Method and system for processing a communication based on trust that the communication is not unwanted as assigned by a sending domain
First Claim
1. A method at a receiving domain for processing a communication sent from a sender in a sending domain to a recipient in the receiving domain, the method comprising:
- receiving the communication sent from the sender;
receiving from the sending domain a trust level associated with the sender;
determining whether a trust criterion is satisfied based on the received information; and
processing the received communication based on whether the trust criterion is satisfied.
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Abstract
A method and system for identifying whether an electronic communication is likely to be unwanted by the recipient is provided. A trust system relies on a trust provider, such as a sending domain, to indicate whether an electronic communication is likely to be unwanted. The sending domain may assign its trust level to the electronic communications based on various factors. Upon receiving the electronic communication and the trust level assigned by the sending domain, the receiving domain may determine whether to forward the electronic communication to the recipient based on the trust level. If a sending domain consistently provides trust levels that are accurate assessments of whether electronic communications are unwanted, then the receiving domain learns to trust the trust levels assigned by the sending domain. In contrast, if the assigned trust levels are not accurate, then the receiving domain learns not to trust the sending domain and may discard all message from the receiving domain without forwarding them to the recipients.
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37 Claims
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1. A method at a receiving domain for processing a communication sent from a sender in a sending domain to a recipient in the receiving domain, the method comprising:
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receiving the communication sent from the sender;
receiving from the sending domain a trust level associated with the sender;
determining whether a trust criterion is satisfied based on the received information; and
processing the received communication based on whether the trust criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to process a communication sent from a sender to a recipient, by a method comprising:
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receiving the communication sent from the sender;
receiving a trust level associated with the sender;
determining whether a trust criterion is satisfied based on the received information; and
processing the received communication based on whether the trust criterion is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer system for processing a communication sent from a sender in a sending domain to a recipient in a receiving domain, comprising:
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a component that receives the communication sent from the sender;
a component that determines a trust level associated with the sender;
a component that determines whether a trust criterion is satisfied; and
a component that processes the received communication based on whether the trust criterion is satisfied.
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