US 12,248,917 B2
System and method for two-click validation
James Kassemi, Albuquerque, NM (US); Lawrence Glen Holcomb, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Dave Walz-Burkett, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/236,993.
Application 18/236,993 is a continuation of application No. 17/225,051, filed on Apr. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,775,948.
Application 17/225,051 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,218, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,017,366, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/298,218 is a continuation of application No. 14/299,726, filed on Jun. 9, 2014, granted, now 10,229,400, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/832,502, filed on Jun. 7, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0394451 A1, Dec. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 20/12 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/38215 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method that improves security of a transaction by utilizing Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the method comprising:
receiving, by a device of a user, a selection of a mailto link displayed on a website of a vendor server;
in response to the selection of the mailto link, executing by the device, an executable causing the device to perform the steps of:
generating an email response message addressed to an e-commerce system,
embedding a token to the email response message, wherein the token comprises a version frame and an email address of the user, and
sending the email response message to the e-commerce system; and
on a condition that the user is authenticated by the e-commerce system, receiving, by the device, a confirmation message from the vendor server,
wherein the user is authenticated by the e-commerce system:
decoding the token contained in the email response message to determine the version frame and the email address of the user,
validating the token based on the determination of the version frame and the email address of the user, and
sending a validation message to the vendor server based on the validating.