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Suppressing spam using a machine learning based spam filter

US7680886B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2003
Grant dateMar 16, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/212
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Computer implemented methods, apparati, and computer readable media for suppressing spam entering a computing device. A method embodiment comprises the steps of routing an electronic message leaving the computing device to a machine learning based spam filter defining the message to be clean; and training the filter, with the message being an input to the filter.

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