Patent ID: 7487170

Claim:
A system for a plurality of receivers of electronic messages to avoid unwanted electronic communications, the system comprising: a network connected device, wherein the device is configured to: receive a set of data identifying the location of the device; and transmit a communications signal comprising the set of data and an electronic message directed to one of the plurality of receivers; and a database which comprises: a table comprising the plurality of receivers; and a plurality of filtering rules, each filtering rule dictating how to filter electronic messages originating in one or more of a plurality of geographic regions, wherein each of the plurality of receivers in the table is associated with one or more of the plurality of filtering rules; a location comparison server, in communication with the device and the database, wherein the server is configured to: receive information comprising the set of data and an identification of the one of the plurality of receivers where the electronic message is directed; select a filtering rule from the plurality of filtering rules, wherein the selected filtering rule applies to the one of the plurality of receivers and to a geographic region within which the device is located.