Patents by Inventor Todd Haverkos

Todd 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
    Publication number: 20060031306
    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: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Todd Haverkos