Electronic message filter

US7496628B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Susquehanna International Group, LLP · US

Inventors

• John E. Arnold · Minneapolis, US
• Joel K. Greenberg · Reading, US
• Edward W. Macomber · Westford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2003
• Grant date: Feb 24, 2009
• Expiry date: Oct 23, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/107
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method and system for identifying content in an unsent electronic message composed by a sender affiliated with a business, wherein the content is potentially not authorized by the business or potentially harmful to the business. An electronic screening tool is applied to the unsent electronic message prior to transmission of the unsent electronic message from a server, associated with the business, to the recipient. The electronic screening tool is programmed to identify content that is potentially not authorized by the business or potentially harmful to the business. The sender's request to transmit the electronic message to the recipient may be automatically cancelled and/or expunged from the server if the output of the electronic screening tool indicates that the unsent electronic message contains content that is potentially not authorized by the business or potentially harmful to the business.The present invention is also directed to a method for identifying whether a first party is engaging in electronic communications that are potentially harmful to the first party in commercial or residential environments. An electronic screening tool i…