Patents by Inventor Michael Sheinin

Michael Sheinin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Detection of spam images
    Patent number: 8503717
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing image attachments to email messages and reliably determines whether the image includes spam, so that the message can be blocked. A method for processing email messages comprises processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheinin, Rob Targosz
  • DETECTION OF SPAM IMAGES
    Publication number: 20120087586
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing image attachments to email messages and reliably determines whether the image includes spam, so that the message can be blocked. A method for processing email messages comprises processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Sheinin, Rob Targosz
  • Detection of spam images
    Patent number: 8103048
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing image attachments to email messages and reliably determines whether the image includes spam, so that the message can be blocked. A method for processing email messages comprises processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: McAfee, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Sheinin, Rob Targosz
  • Detection of spam images
    Publication number: 20090141985
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing image attachments to email messages and reliably determines whether the image includes spam, so that the message can be blocked. A method for processing email messages comprises processing an image included in or attached to an email message to determine whether the image includes features that indicate whether the image is spam and determining whether the image is spam based on the included features that indicate whether the image is spam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Sheinin, Rob Targosz