Message Handling

• US 20090300126A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 12/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Menadue, Andrew J.
• Application Number:
  US12/431,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content

Abstract

A mechanism is provided for handling a message being transmitted from a sender to a recipient. A processing component receives a message from the sender and information identifying the recipient. The processing component access a first predefined ruleset for the identified recipient and applies the first predefined ruleset to the message. The processing component identifies infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message. Based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message, the processing component either corrects the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message or presents the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender. The processing component transmits a corrected message to the recipient.

Claims

1. A method, in a processing component of a server, for handling a message being transmitted from a sender to a recipient, the method comprising:

receiving, by the processing component, a message from the sender,

receiving, by the processing component, information identifying the recipient,

accessing, by the processing component, a first predefined ruleset for the identified recipient,

applying, by the processing component, the first predefined ruleset to the message,

identifying, by the processing component, infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message either correcting, by the processing component, the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message, or presenting, by the processing component, the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, and

transmitting, by the processing component, a corrected message to the recipient.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, from a client device, a ruleset indicator for the sender to the processing component.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receiving, by the processing component, an amended message from the sender,

applying, by the processing component, the first predefined ruleset to the amended message,

identifying, by the processing component, infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message either correcting the infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message or presenting the infringements of the first predefined ruleset for the amended message to the sender.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receiving, by the processing component, an ignore command from the sender, and

transmitting, by the processing component, an uncorrected message to the recipient.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the processing component, information identifying a second recipient,

accessing, by the processing component, a second predefined ruleset for the identified second recipient, the second predefined ruleset being different from the first predefined ruleset,

applying, by the processing component, the second predefined ruleset to the message,

identifying, by the processing component, infringements of the second predefined ruleset and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the ruleset within the message either correcting the identified infringements of the second redefined ruleset within the message or presenting the identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, and

transmitting, by the processing component, a corrected message to the second recipient.

6. A system for handling a message being transmitted from a sender to a recipient, the system comprising:

a server device arranged to receive a message and to receive information identifying the recipient from a client device, and

a processing component within the server arranged to;

access a first predefined ruleset for the identified recipient,

apply the first predefined ruleset to the message,

identify infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message either correct the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message, or present the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the client device, and

transmit a corrected message to the recipient.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the client device is further arranged to transmit a ruleset indicator to the processing component.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the processing component is further arranged to:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receive an amended message from the sender,

apply the first predefined ruleset to the amended message,

identify infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the amended message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message either correct the infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message or present the infringements of the first redefined ruleset for the amended message to the sender.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein the processing component is further arranged to:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receive an ignore command from the sender, and

transmit an uncorrected message to the recipient.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein the processing component is further arranged to:

receive information identifying a second recipient,

access a second predefined ruleset for the identified second recipient, the second predefined ruleset being different from the first predefined ruleset,

apply the second redefined ruleset to the message,

identify infringements of the second predefined ruleset and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message either correct the identified infringements or second redefined ruleset within the message or present the identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, and

transmit a corrected message to the second recipient.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer recordable medium having a computer readable program recorded thereon, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

receive a message for a recipient from a sender,

receive information identifying the recipient,

access a first predefined ruleset for the identified recipient,

applying the first predefined ruleset to the message,

identify infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message either correct the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message, or present the identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, and

transmit a corrected message to the recipient.

12. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:

receive a ruleset indicator for the sender.

13. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receive an amended message from the sender,

apply the first predefined ruleset to the amended message,

identify infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the amended message and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message either correct the infringements of the first predefined ruleset within the amended message or present the infringements of the first predefined ruleset for the amended message to the sender.

14. The computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:

following presenting of the identified infringements of the first redefined ruleset within the message to the sender, receive an ignore command from the sender, and

transmit an uncorrected message to the recipient.

15. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer readable program further causes the computing device to:

receive information identifying a second recipient,

access a second predefined ruleset for the identified second recipient, the second predefined ruleset being different from the first predefined ruleset,

apply the second predefined ruleset to the message,

identify infringements of the second predefined ruleset and based on identifying a set of identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message either correct the identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message or present the identified infringements of the second predefined ruleset within the message to the sender, and

transmit a corrected message to the second recipient.