Patents by Inventor Todd David Haverkos

Todd David Haverkos 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).

  • Method and apparatus for scoring unsolicited e-mail
    Patent number: 7761567
    Abstract: A method for filtering spam is disclosed comprising the steps of: assigning weights to a plurality of recipient e-mail addresses; determining a set of similar e-mails from a plurality of e-mails sent to the recipient addresses; calculating a score based for each set of similar e-mails; placing the score in the header of the e-mail; determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; and responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold, tagging and/or filtering the e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd David Haverkos
  • Method and apparatus for scoring unsolicited e-mail
    Patent number: 7627670
    Abstract: A method for filtering spam is disclosed comprising the steps of: assigning weights to a plurality of recipient e-mail addresses; determining a set of similar e-mails from a plurality of e-mails sent to the recipient addresses; calculating a score based for each set of similar e-mails; placing the score in the header of the e-mail; determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; and responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold, tagging and/or filtering the e-mail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd David Haverkos
  • Method and Apparatus for Scoring Unsolicited E-mail
    Publication number: 20090210507
    Abstract: A method for filtering spam is disclosed comprising the steps of: assigning weights to a plurality of recipient e-mail addresses; determining a set of similar e-mails from a plurality of e-mails sent to the recipient addresses; calculating a score based for each set of similar e-mails; placing the score in the header of the e-mail; determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; and responsive to determining that the score exceeds the threshold, tagging and/or filtering the e-mail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd David Haverkos