Identification and filtration of digital communications
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1. A method to handle digital communications, the method comprising:
- receiving a complaint communication from a receiving system, the complaint communication being generated in response to receipt of a first digital communication by the receiving system;
determining a first digital signature for at least a portion of the first digital communication;
selecting a second digital signature from among multiple stored digital signatures;
comparing the first digital signature with the second digital signature;
incrementing a counter associated with the second digital signature conditioned on the first digital signature matching the second digital signature;
conditioned on the first digital signature not matching the second digital signature;
determining whether the first digital signature matches any of the multiple stored digital signatures, andstoring the first digital signature among the multiple stored digital signatures conditioned on the first digital signature not matching any of the multiple stored digital signatures; and
modifying the handling of digital communications that include at least a portion having a digital signature that matches the second digital signature based on the counter associated with the second digital signature.
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Abstract
An apparatus for classifying digital communications includes an interface module, an identification module, and a notification module. The interface module enables a recipient to perceive information relating to one or more digital communications received by the recipient. The identification module enables a first interface element capable of enabling the recipient to classify the digital communications among at least one category. The notification module notifies a network server of a classification received from the recipient using the first interface element.
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1. A method to handle digital communications, the method comprising:
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receiving a complaint communication from a receiving system, the complaint communication being generated in response to receipt of a first digital communication by the receiving system; determining a first digital signature for at least a portion of the first digital communication; selecting a second digital signature from among multiple stored digital signatures; comparing the first digital signature with the second digital signature; incrementing a counter associated with the second digital signature conditioned on the first digital signature matching the second digital signature; conditioned on the first digital signature not matching the second digital signature; determining whether the first digital signature matches any of the multiple stored digital signatures, and storing the first digital signature among the multiple stored digital signatures conditioned on the first digital signature not matching any of the multiple stored digital signatures; and modifying the handling of digital communications that include at least a portion having a digital signature that matches the second digital signature based on the counter associated with the second digital signature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for handling digital communications, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving module for receiving a complaint communication from a receiving system, the complaint communication being generated in response to receipt of a first digital communication by the receiving system; a determining module for determining a first digital signature for at least a portion of the first digital communication; a selection module for selecting a second digital signature from among multiple stored digital signatures; a comparison module for comparing the first digital signature with the second digital signature; a counter associated with the second digital signature configured to be incremented conditioned on the first digital signature matching the second digital signature; a determination and storage module configured to, conditioned on the first digital signature not matching the second digital signature, determine whether the first digital signature matches any of the multiple stored digital signatures and store the first digital signature among the multiple stored digital signatures conditioned on the first digital signature not matching any of the multiple stored digital signatures; and a digital communication processing module configured to modify the handling of digital communications that include at least a portion having a digital signature that matches the second digital signature based on the counter associated with the second digital signature. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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