METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPAM REPORTING BY REFERENCE
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an electronic message on a mobile electronic device;
generating a reference from the electronic message; and
transmitting a spam report from the mobile electronic device to a report server, the spam report notifying the report server that the electronic message is spam and including the reference without including the electronic message itself, the reference usable to identify the electronic message
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Abstract
Methods and systems for spam reporting by reference are described. In one embodiment, an electronic message may be received by a mobile electronic device. A spam report may be transmitted from the mobile electronic device to a report server. The spam report may notify the report server that the electronic message is spam and include a reference to the electronic message without including the electronic message itself. The reference may be usable to identify the received message.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an electronic message on a mobile electronic device; generating a reference from the electronic message; and transmitting a spam report from the mobile electronic device to a report server, the spam report notifying the report server that the electronic message is spam and including the reference without including the electronic message itself, the reference usable to identify the electronic message - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message on a mobile electronic device; extracting a uniform resource locator (URL) from the MMS message, the URL being assigned by a multimedia messaging service center (MMSC); and transmitting a spam report from the mobile electronic device to a report server, the spam report notifying the report server that the MMS message is spam and including the URL without including the MMS message itself, the URL usable to identify the MMS message
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a spam report on a sever from a mobile electronic device, the spam report including a notification that an electronic message received by the mobile electronic device is spam and a reference to the electronic message without including the electronic message itself; and transmitting the spam report to facilitate blocking of additional electronic messages based on the reference. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a communication portion configured to receive an electronic message; and a processing portion configured generate a reference from the electronic message, the processing portion being further configured, in cooperation with the communication portion, to transmit a spam report from the mobile electronic device through a network to a report server, the spam report notifying the report server that the electronic message is spam and including the reference without including the electronic message, the reference usable to identify the electronic message - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A server device comprising:
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a communication portion configured to receive a spam report from a mobile electronic device, the spam report including a notification that an electronic message received by the mobile electronic device is spam and a reference to the electronic message without including the electronic message itself; and a processing portion configured, in cooperation with the communication portion, to transmit the spam report for facilitating blocking of additional electronic messages based on the reference.
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