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Method and system for recognizing desired email

  • US 20070214220A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2006
  • Published: 09/13/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of recognizing an incoming email message as being desired, comprising the steps of:

  • (i) arranging the contents of an outgoing email message into at least one message fragment;

    (ii) for each message fragment creating a representation of at least a portion of the contents of the fragment;

    (iii) storing each created representation;

    (iv) arranging the contents of an incoming email message into at least one message fragment;

    (v) for at least one message fragment of the incoming message creating a representation of at least a portion of the contents of the fragment;

    (vi) comparing each representation of a fragment created in step (v) to the stored representations created in step (ii) to identify matches therebetween; and

    (vii) identifying the incoming email message as being desired if the matches identified meet a pre-defined threshold test.

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