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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7680887 | Method and device for messaging A method and system are provided to transmit a message from a transmitting client to a primary receiving client via a server, which is also connected to a secondary receiving client. A message is sent from the transmitting client to the server. The message includes ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680886 | Suppressing spam using a machine learning based spam filter Computer implemented methods, apparati, and computer readable media for suppressing spam entering a computing device. A method embodiment comprises the steps of routing an electronic message leaving the computing device to a machine learning based spam filter defini... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680888 | Methods and systems for processing instant messenger messages Systems and methods for processing instant messenger messages are described. In one embodiment, an instant messenger event is captured by compiling event data associated with at least one instant messenger message, the instant messenger event is associated with a co... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680892 | Method and system for monitoring email and website behavior of an email recipient A system for monitoring email and website behavior of an email recipient is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the system includes a mail enhancement server and a logging server. The mail enhancement server is configured to intercept all outgoing email... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680889 | Use of browser history file to determine web site reach In a method of metering Web usage, a collection program is downloaded from a server to a metered computer in response to a message transmitted from the metered computer to the server, and the collection program is executed on the metered computer in order to collect... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680894 | Multimedia content delivery method and system The present invention relates to a method for the distribution of multimedia content, comprising: a first step comprising a download in “push” mode of a multimedia content, in a partial way, from a content server to a client de... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680893 | Method for implementing electronic mail dictionary transporter A method, system and computer program product that creates a transport dictionary, which links preferential terms and definitions to the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) of an outgoing electronic mail (email). Prior to sending a message, users are provide... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680890 | Fuzzy logic voting method and system for classifying e-mail using inputs from multiple spam classifiers Systems and methods for classifying e-mail messages as spam by combining outputs of a plurality of spam classifiers or classification tools using a fuzzy logic voting algorithm or formula are provided. According to one embodiment, a first classification value associ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680891 | CAPTCHA-based spam control for content creation systems Methods and systems of spam control for content creation systems include evaluation of documents created by a creator for characteristics associated with spam. A challenge rate is determined based on the evaluation. Whenever the creator attempts to create a document... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676545 | Method and apparatus for composing, browsing, replying, forwarding e-mail Method for composing, browsing, replying, forwarding e-mail's in an e-mail system and an e-mail client that can reduce e-mail traffic by not sending the original e-mail content in replying or forwarding e-mail's. In accordance with this invention, each e-mail has a ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7676547 | System for processing information including a mail subject of an e-mail not including all contents of the e-mail for controlling delivery of the mail subject requested by a host and method thereof A system for processing an e-mail is disclosed. The system includes: a host, for issuing a first request to get a mail subject of the e-mail; a first server, for sending a first information associated with the e-mail, wherein the first information includes at least ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7676546 | Control and management of electronic messaging A method for controlling a message from a sender. A referee can evaluate a credential associated with a message to determine it's desirability to the intended recipient, and take an action based upon the results of the determination. A sender that includes a trusted... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673003 | Social network email filtering A user's address book includes a first group of email addresses. Those email addresses are used to identify address books that include another group of email addresses. Multiple iterations may be used to identify several groups of email addresses, representing a use... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673004 | Method and apparatus for secure IM communications using an IM module Techniques for enabling secure communications between IM modules are provided. An IM is received from a first IM client for a second IM client at a first IM module. It is determined if the second IM client can receive IMs through a second IM module that is capable o... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673005 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium comprising program element for electronic mail communication A computer-readable storage medium comprising a program element for execution by a processing device to implement an electronic mail processing entity. The program element comprises program code for receiving an indication of an electronic mail message selected by a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673002 | System and method for e-mail message action requests A system, method and computer accessible medium for e-mail message action requests is disclosed. E-mail clients and servers may associate action requests with outgoing or incoming e-mail messages. Action requests may inform e-mail recipients that the e-mail message ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672998 | Apparatus and methods for controlling the transmission of messages The invention provides systems, mechanisms and techniques for controlling transmission of outbound messages, such as e-mail or other types of messages, onto a computer network from an originator computer system. Connection equipment can authenticate and authorize th... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673000 | Email service An email having a header and a message is processed by an email service to store the header in a plurality of attached storage devices that are each in communication with one of a respective plurality of header host computing devices. The email service stores the me... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673001 | Enterprise management of public instant message communications Techniques are described that enable enterprise management of public instant message (IM) communications. When a user requests a connection with a public IM service, the connection request is redirected to a gateway server that is associated with a domain specified ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7673006 | Collaborative email with delegable authorities Writing a collaborative email document with hierarchical authorities including establishing a collaborative email document on an administrator's computer, identifying one or more signatories for the document, identifying one or more collaborators who are authorized ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672999 | Transmitting common and unique information selectively to different recipients A system for enabling the transmission of a prepared message to multiple intended recipients, wherein the information contained in the message is substantially the same as received for all the recipients but differs in parts or portions for certain recipients compri... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7668915 | System and method for responding to a communication message with a canned reply The present invention is a data network system (110) and method for responding to a communication message with a canned reply by a target user of a target client device (one of 102-108). The data network system comprises a messaging server (1... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668916 | System architecture for linking packet-switched and circuit-switched clients A method and computer program product which allows both phone-based and IP-based clients to participate in a single audio conference. The method enables at least two multi-point control units (MCUs) (i.e., conferencing servers) to connect via a standard data linkage... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668917 | Method and apparatus for ensuring accountability in the examination of a set of data elements by a user A method for substantially assuring the examination of a set of data elements by a first user with a messaging device, the set of data elements further comprising a metadata portion. The method further includes determining a set of data elements, each data element o... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668918 | Utilizing instant messaging to effectuate structured communication The present invention uses instant messaging to effectuate structured communication. A structured communication component is used in conjunction with an instant messaging component to allow an instant messaging user to quickly formulate a structured communication fo... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668919 | Scalable IP-based notification architecture for unified messaging A notification architecture utilizes multiple processes configured for managing notification operations based on reception of SMTP-based messages within IMAP based message stores. The notification architecture enables use of multiple instances of a notification proc... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668921 | Method and system for phishing detection A method for detection of phishing attempts in received electronic mail messages includes retrieving the source code, displayed text, and a list of all specified addresses contained within the source code of a received electronic message. Visual character normalizat... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7668920 | Electronic message and data tracking system Systems and methods for tracking electronic messages and data are provided. According to one embodiment, steps for tracking an email message, or other electronic message, may include identifying an email message for tracking, associating a linking object with the tr... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7664806 | Routing XML queries A vast amount of information currently accessible over the Web, and in corporate networks, is stored in a variety of databases, and is being exported as XML data. However, querying this totality of information in a declarative and timely fashion is problematic becau... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664821 | Systems and methods for determining communication chains based on messages A pool of messages, e.g., e-mails and/or other electronic documents that each correspond to a communication from a sender to a recipient, is analyzed to identify communication chains between a source and a target. Sender and recipient identifiers extracted from the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664817 | Information distribution method and device Network information-distribution method and device for transmitting information utilizing information-exchange relationships among users. Information is transmitted from user 1 to all or a portion of user 1's buddies, e.g., users 12 and 13 | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664818 | Message-oriented middleware provider having multiple server instances integrated into a clustered application server infrastructure A method, apparatus, and system are provided for a Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM) provider having multiple logical MOM server instances. In an embodiment, a number of application servers are communicatively coupled on an enterprise network. In an embodiment, the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664819 | Incremental anti-spam lookup and update service The present invention provides a unique system and method that facilitates incrementally updating spam filters in near real time or real time. Incremental updates can be generated in part by difference learning. Difference learning involves training a new spam filte... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7664820 | RFID wireless control of instant messaging A remote control instant messaging method and system for automatically activating an instant messaging session based upon remote detection of a user approaching a processor capable of executing an instant message system. The method and system also automatically deac... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660857 | Systems and methods for automatically updating electronic mail access lists A system and method for accepting a recipient identifier, wherein the recipient identifier can be used to identify an electronic mail (email) recipient; generating a petition based on the recipient identifier and at least one petition rule, wherein the at least one ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660861 | System and method for verifying the identity of a sender of electronic mail and preventing unsolicited bulk email The present invention provides a method and system for preventing unsolicited bulk email (UBE). Spammers sending UBE typically capitalize on the weakness of SMTP. The present invention affixes a subscriber key value to the local part of an email address. The email a... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660862 | Apparatus and method of tracking access status of store-and-forward messages A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indic... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660858 | Mail distributing apparatus, program and mail transmitting method capable of shortening average wait time for completing transmission of mails There is provided a mail distributing apparatus, a program and a mail transmitting method capable of shortening an average wait time for completing transmission of mails. The mail distributing apparatus has a transmission recording section for recording the date and... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660859 | Tracking of electronic mail messages Electronic mail messages are tracked for the sender by allowing the sender to flag the electronic mail messages. Flagging the electronic mail messages allows for various notifications to be provided to the sender. For example, notification may be provided to the sen... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660855 | Using a prediction algorithm on the addressee field in electronic mail systems A computerized method for predicting/completing the addressee field in an electronic mail system, in which user-related history information, including the user's sent and/or received mail, is analyzed, using text mining and/or data mining techniques, for associating... | 02/09/2010 |