Notification and summarization of E-mail messages held in SPAM quarantine

• US 20050210116A1
• Filed: 03/22/2004
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ronald W. Samson
• Original Assignee: Ronald W. Samson
• Inventors: Samson, Ronald W.
• Application Number:
  US10/805,640
• Publication Number:
  US 20050210116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/207
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/56 Computer malware detection or handling, e.g. anti-virus arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

“False positives” of valid E-mail messages are avoided according to a method which creates a numeric score that represents the probability that the message in question is valid, and then quarantines the message in an area separate from the intended message recipient user'"'"'s primary in-box for scheduled notification to the user of the presence of possible valid messages for selection.

Claims

1. A SPAM control method for implementation by a SPAM elimination administrator inserted into the signal path between an E-mail sender and its intended message recipient comprising the steps of:

a) Setting a first numeric filtering threshold below which substantially all received E-mail messages are immediately sent to the intended message recipient and above which substantially all received E-mail messages are temporarily held in quarantine;

b) Setting a second numeric filtering threshold below which temporarily quarantined E-mail messages are flagged for intended message recipient notification;

c) Setting a time schedule for notifying the intended message recipient of temporarily quarantined E-mail messages;

d) Creating a summary of said temporarily quarantined E-mail messages by at least one of sender identification and subject matter content informations;

e) Sending an E-mail message to the intended message recipient of said summary in accordance with said time schedule; and

f) Enabling downloading of all quarantined E-mail messages to said intended message recipient according to the recipient'"'"'s selection of desired sender identification and/or subject matter informations within said message summary.

2. The method of claim 1, also including the step of setting a third numeric filtering threshold above which substantially all received E-mail messages are blocked from reaching said intended message recipient.

3. The method of claim 1, also including the step of deleting from quarantine all E-mail messages not selected for downloading by said intended message recipient according to said identified sender and/or subject matter content information within a predetermined interval of time.

4. The method of claim 1, including the step of bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages received from a pre-identified sender selected by said recipient.

5. The method of claim 1, including the step of bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages containing pre-identified subject matter information selected by said recipient.

6. The method of claim 1, including the step of bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient from pre-identified senders.

7. The method of claim 1, including the step of bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing pre-identified subject matter.

8. The method of claim 1, including the step of bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing pre-identified viruses.

9. The method of claim 1, including generating a read-receipt in response to said intended message recipient'"'"'s selection of desired sender identification and/or subject matter content information according to step f).

10. The method of claim 9, including the step of sending said generated read-receipt response to bypass said steps a) through f), and to immediately send said intended message recipient substantially all E-mail messages received thereafter from said identified selected sender.

11. The method of claim 9, including the step of sending said generated read-receipt response to bypass said steps a) through f), and to immediately send said intended message recipient substantially all E-mail message received thereafter containing said selected subject matter information.

12. The method of claim 1, including the steps of setting a third numeric filtering threshold above which substantially all received E-mail messages are blocked from reaching said intended message recipient, and deleting from quarantine all E-mail messages not selected for downloading by said intended message recipient according to said identified sender and/or subject matter content information within a predetermined interval of time.

13. The method of claim 1, also including the steps of bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages received from first pre-identified senders selected by said recipient, bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages containing first pre-identified subject matter information selected by said recipient, bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient from second pre-identified senders bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing second pre-identified subject matter information, and bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing pre-identified viruses.

14. The method of claim 12, also including the steps of bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages received from first pre-identified senders selected by said recipient, bypassing steps a) through f) and immediately sending to said intended message recipient substantially all received E-mail messages containing first pre-identified subject matter information selected by said recipient, bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient from second pre-identified senders, bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing second pre-identified subject matter information, and bypassing steps a) through f) and blocking substantially all received E-mail messages from reaching said intended message recipient containing pre-identified viruses.

15. The method of claim 1, including generating a read-receipt in response to said intended message recipient'"'"'s selection of desired sender identification and/or contained subject matter information according to step f).

16. The method of claim 15, including the step of sending said generated read-receipt response to bypass said steps a) through f), and to immediately send said intended message recipient substantially all E-mail messages received thereafter from said identified selected sender and/or containing said subject matter information.

17. The method of claim 12, including generating a read-receipt in response to said intended message recipient'"'"'s selection of desired sender identification and/or contained subject matter information according to step f).

18. The method of claim 17, including the step of sending said generated read-receipt response to bypass said steps a) through f), and to immediately send said intended message recipient substantially all E-mail messages received thereafter from said identified selected sender and/or containing said subject matter information.