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Apparatus and method for electronic mail filtering

US7636947B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2004
Grant dateDec 22, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/107
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for distributed management of phrase-based security policy, the security policy applied with respect to a digital medium, the method comprising: storing at least one phrase together with accompanying security policy; assigning an owner to at least one of the stored phrases; scanning and analyzing the digital medium in order to locate and identify the at least one stored phrase; upon locating the at least one phrase within a digital item in the digital medium: applying the security policy with respect to the digital item, and notifying the owner.

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