A GLOBAL ELECTRONIC MAIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An electronic document classification system comprising of:
- an universal unique identifier (UUID) generator for identifying an electronic document;
a challenge and response generator for generating challenge objects and corresponding target response objects;
an electronic document data object generator for generating an electronic document data object comprising of an UUID and a response object;
a data maintenance means for maintaining electronic document data objects and accessing and modifying electronic document data objects based on UUIDs;
a classification means for classifying electronic documents based on data contained in electronic document data objects;
whereby an electronic document is identifiable by an UUID;
whereby an electronic document object is accessible by said UUID;
whereby an electronic document is classifiable by a classification module based on said electronic document data object.
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Abstract
A global email classification system enables email messages to be classified based on various factors into many categories. The global email classification system includes email classification servers, email classification clients, and other components. Personal email messages are in a special category. This invention includes a method to classify email messages into personal email messages and non-personal email messages. In an email classification system, an email message is processed by the email sender classification client before it is sent out. The email sender classification client requests a challenge object from the email classification server. The challenge/response process plus other factors determines the email classification. The challenge/response result is stored in the email classification server as an email data object. Before the email is delivered to the email recipient, the email recipient classification client processes the email and obtains the email classification code from the email classification server. The email recipient is informed the email classification by the email recipient classification client. A global email classification system requires coordination of many email classification systems. The coordination mainly involves moving and accessing email data objects from different simple email classification systems.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic document classification system comprising of:
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an universal unique identifier (UUID) generator for identifying an electronic document;
a challenge and response generator for generating challenge objects and corresponding target response objects;
an electronic document data object generator for generating an electronic document data object comprising of an UUID and a response object;
a data maintenance means for maintaining electronic document data objects and accessing and modifying electronic document data objects based on UUIDs;
a classification means for classifying electronic documents based on data contained in electronic document data objects;
whereby an electronic document is identifiable by an UUID;
whereby an electronic document object is accessible by said UUID;
whereby an electronic document is classifiable by a classification module based on said electronic document data object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for classifying electronic documents for delivery from an sender to multiple recipients, the method comprising the steps of:
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starting an electronic document delivery;
requesting for a challenge object;
creating a challenge object and corresponding target response object;
creating an electronic document data object including an universal unique identifier (UUID) and said target response object;
responding to said challenge object;
tagging said electronic document with said UUID;
receiving said electronic document;
extracting said UUID from said electronic document;
searching for said electronic document data object using said UUID;
when said electronic document data object is found;
classifying said electronic document based on data in said electronic document data object;
whereby an electronic document is classified. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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