System for managing e-mail traffic

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8499042
APP PUB NO 20050188028A1
SERIAL NO

10864141

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According to a first embodiment of the invention, if an e-mail sender attempts to make too many connections within a predetermined period of time, the excess connections are automatically rejected. According to a second embodiment of the invention, an agreement is established between an e-mail sender and an e-mail recipient that states when the sender may send e-mail messages to the recipient. According to a third embodiment of the invention, trend data reflecting an amount of e-mail sent by a sender is collected. The trend data can be used to establish a rate limit for the sender. According to a fourth embodiment of the invention, separate rate limits are established for authenticated and unauthenticated mail from addresses. According to a fifth embodiment of the invention, a sender may have a rate at which their e-mail is transmitted reduced if they exceed predetermined rate limits.

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  • UNWIRED PLANET, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown,, Jr Bruce L Goleta, US 7 23
Chaube, Rajesh P Tokyo, JP 3 90
Fleischman, Robert M Concord, US 12 598
Granoff, Mark H Framingham, US 6 99
Silberman, Samuel G Arlington, US 8 119
Zraly, Michael S Somerville, US 3 90

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