Moderating electronic communications

US9191235B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

• Steve Clagg · Seattle, US
• Philip Yue-Leung Chan · Redmond, US
• Durlabh Malik · Bothell, US
• Shawn M. Thomas · Redmond, US
• Yamin Wang · Hubei, CN
• Elroy J. Dyksen · Redmond, US
• Sara L. Manning · Bellevue, US
• Jiaming Wang · Lanzhou, CN
• Daniel Godbout · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2010
• Grant date: Nov 17, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 5, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L51/42
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for moderating an electronic message includes intercepting the electronic message at a server computing device, and evaluating content of the electronic message at the server computing device to determine if the electronic message is required to enter a moderation workflow prior to delivering the electronic message to at least one recipient. The method also includes sending an approval request message from the server computing device to at least one moderator device, receiving a first moderation decision message at the server computing device from the at least one moderator, sending an update message from the server computing device to the at least one moderator to update the approval request message to include one or more properties of the first moderation decision, and removing the approval request message from the moderation workflow.