JOHN B DAVIS, FNP
Nursing at Barlite Blvd, San Antonio, TX

7711781, May 4, 2010

Nov 9, 2004

10/984299

John F. Davis - Durham NC, US
Kevin D. Himberger - Durham NC, US
Clark D. Jeffries - Durham NC, US
Mohammad Peyravian - Cary NC, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/16

709206, 707758, 707922, 709207, 705 14

A technique for tracking one or more thresholds relating to the blocking of a particular screen name used on an IM system is disclosed. If the number of people who have blocked a particular screen name reaches a threshold amount, a determination is made that the screen name is being used by a spimmer or other bothersome person, and disciplinary action can be taken. In a preferred embodiment, the email address associated with a user name of a suspected spimmer is identified and all screen names associated with that email address are also subjected to disciplinary action, if desired. Thus, an IM company can suspend all screen names of a spimmer that are tied to the same email address, even though not all (or even none) of the screen names individually have reached a threshold level for discipline/suspension.

8468208, Jun 18, 2013

Jun 25, 2012

13/532061

John Fred Davis - Research Triangle Park NC, US
Kevin David Himberger - Research Triangle Park NY, US
Clark Debs Jeffries - Durham NC, US
Garreth Joseph Jeremiah - Markham, CA

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/16

709206

A system, method and program product for blocking unwanted e-mails. An e-mail is identified as unwanted. A source IP address of the unwanted e-mail is determined. Other source IP addresses owned or registered by an owner or registrant of the source IP address of the unwanted e-mail are determined. Subsequent e-mails from the source IP address and the other IP addresses are blocked. This will thwart a spammer who shifts to a new source IP address when its spam is blocked from one source IP address.