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US 12,626,009 · App. 18/402,148 · Granted May 12, 2026

In-transit email review and data collection

Inventors: Vinith Raj (Stevenson Ranch, CA); Sriharsha Angara (Fremont, CA)
Assignee: GEN DIGITAL INC.
G06F21/6245H04L51/212H04L63/04
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Patent No.
US 12,626,009
App. No.
18/402,148
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for in-transit email review and data collection. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving a plurality of original emails at an alias email address. The alias email address may be associated with a user. Once a plurality of original emails are received at the alias email address, the method may include analyzing the plurality of original emails to identify relevant data contained within the plurality of original emails, and storing a copy of the identified relevant data in a database that is accessible by the user.

Claims (56)

1 . A computer-implemented method for email review and data collection, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:

receiving one or more original emails at an alias email address, wherein the alias email address is associated with a user;

analyzing the content of the one or more original emails to identify relevant data contained within the content of the one or more original emails;

storing a copy of the identified relevant data in a database that is accessible by the user;

for each original email in the one or more original emails that includes relevant data, determining whether the relevant data includes sensitive data;

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a first original email in the one or more original emails includes sensitive data, extracting the sensitive data from the first original email to create a modified email; and

forwarding the modified email to a personal email address that is associated with the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the database is a private vault.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the relevant data includes information that falls within one or more categories specified by the user.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a second original email in the one or more original emails lacks sensitive data, forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, for each original email in the one or more original emails, whether an importance threshold is met;

in response to a determination that a second original email in the one or more original emails does not exceed the importance threshold, discarding the second original email without forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user; and

in response to a determination that a third original email in the one or more original emails exceeds the importance threshold, forwarding the third original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a summary email that contains a summary of the relevant data stored in the database; and

sending the summary email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

7 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method for email review and data collection, the method comprising:

receiving one or more original emails at an alias email address, wherein the alias email address is associated with a user;

analyzing the content of the one or more original emails to identify relevant data contained within the content of the one or more original emails;

storing a copy of the identified relevant data in a database that is accessible by the user;

for each original email that includes relevant data in the one or more original emails, determining whether the relevant data includes sensitive data;

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a first original email in the one or more original emails includes sensitive data, extracting the sensitive data from the first original email to create a modified email; and

forwarding the modified email to a personal email address that is associated with the user.

8 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the database is a private vault.

9 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , wherein the relevant data includes information that falls within one or more categories specified by the user.

10 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a second original email in the one or more original emails lacks sensitive data, forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

11 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining, for each original email in the one or more original emails, whether an importance threshold is met;

in response to a determination that a second original email in the one or more original emails does not exceed the importance threshold, discarding the second original email without forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user; and

in response to a determination that a third original email in the one or more original emails exceeds the importance threshold, forwarding the third original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 7 , further comprising:

generating a summary email that contains a summary of the relevant data stored in the database; and

sending the summary email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

13 . A computing device comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising one or more computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform a method for email review and data collection, the method comprising:

receiving one or more original emails at an alias email address, wherein the alias email address is associated with a user;

analyzing the content of the one or more original emails to identify relevant data contained within the content of the one or more original emails;

storing a copy of the identified relevant data in a database that is accessible by the user;

for each original email that includes relevant data in the one or more original emails, determining whether the relevant data includes sensitive data;

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a first original email in the one or more original emails includes sensitive data, extracting the sensitive data from the first original email to create a modified email; and

forwarding the modified email to a personal email address that is associated with the user.

14 . The computing device of claim 13 , wherein the relevant data includes information that falls within one or more categories specified by the user.

15 . The computing device of claim 14 , wherein the one or more categories include marketing and sales information, contact information, product information, travel information, entertainment data, login credentials, or sensitive data.

16 . The computing device of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

in response to a determination that the relevant data of a second original email in the one or more original emails lacks sensitive data, forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

17 . The computing device of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

determining, for each original email in the one or more original emails, whether an importance threshold is met;

in response to a determination that a second original email in the one or more original emails does not exceed the importance threshold, discarding the second original email without forwarding the second original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user; and

in response to a determination that a third original email in the one or more original emails exceeds the importance threshold, forwarding the third original email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

18 . The computing device of claim 13 , the method further comprising:

generating a summary email that contains a summary of the relevant data stored in the database; and

sending the summary email to the personal email address that is associated with the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: RAJ, VINITH; ANGARA, SRIHARSHA
To: GEN DIGITAL INC.
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