System and method for redaction of identification data in electronic mail messages
AssigneeReturn Path, Inc.
InventorsRobert S. POTTER, Bradford J. FULTS
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Abstract
A system and method redacts information from messages, and especially messages of an email campaign. The system receives a plurality of campaign reports, each campaign report including campaign data associated with the email campaign. The system redacts information from the campaign data, such as personal information of one or more recipients of the email campaign.
Claims19
A method for redacting personal identification information from an email campaign or other group of email messages sharing content structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a plurality of campaign reports, each campaign report including campaign data associated with a plurality of email messages from the email campaign;
- and
- redacting information from the plurality of email messages, the information including personal information of one or more recipients of the plurality of email messages.
A system for evaluating the effectiveness of an email campaign, the system comprising:
- a secure server configured to receive campaign data;
- an analytics cluster configured to:
- receive a series of email messages from a single email campaign,
- redact information from the email messages, the information including personal information of one or more recipients of the email campaign,
- combine the email messages from the plurality of reports to produce a single report corresponding to the email campaign,
- a database server configured to store campaign data;
- and
- a web server configured to present campaign data to an end user.
A system for providing information about a plurality of email messages sharing content structure, each of the plurality of email messages sent to an individual recipient through one or more internet service providers (ISPs), the system comprising:
- a processor configured to receive the plurality of email messages received by the ISPs, identify the plurality of email messages as sharing content structure, and redact personal identification information from the plurality of email messages.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.