US 12,079,790 B2
Secure browser control using simple mail transfer protocol
James Kassemi, Albuquerque, NM (US); John P. Killoran, Jr., Albuquerque, NM (US); and Chad Person, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/837,522.
Application 17/837,522 is a continuation of application No. 17/113,722, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,373,156.
Application 17/113,722 is a continuation of application No. 15/912,134, filed on Mar. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,860,993, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 15/912,134 is a continuation of application No. 15/423,451, filed on Feb. 2, 2017, granted, now 9,911,150, issued on Mar. 6, 2018.
Application 15/423,451 is a continuation of application No. 14/582,071, filed on Dec. 23, 2014, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/096,440, filed on Dec. 23, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/920,278, filed on Dec. 23, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/920,039, filed on Dec. 23, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0318772 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/00 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 51/21 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 20/12 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/3823 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0637 (2013.01); G07G 1/0036 (2013.01); H04L 51/21 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for improving security of a computer network using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), the method comprising:
generating, by a server included in the computer network, a link and a unique token for a transaction, wherein the unique token comprises a value associated with the transaction;
causing, by the server, a browser of a user to display the link;
receiving, by the server, a response email via SMTP, wherein the response email is generated in response to the user enabling the link and the response email includes the unique token;
performing, by the server, an authentication of the response email;
decoding, by the server, the unique token to form a decoded token; and
causing, by the server, the browser to display different information based on the decoded token, on a condition that the authentication is approved.