Method and apparatus for preventing outgoing spam e-mails by monitoring client interactions
US8601065B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L51/212
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for preventing spam e-mail messages from being propagated or transmitted by monitoring user interaction events associated with the system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for processing a first e-mail message on a system that transmits e-mail message and has an input device includes identifying an attempt to transmit the first e-mail message; and determining whether a user interaction event has occurred within a given time interval. If it is determined that a user interaction event has not occurred within the given time interval, the first e-mail message is prevented from being transmitted.
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