CROWDSOURCING E-MAIL FILTERING
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for crowdsourcing e-mail filtering, comprising:
- receiving an input from a community member indicating that one or more e-mails received by the community member is unwanted;
counting a number of inputs received from community members indicating that e-mail is unwanted based on one or more criteria;
flagging future e-mails based on the criteria when the number of inputs counted reaches a threshold for penalizing an originator or a group associated with the originator of the unwanted e-mail; and
denying delivery of future e-mails from the originator or from the group associated with the originator until a penalty period expires.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for crowdsourcing e-mail filtering. An embodiment operates by receiving an input from a community member indicating that an e-mail received by the community member is unwanted, counting a number of inputs received from community members indicating that e-mail is unwanted based on one or more criteria, flagging future e-mails based on the criteria when the number of inputs counted reaches a threshold for penalizing an originator or a group associated with the originator of the unwanted e-mail, and denying delivery of future e-mails from the originator or the group associated with the originator until a penalty period expires.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for crowdsourcing e-mail filtering, comprising:
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receiving an input from a community member indicating that one or more e-mails received by the community member is unwanted; counting a number of inputs received from community members indicating that e-mail is unwanted based on one or more criteria; flagging future e-mails based on the criteria when the number of inputs counted reaches a threshold for penalizing an originator or a group associated with the originator of the unwanted e-mail; and denying delivery of future e-mails from the originator or from the group associated with the originator until a penalty period expires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to; receive an input from a community member indicating that one or more e-mails received by the community member is unwanted; count a number of inputs received from the community members indicating that e-mail is unwanted based on one or more criteria; flag future e-mails based on the criteria when the number of inputs counted reaches a threshold for penalizing an originator or a group associated with the originator of the unwanted e-mail; and deny delivery of future e-mails from the originator or from the group associated with the originator until a penalty period expires. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving an input from a community member indicating that one of more e-mails received by the community member is unwanted; counting a number of inputs received from community members indicating that e-mail is unwanted based on one or more criteria; flagging future e-mails based on the criteria when the number of inputs counted reaches a threshold for penalizing an originator or a group associated with the originator of the unwanted e-mail; and denying delivery of future e-mails from the originator or the group associated with the originator until a penalty period expires. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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