Method and system for verifying a recipient of a communication
View Patent ↗A method and system for communicating a message in an electronic messaging environment is provided. A method employed by the system may include generating a personalized communication model related to a user, determining the validity of a token associated with an intended recipient of the message based on information in the personalized communication model, extracting entities from the message, determining whether the entities extracted match the intended recipient, and indicating to the user whether the token is valid and whether the entities match the intended recipient. The tokens correspond to email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses associated with intended recipients. The personalized communication model includes the names and tokens associated with those individuals with whom the user communicates. The personalized communication model is seeded with information including social, spatial, temporal and logical information related to the user. The personalized communication model is generated by a network processor.
1. An electronic messaging method comprising:
generating, by a network processor, a personalized communication model associated with a sender of a communication, wherein the personalized communication model defines statistical information related to the occurrence of previous communications between the sender and one or more recipients of the communications, wherein the statistical information enables the determination of a likelihood that the sender actually meant to send the communication to the one or more recipients;
determining, by an address quality engine, whether a token specified by the sender that defines a recipient of the communication matches an intended recipient of the communication from the sender based on the statistical information defined by the personalized communication model; and
indicating to the sender that the intended recipient does not match the recipient associated with the token when the token is determined to not match the intended recipient.
2. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
extracting entities from the communication;
determining whether the entities extracted match the intended recipient; and
indicating to the sender whether the entities match the intended recipient.
3. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the personalized communication model includes identifying data associated with an individual with whom the sender communicates, the identifying data including a name and at least one token associated with the individual.
4. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the personalized communication model identifies a communication channel utilized for communicating communications and a time when and place where the communication channel is utilized.
5. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the token corresponds to at least one of: an email address, a phone number, and an address associated with an intended recipient.
6. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising seeding the personalized communication model based on at least one of: social, spatial, temporal and logical information related to the sender.
7. The electronic messaging method according to claim 2 , wherein entities are extracted from at least one of: a header portion of a communication, a subject portion of a communication, a body portion of a communication, metadata associated with the communication, and a document attached to the communication.
8. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating the personalized communication model from a network processor to at least one of: a sending terminal, and a receiving terminal;
wherein the network processor generates the personalized communication model.
9. The electronic messaging method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
updating the personalized communication model based on a communication communicated by the sender.
10. The electronic messaging method according to claim 1 , wherein the personalized communication model is generated and maintained by a network processor acting as a proxy for communications between a sending terminal and a receiving terminal.
11. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon, a computer program comprising at least one code section for carrying out electronic messaging acts, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform acts of:
generating a personalized communication model associated with a sender of a communication, wherein the personalized communication model defines statistical information related to the occurrence of previous communications between the sender and one or more recipients of the communications, wherein the statistical information enables the determination of a likelihood that the sender actually meant to send the communication to the one or more recipients;
determining whether a token specified by the sender that defines a recipient of the communication matches an intended recipient of the communication from the sender based on the statistical information defined by the personalized communication model; and
indicating to the sender that the intended recipient does not match the recipient associated with the token when the token is determined to not match the intended recipient.
12. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one code section comprises code that enables:
extracting entities from the communication;
determining whether the entities extracted match the intended recipient; and
indicating to the sender whether the entities match the intended recipient.
13. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein the personalized communication model includes identifying data associated with an individual with whom the sender communicates, the identifying data including a name and at least one token associated with the individual.
14. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein the personalized communication model includes a communication channel utilized for communicating communications and a time when and place where the communication channel is utilized.
15. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 12 , wherein entities are extracted from at least one of: a header portion of a communication, a subject portion of a communication, a body portion of a communication, metadata associated with the communication, and a document attached to the communication.
16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein the personalized communication model is generated by a network processor and communicated to at least one of: a sending terminal, and a receiving terminal.
17. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 16 , wherein the personalized communication model is updated with additional information when the sender communicates communications.
18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage according to claim 11 , wherein the personalized communication model is generated and maintained by a network processor acting as a proxy for communications between a sending terminal and a receiving terminal.
19. A system for electronic messaging, the system comprising:
a network processor with circuitry operable to generate a personalized communication model associated with a sender of a communication, wherein the personalized communication model defines statistical information related to the occurrence of previous communications between the sender and one or more recipients of the communications, wherein the statistical information enables the determination of a likelihood that the sender actually meant to send the communication to the one or more recipients;
an address quality engine configured to determine whether a token specified by the sender that defines a recipient of the communication matches an intended recipient of the communication from the sender based on the statistical information defined by the personalized communication model; and indicate to the sender that the intended recipient does not match the recipient associated with the token when the token is determined to not match the intended recipient.
20. The system according to claim 19 , further comprising circuitry operable to extract entities from the communication, determine whether the entities extracted match the intended recipient, and indicate to the sender whether the entities match the intended recipient.
21. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the personalized communication model includes identifying data associated with an individual with whom the sender communicates, the identifying data including a name and at least one token associated with the individual.
22. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the personalized communication model includes a communication channel utilized for communicating communications and a time when and place where the communication channel is utilized.
23. The system according to claim 19 , wherein entities are extracted from at least one of: a header portion of a communication, a subject portion of a communication, a body portion of a communication, metadata associated with the communication, and a document attached to the communication.
24. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the personalized communication model is generated by a network processor and communicated to at least one of: a sending terminal, and a receiving terminal, and wherein the personalized communication model is updated with additional information when the sender communicates communications.
25. The system according to claim 19 , wherein the personalized communication model is generated and maintained by a network processor acting as a proxy for communications between a sending terminal and a receiving terminal.