Patent ID: 8032604
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing email messages, comprising: (a) providing multiple modules each one of which is configured to analyze email messages in a different manner than other ones of the modules; (b) for each of a plurality of received email messages, using a plurality of the modules to each independently determine a module output indicative of a level of sameness of the received email message with one or more prior email messages, wherein at least two of the modules being used are each assigned a non-zero weight indicative of the performance level of the module; (c) for each of the plurality of received email messages, determining an overall level of sameness of the received email message with one or more prior email messages by combining the module outputs of at least two of the plurality of modules using the non-zero weights assigned to the modules; (d) monitoring performance levels of the modules; and (e) adjusting the non-zero weights of at least two of the modules based on their performance levels;