Patents by Inventor Michael John O'Reirdan

Michael John O'Reirdan 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).

  • Address couplet communication filtering
    Patent number: 10284504
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide an approved address couplet listing for communication handling. An inbound communication including sender and recipient field entries may be compared as a pair or couplet against the listing to determine whether the inbound communication should be discarded, subjected to additional (spam related) processing, or forwarded for storage or delivery purposes. The comparison may take place in conjunction with one or more hashing functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John O'Reirdan, Michael Kemp
  • Address Couplet Communication Filtering
    Publication number: 20130246550
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide an approved address couplet listing for communication handling. An inbound communication including sender and recipient field entries may be compared as a pair or couplet against the listing to determine whether the inbound communication should be discarded, subjected to additional (spam related) processing, or forwarded for storage or delivery purposes. The comparison may take place in conjunction with one or more hashing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Camcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John O'Reirdan, Michael Kemp
  • Address couplet communication filtering
    Patent number: 8463938
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide an approved address couplet listing for communication handling. An inbound communication including sender and recipient field entries may be compared as a pair or couplet against the listing to determine whether the inbound communication should be discarded, subjected to additional (spam related) processing, or forwarded for storage or delivery purposes. The comparison may take place in conjunction with one or more hashing functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John O'Reirdan, Michael Kemp
  • Address Couplet Communication Filtering
    Publication number: 20110099291
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system are disclosed that provide an approved address couplet listing for communication handling. An inbound communication including sender and recipient field entries may be compared as a pair or couplet against the listing to determine whether the inbound communication should be discarded, subjected to additional (spam related) processing, or forwarded for storage or delivery purposes. The comparison may take place in conjunction with one or more hashing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael John O'Reirdan, Michael Kemp