Patent ID: 7603422
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a message from a sender via a network; verifying an identity of the sender using a plurality of identifying mechanisms referenced in a safe sender list, wherein at least one said identifying mechanisms is able to be performed without utilizing a sender's address and without querying the sender; filtering the message by taking a form of a weight for adding to a probability calculation using a linear model; processing the filtering of the message based on a form and a magnitude of the filtering by increasing or decreasing a probability that the message will be considered a spare; accessing the safe sender list which includes one or more available identifying mechanisms, wherein the available identifying mechanisms comprise a monetary attachment; verifying the message based on the monetary attachment; determining which of a plurality of hierarchical levels is satisfied by the message, routing the message based on the determined hierarchical level corresponding to the message.