US 11,797,589 B2
Reducing overcollection of unstructured data
Rupa Devi Thungala, Chennai (IN)
Assigned to PAYPAL, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by PayPal, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/528,758.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153339 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/335 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/335 (2019.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing instructions; and
one or more hardware processors configured to read the instructions and cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
accessing, as a part of a user account registration with an electronic service provider, an electronic file provided by a user through a user interface for a function provided by the electronic service provider, the function comprising an identity verification function;
identifying items of information that are contained in the electronic file;
determining necessary items of information in the electronic file that are needed to perform the function;
masking unnecessary items of information in the electronic file that are not needed to perform the function;
presenting a masked electronic file to the user through the user interface, wherein the masked electronic file removes a display of the unnecessary items of information and shows the necessary items of information; and
sending a request to a user device, the request requesting a user consent to allow the masked electronic file to be stored in a database accessible by the electronic service provider.