Patent №
US 7,653,695
Granted
2010-01-26
Filed 2005
Owner
IRONPORT SYSTEMS, INC.
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Lab
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AI components
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nlp · planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11062320
A method and apparatus for managing information relating to electronic messages is provided. A first set of data related to one or more message senders is obtained from a first source, such as an email sever or email gateway. Each message sender has sent one or more electronic messages. A second set of data related to the one or more message senders is obtained from a second source. Message volume information that describes the messages sent by the one or more message senders for a period of time is determined based on the first set of data and the second set of data. The message volume information may be used to determine whether a particular message sent by a particular message sender is unsolicited. If a particular message is determined to be unsolicited, various actions may be performed on messages sent by the sender of the particular message.
AI classification
Ownership
IRONPORT SYSTEMS, INC.
assignment · 165950170
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
assignment · 279300154
CISCO IRONPORT SYSTEMS LLC
merger · 279310598
Assignors
FLURY, ANDREW, BANISTER, SCOTT, SPROSTS, CRAIG, PETERSON, PATRICK R., OLIVIER, MICHAEL V.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.