Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer conferencing – Demand based messaging
Reexamination Certificate
2003-11-03
2008-05-13
Jacobs, LaShonda T (Department: 2157)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer conferencing
Demand based messaging
C709S203000, C709S217000, C709S223000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07373385
ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, a method for operating a server is provided. The method comprises receiving a plurality of reports from a community of users, each report identifying an email message as spam or not spam; and determining if the email message is spam based on a number of the reports received from the community of users, and a trust factor associated with each user.
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Cloudmark, Inc.
Jacobs LaShonda T
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
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