Patents by Inventor Michael V. Olivier

Michael V. Olivier 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).

  • Collecting, aggregating, and managing information relating to electronic messages
    Patent number: 7653695
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing information relating to electronic messages is provided. A first set of data related to one or more message senders is obtained from a first source, such as an email sever or email gateway. Each message sender has sent one or more electronic messages. A second set of data related to the one or more message senders is obtained from a second source. Message volume information that describes the messages sent by the one or more message senders for a period of time is determined based on the first set of data and the second set of data. The message volume information may be used to determine whether a particular message sent by a particular message sender is unsolicited. If a particular message is determined to be unsolicited, various actions may be performed on messages sent by the sender of the particular message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Ironport Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Flury, Scott Banister, Craig Sprosts, Patrick R. Peterson, Michael V. Olivier