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System and method for the classification of electronic communication

  • US 20060168006A1
  • Filed: 03/24/2004
  • Published: 07/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for processing digital messages on an electronic communication system, each message having a header and a body, comprising:

  • identifying a set of characteristics of a first message, the set including;

    addresses extracted from the header and body of the message; and

    a condensed representation of the message body produced by;

    eliminating message content not perceptible in the normal display mode of the message;

    converting the perceptible message content to a standardized format characterized by limited degeneracy;

    generating a plurality of hash values which represents the converted content of the message body;

    storing the set of identified characteristics of the first message in a first bulk message envelope, the first bulk message envelope including a frequency index;

    identifying the same set of characteristics of a second message;

    comparing the set of identified characteristics of the second message to the first bulk message envelope;

    upon determining that the second message has characteristics dissimilar to those of the first bulk message envelope, storing the set of identified characteristics of the second message in a second bulk message envelope, the second bulk message envelope including a frequency index with a unitary value;

    upon determining that the second message has characteristics similar to those of the first bulk message envelope, increasing the frequency index of the first bulk message envelope by a unitary increment.

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