A number and/or frequency of electronic data communications received from a sender or group of senders during a period of time may be monitored (e.g., counted). When more than a threshold number of electronic communications are communicated by the sender during the period of time, an ability of the sender...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7032023?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7032023 - Throttling electronic communications from one or more senders
Throttling electronic communications from one or more senders