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Identification of protected content in e-mail messages

US8713110B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2007
Grant dateApr 29, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L51/212
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of controlling distribution of content in a message sent by a message sender comprises receiving an indication from the message sender that the message is to be protected, identifying content in the message to be protected, adding the identified content to a database of protected content, and determining whether subsequently received content in a subsequently received message is associated with the identified content. A system for controlling distribution of content in a message sent by a message sender comprises a processor configured to receive an indication from the message sender that the message is to be protected, identify content in the message to be protected, add the identified content to a database of protected content, and determine whether subsequently received content in a subsequently received message is associated with the identified content.

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