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Advanced Email Filtering & Anti-Spam Techniques
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| ID | PS 486 |
| Seller | Gytheion Networks LLC |
| Sector | Internet Applications & Software |
| Assets | 1 - US Patent; 3 US Applications |
| US Patents | 7,904,518 |
| Applications | US 12/074,707; US 13/015,053; US 60/653,163 |
Lot Summary
This patent portfolio discloses enhanced email delivery techniques and a method for filtering unwanted email messages.
Emails are currently one of the most common forms of communication in today’s marketplace and are widely used for both professional and personal correspondence as well as for various commercial activities including advertising and marketing. However, bulk emails to numerous recipients often result in spamming, thereby increasing the size of message inboxes, network storage space requirements, and IT infrastructure maintenance costs. Furthermore, these unsolicited spam messages can expose users to data or identity theft, fraudulent leaks of bank/financial information, and other security problems. Conventional email filtering techniques are based on statistical models that require regular human inputs or continuous training of filters to accurately categorize spam messages and other threats. However, training the filters at regular intervals is quite tedious and time consuming.
Value Proposition: The solution proposed by this patent portfolio is a method and anti-spam system for preventing email spamming and protecting a computer system/network from cyber attacks and malware. The anti-spam system comprises a network interface coupled to a computer system/network, a second network interface coupled to the external network or internet, a memory unit for storing a software instruction set corresponding to the email filtering technique, and a CPU for executing the said instruction set. The anti-spam system acts as an interface between the external networks and the home network and executes the stored computer instruction set to perform a series of checks on each instance of an email message or webpage accessed by the user. The anti-spam system first analyzes the content of the email to identify its sender/source and then automatically compares the identified sender/source with a pre-defined list of blacklisted or white-listed senders. If the email is identified to have come from blacklisted senders/sources, it is filtered or removed immediately; otherwise, the anti-spam system performs subsequent checks on the email content for any malware and phishing attack. The anti-spam system also checks the recipient of the email message against a pre-defined parental control list blocking access to all but the specified recipient. The pre-defined lists of blacklisted senders/sources and parental control are defined only once by the system administrator or the user and hence does not require regular training of email filtering software by the user. Furthermore, the disclosed system checks the entire source code of a webpage for any phishing or virus attacks, spyware, or malware, enabling a safe browsing experience to the user and enhancing the computer network security.
Sample Forward Citation Analysis:
Microsoft
Computer Associates Think Inc
FireEye Inc
White Sky Inc
Due Diligence
| Patent Number | File History | Chain of Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7,904,518 |  fh7904518.pdf |