Method and an apparatus to screen electronic communications
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- extracting URLs from electronic communication; and
analyzing the URLs extracted to determine whether the electronic communication is of a first predetermined category.
10 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and an apparatus to screen electronic communications have been disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes extracting URLs from electronic communication and analyzing the URLs extracted to determine whether the electronic communication is of a first predetermined category. Other embodiments have been claimed and described.
42 Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
extracting URLs from electronic communication; and
analyzing the URLs extracted to determine whether the electronic communication is of a first predetermined category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A machine-accessible medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a processor, will cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
-
generating one or more signatures of electronic communication based on URLs in the electronic communication; and
determining whether the electronic communication is of a first predetermined category using the one or more signatures generated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A system comprising:
-
a plurality of databases to store a plurality of predetermined signatures of a plurality of known electronic communications of a first predetermined category; and
a server, coupled to the plurality of databases, including;
a memory device to store a plurality of instructions; and
a processor, coupled to the memory device, to retrieve the plurality of instructions from the memory device and to perform operations in response to the plurality of instructions, the operations comprising;
extracting URLs from electronic communication to generate one or more signatures; and
comparing one or more of the one or more signatures generated against the plurality of predetermined signatures stored in the plurality of databases to determine whether the electronic communication is of the first predetermined category. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification