Patent ID: 7774421
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for mitigating address book weaknesses that permit sending of e-mail to wrong addresses, said method comprising: determining prior to sending an e-mail message whether one of a plurality of recipients of an e-mail message should receive said e-mail message, said determining prior to sending said e-mail message comprising: presenting said determining to said sender, wherein identities of said plurality of recipients and a time stamp of when said e-mail message was sent to said plurality of recipients are stored in said database, wherein, according to said history information, a recipient having a time stamp older than a dynamically defined threshold time stamp is determined to be said new recipient, wherein a plurality of characteristics of said e-mail message received by said plurality of recipients from said sender is stored in said database, wherein, according to said history information, a recipient of an e-mail message having different characteristics than said plurality of characteristics stored in said database is determined to be said new recipient, wherein an other of said plurality of recipients receives said e-mail message and determines whether said one of said plurality of recipients is one of said new recipient and said ordinary recipient, and wherein said user has an ability to withdraw said e-mail message prior to a reading of said e-mail message by said first plurality of recipients.