ), to automatically generate a HTTP get message, to transmit the HTTP get message to a computer arrangement ( 12 ) storing a message for the mobile device ( 17 ( i )) and to receive the message from said computer arrangement ( 12 ) as a HTTP reply message.