Patents by Inventor Brian D. Cunningham

Brian D. Cunningham 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).

  • System and method for detecting and filtering unsolicited and undesired electronic messages
    Patent number: 8219630
    Abstract: A sending device locates and stores identifying information for each electronic message sent by the device. A receiving device, upon receipt of an electronic message, locates identifying information for the electronic message and the purported sending device of the message. The receiving device communicates a confirmation request to the purported sending device which contains identifying information for the message. The sending device receives confirmation messages and replies to such messages confirming that the message was sent if identifying information in the confirmation request corresponds to identifying information stored by the sending device and denying that the message was sent if the identifying information in the confirmation request does not correspond to stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Message Level, LLC
    Inventor: Brian D. Cunningham
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND FILTERING UNSOLICITED AND UNDESIRED ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
    Publication number: 20110307567
    Abstract: A sending device locates and stores identifying information for each electronic message sent by the device. A receiving device, upon receipt of an electronic message, locates identifying information for the electronic message and the purported sending device of the message. The receiving device communicates a confirmation request to the purported sending device which contains identifying information for the message. The sending device receives confirmation messages and replies to such messages confirming that the message was sent if identifying information in the confirmation request corresponds to identifying information stored by the sending device and denying that the message was sent if the identifying information in the confirmation request does not correspond to stored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: MESSAGE LEVEL LLC
    Inventor: Brian D. Cunningham
  • System and method for detecting and filtering unsolicited and undesired electronic messages
    Patent number: 8005899
    Abstract: A sending device locates and stores identifying information for each electronic message sent by the device. A receiving device, upon receipt of an electronic message, locates identifying information for the electronic message and the purported sending device of the message. The receiving device communicates a confirmation request to the purported sending device which contains identifying information for the message. The sending device receives confirmation messages and replies to such messages confirming that the message was sent if identifying information in the confirmation request corresponds to identifying information stored by the sending device and denying that the message was sent if the identifying information in the confirmation request does not correspond to stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Message Level LLC
    Inventor: Brian D. Cunningham