Krishna Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US Jason Walter - San Jose CA, US Vasantha K. Vemula - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
709206
Abstract:
Techniques involving identification of electronic messages that are the first contact between the sender identification and addressed recipients. One representative technique includes identifying electronic messages originating from a sender that are first contact electronic messages between the sender and targeted recipients. The sender of the electronic messages may be designated as a source of unsolicited messages if heuristics involving the first contact electronic messages indicate a distribution of unsolicited messages by the sender.
Personalized Email Interactions Applied To Global Filtering
Krishna C. Vitaldevara - Fremont CA, US Eliot C. Gillum - Mountain View CA, US Jason D Walter - San Jose CA, US Robert McCann - Fall City WA, US Vasantha K. Vemula - Fremont CA, US Mehrdad Bidgoli - San Jose CA, US
Assignee:
MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA
International Classification:
G06F 15/16
US Classification:
709206
Abstract:
A computer implemented method for filtering unwanted bulk email in an email system and providing a positive user experience is provided. The method enables protection of email users from unsolicited bulk email using user-provided data on user interactions at both a user storage level and a global level with an email system. Metadata on user interactions with messages is collected. Messages are received by the system and evaluated using a global filter which assigns a score resulting in a message action. The action may be message delivery, message non-delivery or message routing, based on a score assigned by the global filter. When the message is delivered to user storage, the message may be examined relative to the metadata, and may alter the message action to an action different than the message action resulting from the score. Metadata for a plurality of users is returned to the global filter for use in making filtering future messages and modifies the global filter.
Identifying First Contact Unsolicited Communications
- Redmond WA, US Jason Walter - San Jose CA, US Vasantha K. Vemula - Fremont CA, US
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA
International Classification:
H04L 12/58
US Classification:
709206
Abstract:
Techniques involving identification of electronic messages that are the first contact between the sender identification and addressed recipients. One representative technique includes identifying electronic messages originating from a sender that are first contact electronic messages between the sender and targeted recipients. The sender of the electronic messages may be designated as a source of unsolicited messages if heuristics involving the first contact electronic messages indicate a distribution of unsolicited messages by the sender.