Adaptive filtering of annotated messages or the like

• US 7,930,389 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2007
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Mangione-Smith, William Henry, Lord, Robert W., Levien, Royce A., Jung, Edward K. Y., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): LAZARO, DAVID R
• Application Number:
  US11/986,559
• Publication Number:
  US 20090132667A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,246 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/203, 709/206
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/212 using filtering or selective blocking

Abstract

A system, method, computer program product, and carrier are described for obtaining an indication of one or more message filtering rules and accepting text-containing content after obtaining the indication of the one or more message filtering rules and after a value acceptance of a delivery evaluation of the text-containing content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages; and

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining, before review of a last portion of the content, acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected at least partly in response to one or more target identifiers of the content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected at least partly in response to one or more potential recipients.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

accepting content for transmission to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining by one or more remote sources acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after acceptance by one or more remote entities of one or more evaluations of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after receiving at least a first portion of the content;

determining one or more target identifiers of the content;

determining one or more evaluations of the at least a first portion of the content based upon at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected in response to at least one of the one or more target identifiers;

determining that at least one of the one or more evaluations passes one or more quantitative criteria; and

receiving acceptance of at least one of the one or more evaluations by one or more remote entities.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

initially determining one or more message filtering rules along one or more signal paths between one or more message sources and one or more message targets.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

determining one or more message filtering rules including at least one gradational threshold.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

determining one or more message filtering rules including at least one filtering indication.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection and a partial acceptance of one or more messages.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

determining one or more message filtering rules associated with one or more text and/or data patterns at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems after receiving at least a portion of the content.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transferring one or more resources at least partly in response to acceptability of the content.

17. A system comprising:

means for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages; and

means for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the means for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

means for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected at least partly in response to one or more target identifiers of the content.

19. A system comprising:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages; and

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for initially determining one or more message filtering rules along one or more signal paths between one or more message sources and one or more message targets.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules including at least one gradational threshold.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules including at least one filtering indication.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial resection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection and a partial acceptance of one or more messages.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected at least partly in response to one or more potential recipients.

25. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

circuitry for updating at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules associated with one or more text and/or data patterns at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages.

27. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

circuitry for transferring one or more resources at least partly in response to acceptability of the content.

28. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages comprises:

circuitry for determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems after receiving at least a portion of the content.

29. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for accepting content for transmission to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

30. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining by one or more remote sources acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

31. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining, before receiving a last portion of the content, acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

32. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected at least partly in response to one or more target identifiers of the content.

33. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after

receiving at least a first portion of the content;

determining one or more target identifiers of the content;

determining one or more evaluations of the at least a first portion of the content based upon at least one of the one or more message filtering rules selected in response to at least one of the one or more target identifiers;

determining that at least one of the one or more evaluations passes one or more quantitative criteria; and

receiving acceptance of at least one of the one or more evaluations by one or more remote entities.

34. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after acceptance by one or more remote entities of one or more evaluations the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

35. The system of claim 19, wherein the circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules comprises:

circuitry for transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining, before review of a last portion of the content, acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

36. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media bearing computer executable instructions for performing operations comprising:

determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial resection of one or more messages; and

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.

37. The media of claim 36, further comprising:

accessing one or more remote servers running another implementation of the operations.

38. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media bearing computer executable instructions for indicating an occurrence of operations comprising:

determining one or more message filtering rules at one or more intermediary systems based upon at least a partial rejection of one or more messages; and

transmitting content to one or more target systems by at least one of the one or more intermediary systems after determining at least one of the one or more message filtering rules and after determining acceptability of the content based upon application of at least one of the one or more message filtering rules.