Method and system of controlling communications delivery to a user

A method of controlling communications delivery to a user, the method comprising:

• (a) generating an internet protocol address space comprising internet protocol addresses associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
• (b) assigning an integrity value to an integrity rating associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
• (c) assigning a user controllable selection to a set of receiving options associated with said one or more communications networks;
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• (d) filtering communications received from said one or more communications networks in accordance with one or more respective said integrity values and said selection.

A computer program product comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a signal bearing medium for performing a method of controlling communications delivery to a user, the method comprising:

• (a) generating an internet protocol address space comprising internet protocol addresses associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
• (b) assigning an integrity value to an integrity rating associated with said each communications network;
• (c) assigning a user controllable selection to a set of receiving options associated with said one or more communications networks;
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• (d) filtering communications received from said one or more communications networks in accordance with one or more respective said integrity values and said selection.

A system of controlling communications delivery to a user, the system comprising:

• (a) a network integrity rating component for assigning an integrity value to an integrity rating associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit communications for delivery to the user;
• (b) an options selection component for assigning a user controllable selection to a set of receiving options associated with said one or more communications networks;
• (c) a database for storing said integrity value and a plurality of marketing communication internet protocol addresses in respective association with said each communications network;
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• (d) a filter for filtering communications traceable to at least one of said plurality of internet protocol addresses in accordance with an associated said integrity value and said selection.

A method of controlling communications delivery to a user, the method comprising:

• (a) generating an internet protocol address space comprising internet protocol addresses associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
• (b) assigning an integrity value to an integrity rating associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
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• (c) assigning a user controllable selection to a set of receiving options associated with said one or more communications networks.

A method of controlling communications delivery to a user at the network level, the method comprising:

• (a) generating an internet protocol address space comprising internet protocol addresses associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
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• (b) assigning an integrity value to an integrity rating associated with each of one or more communications networks operable to transmit marketing communications for delivery to the user;
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• (c) allowing a user to inform its communications provider that it does not want to receive communications originating from a communications network having a low integrity value associated therewith.