Method and system for classifying man vs. machine generated e-mail
US10778618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system, computer program product, and computer-implemented method for communicating electronic messages over a communication network coupled thereto are provided. The computer system comprises a network interface for receiving messages sent over the network and addressed to a user of the computer system; and computer executable electronic message processing software. The software comprises instructions for directing the computer system to receive a message over the network, and to identify whether a sender of the received electronic message is a human or a machine. The identifying includes first and second phases of operation. The first phase includes an offline phase employing information and activities resident on the computer system. The second phase includes an online phase employing resources remotely accessible over the network. The software further includes instructions for providing the user with the results of the identification as human or machine; and for performing automatic data extraction from the message if the message was identified to be from a machine.
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