Patent ID: 7299261
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for classifying a message comprising: receiving a message, the message including a message body; summarizing the body of the message to produce a summary, wherein summarizing the body of the message includes removing at least one word that is not to be used in classifying the message, and replacing a word in the body of the message with a canonical equivalent which identifies a group of synonymous words or phrases; generating a signature based on the summary; comparing the signature based on the summary to a database of signatures corresponding to signatures of previously received and classified messages; classifying the message as an unsolicited message if the signature based on the summary matches a signature in the database of signatures, the signature in the database of signatures corresponding to a previously identified unsolicited message; and transferring the unsolicited message to a storage medium reserved for unsolicited messages.