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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Comcast Cable Communications, Llc, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael John O'Reirdan, Palmyra, NJ (US);
Michael Kemp, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04L 12/58 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 51/12 (2013.01); G06Q 10/107 (2013.01); H04L 51/14 (2013.01); H04L 51/38 (2013.01); H04L 63/0236 (2013.01);
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.