Patent ID: 7860223
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to provide a confirmation warning to a target sender of an electronic communication prior to transmitting the electronic communication from the target sender to a target recipient, there being an established pattern of communication between the target sender and the target recipient, the method comprising: examining details about the established pattern of communication between the target sender and the target recipient; determining if specified details about the electronic communication are consistent with the details about the established pattern of communication; in response to determining that the specified details about the electronic communication are not consistent with the details about the established pattern of electronic communication, setting a pattern warning flag and saving those details of the electronic communication determined to be not consistent; determining if the target recipient of the electronic communication has been designated as a sensitive recipient; determining if the electronic communication comprises content that has been designated as sensitive; in response to determining that the target recipient of the electronic communication has been designated as the sensitive recipient, setting a sensitive message flag, and saving information about the sensitive recipient; in response to determining that the electronic communication comprises content that has been designated as sensitive, setting the sensitive message flag, and saving information about the content determined to be sensitive; in response to detecting the presence of at least one of the pattern warning flag and the sensitive message flag, making available to the target sender a confirmation warning including at least one of the saved details of the electronic communication not consistent with the established pattern of communication, the saved information about the sensitive recipient, and the saved information about the content determined to be sensitive; and in response to the target sender confirming acceptability of the target recipient to receive the electronic communication, transmitting the electronic communication to the target recipient.