Namecheap Secure ID Validation Patent US12609932B2
Summary
The USPTO granted US Patent 12609932B2 to Namecheap, Inc. on April 21, 2026, covering a method of detecting fraudulent activity during user authentication. The patent describes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity. The patent contains 21 claims and lists H04L 63/0884 and G06Q 50/265 among its CPC classifications.
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The USPTO granted US Patent 12609932B2 (B2 reissue) to Namecheap, Inc. on April 21, 2026, for a method of detecting fraudulent activity during user authentication. The patented method includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control.
Competitors in the identity verification and authentication technology space should be aware that any competing systems performing similar continuous image capture during authentication may implicate this patent. Third parties seeking to develop or offer similar fraud detection functionality during user onboarding or authentication flows should consider whether licensing is necessary or whether alternative design approaches are required to avoid potential infringement exposure.
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Grant US12609932B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
NAMECHEAP, INC.
Inventors
Phillip Mckegney, Hicham Al Mallah
Abstract
A method of detecting fraudulent activity during authenticating users and user identifications includes initiating a user's device to capture a sequence of images of the user to be authenticated commencing when the camera is operational and prior to receiving from the user a selection of the control that triggers capture of images and/or continuing until detecting that the user has selected the control to trigger capture of images, thereby enabling capture of activity performed by the user prior to and contemporaneous with selecting the control, including any attempted fraudulent activity of the user to be authenticated. Video, still images and audio of the user seeking authentication can be captured.
CPC Classifications
H04L 63/0884 H04L 63/0861 H04L 63/30 G06F 16/22 G06F 16/245 G06F 16/248 G06F 21/62 G06Q 50/265
Filing Date
2024-06-18
Application No.
18747324
Claims
21
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