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Detecting, classifying, and enforcing policies on social networking activity

US11036778B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Proofpoint, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard B. Sutton · San Mateo, US
Anthony Lawrence Dorie · San Francisco, US
Wenchang Yan · Burlingame, US
Devin H. Redmond · Encinitas, US
Raymond Kruck · Burlingame, US
Daniel Oshiro Nadir · Carlsbad, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2019
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Technology is disclosed for detecting, classifying, and/or enforcing policies on social networking activity. The technology can store a content policy, classify content posted to a social network, determine that the classification corresponds to the content policy, and apply an action specified by the content policy to the posted content.

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