System and method for providing filtering email messages

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8606860
APP PUB NO 20060168059A1
SERIAL NO

11256674

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A method for filtering email messages for a user, includes (a) obtaining from the user a first set of email addresses over which the user asserts authority and a second set of email addresses from which email messages are to be accepted; (b) obtaining from the email messages the sender and recipient email addresses; and (c) filtering the email messages directed to any one of the email addresses in the first set of email addresses according to the second set of email addresses. In one implementation, accepted email addresses are generalized from the second set of email addresses. Once a user's email address is accepted, email from email addresses owned by the same sender are automatically accepted.

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  • AFFINI, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carlson, Josiah Irvine, US 1 91
Chang, William I Saratoga, US 11 2070

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