Patent ID: 7334020
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: G06Q,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of notifying a user of an electronic communication system comprising the steps of: receiving an electronic message addressed to the user from a sender comprising a message body and at least one of a plurality of fields to an electronic communication process in execution within a computer system, the message body comprising at least signature address data; identifying occurrences of first electronic address data within the received electronic message, said first electronic address data representing an identity of an enterprise associated with the sender within at least the signature address data; associating with the first electronic address data a sender top level domain, the sender top level domain being a predetermined portion of the electronic address of the sender contained within the received electronic message; identifying occurrences of second electronic address data within the received electronic message, said second electronic address data representing an electronic address formatted according to a protocol for directing the electronic message, the second electronic address data comprising at least the sender top level domain; identifying occurrences of third electronic address data within the received electronic message, said third address data representing an electronic address formatted according to the protocol for directing the electronic message, the third electronic address data comprising at least a top level domain other than a top level domain of the user and the sender top level domain; automatically comparing the second and the third electronic address data with fourth electronic address data stored on the computer; and providing a notification to the user, the notification provided upon determining the presence of at least one of the second and the third electronic address data, the notification other than a prompt to add the identified second and the third electronic address data to the fourth electronic address data.