Efficient use of resources in message classification
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1. A system for routing a message through a plurality of test methods, the system comprising:
- memory storing information regarding the user;
a network interface for receiving a message via a communication network; and
a processor for executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor classifies the message, wherein classification of the message comprises selecting a plurality of test methods to apply to the received message in a selected sequence, the selection of the sequence based on the stored information regarding the user and likelihood of distinguishing between spam and non-spam.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for routing a message through a plurality of test methods. The method includes: receiving a message; applying a first test method to the message; updating a state of the message based on the first test method; and determining a second test method to be applied to the message based on the state.
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1. A system for routing a message through a plurality of test methods, the system comprising:
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memory storing information regarding the user; a network interface for receiving a message via a communication network; and a processor for executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor classifies the message, wherein classification of the message comprises selecting a plurality of test methods to apply to the received message in a selected sequence, the selection of the sequence based on the stored information regarding the user and likelihood of distinguishing between spam and non-spam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for routing a message through a plurality of test methods, the method comprising:
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storing information in memory regarding the user; receiving a message sent via a communication network; executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor classifies the message, wherein classification of the message comprises selecting a plurality of test methods to apply to the received message in a selected sequence, the selection of the sequence based on the stored information regarding the user and likelihood of distinguishing between spam and non-spam. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for routing a message through a plurality of test methods, the method comprising:
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storing information regarding the user; receiving a message via a communication network; and classifying the message, wherein classification of the message comprises; selecting a plurality of test methods to apply to the received message in a selected sequence, the selection of the sequence based on the stored information regarding the user and likelihood of distinguishing between spam and non-spam.
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