Using Distinguishing Properties to Classify Messages

• US 20080104184A1
• Filed: 10/29/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quest Software, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MailFrontier Incorporated (SonicWall Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wilson, Brian, Penzias, Arno, Koblas, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,882,189 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/245 Query processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for classifying a message. The method includes receiving the message, identifying in the message a distinguishing property; generating a signature using the distinguishing property; and comparing the signature to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages.

Claims

1. A method for classifying a message, comprising:

receiving the message;

identifying in the message a distinguishing property;

generating a signature using the distinguishing property; and

comparing the signature to a database of signatures generated by previously classified messages.

2-28. -28. (canceled)