Interface for PDA and computing device

摘要

A method of reviewing an email attachment receives at an email server an email message including at least one attachment. A preview portion of the email message is transmitted to a mobile communication device. The preview portion does not include the at least one attachment, and the preview portion is viewable on a computing device in communication with the mobile communications device. An attachment download instruction based on the preview portion is received from the computing device via the mobile communication device. The at least one attachment is transmitted to the computing device based on the attachment download instruction. The attachment is not transmitted to the computing device until the attachment download instruction is received.

主权项

1. A method of reviewing an email attachment, comprising:
receiving at an email server an email message including at least one attachment; transmitting a preview portion of the email message to a mobile communication device, the preview portion not including the at least one attachment, the preview portion being viewable on a computing device in communication with the mobile communication device; receiving an attachment download instruction from the computing device via the mobile communication device, the attachment download instruction being based on the preview portion; transmitting the email message including the at least one attachment to an attachment server based upon the attachment download instruction; compressing and encrypting the at least one attachment on the attachment server; transmitting the compressed, encrypted attachment from the attachment server to the computing device via the mobile communication device based upon the step of receiving the attachment download instruction; and decompressing and decrypting the compressed, encrypted attachment on the computing device.