E-mail system

• US 20060253597A1
• Filed: 02/01/2006
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mujica Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mujica Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Mujica, Alberto
• Application Number:
  US11/346,085
• Publication Number:
  US 20060253597A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/229
• 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

Abstract

A system and method for filtering communications between a sender and a recipient based on information stored in a database. The system comprises a client program, a web service program and a web interface for entering information to the database. The method comprises receiving a communication from a sender, extracting unique identification information from the communication that identifies the sender of the communication, extracting a first set of information stored in the database that is associated with the unique identification information, extracting a second set of information that is stored in the database that is associated with, a recipient'"'"'s preferences about the types of communications the recipient is willing to receive, comparing the first set of information with the second set of information to determine if the communication should be allowed or denied, allowing the communication to reach its intended recipient or denying the delivery of the communication based on the result of the comparison of the first set of information with the second set of information, and billing the sender for each delivery of the communication.

Claims

1. A method for filtering communications comprising:

a. receiving a communication from a sender;

b. extracting unique identification information from the communication that identifies the sender of the communication;

c. extracting a first set of information stored in a database that is associated with the unique identification information;

d. extracting a second set of information that is stored in the database that is associated with a recipient'"'"'s preferences about the types of communications the recipient is willing to receive;

e. comparing the first set of information with the second set of information to determine if the communication should be allowed or denied;

f. allowing the communication to reach its intended recipient or denying the delivery of the communication based on the result of the comparison of the first set of information with the second set of information;

g. billing the sender for each delivery of the communication.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of information includes data regarding previously sent communications.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of information includes one or more of the senders name, address and telephone number.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the database is located remote from the sender and the recipient.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a notice to the sender when the communication is denied.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising denying the delivery of the communication if the first set of information is not available for the sender.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the notice invites the sender to register with a service so that future communications can be delivered to recipients.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication is an e-mail communication.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the unique identifier is a server address for the sender.

10. A method for filtering e-mail communications comprising:

a. receiving an e-mail communication from a sender;

b. extracting at least one unique identification information from the e-mail communication that identifies the sender of the e-mail communication;

c. extracting a first set of information stored in a database that is associated with the at least one unique identification information;

d. extracting a second set of information that is stored in the database that is associated with a recipient'"'"'s preferences about the types of e-communications the recipient is willing to receive;

e. comparing the first set of information with the second set of information to determine if the e-mail communication should be allowed or denied;

f. allowing the e-mail communication to reach its intended recipient or denying the delivery of the e-mail communication based on the result of the comparison of the first set of information with the second set of information;

g. billing the sender for each delivery of the e-mail communication.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one unique identification information is the sender'"'"'s mail server IP address.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first set of information includes one or more of when the sender last verified it'"'"'s e-mail address, when the sender last verified it'"'"'s mailing address, when the sender last verified it'"'"'s telephone number, the last time the sender sent an e-mail communication containing a virus and what type of e-mail sending patterns the sender has developed.