Patent ID: 9094236
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for collaborative filtering of junk electronic mail (e-mail), comprising: establishing a group member list, the group member list comprising group members, the group members comprising users having e-mail addresses designated as multiple member addresses, the group members electing to join the group member list, the group member list further comprising the multiple member addresses of the group members; receiving an e-mail message at a service provider, wherein the e-mail message comprises a source address and a recipient address; searching a collaborative junk register (CJR) for the recipient address in the group member list, the CJR configurable by the group members using an editor and configured to associate the multiple member addresses with one or more junk addresses; comparing the source address to the one or more junk addresses; and filtering the e-mail message at the service provider prior to sending the e-mail message to any of the multiple member addresses in the group membership list to prevent delivery of the e-mail message to an email server in response to locating the recipient address in the group member list and identifying the source address as the one or more junk addresses, wherein the filtering further comprises: