USPTO Patent Grant: Secure Registration Method and System

ChangeBridge: Patent Grants - Business Methods (G06Q)

Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 25th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12586044B2 for a secure registration method and system. The patent, assigned to SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC, facilitates secure transactions between users and vendors through a payment server by managing customer data subsets and tokens.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12586044B2, titled "Secure registration method and system," to SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC. This patent covers methods and apparatus for secure registration, enabling transactions between a user and a vendor facilitated by a payment server. Key aspects include storing customer information with attributes, transmitting subsets of data based on these attributes, and using tokens to complete transactions.

This patent grant is primarily informational for entities involved in payment processing, e-commerce, and data security. While it does not impose new regulatory obligations, companies developing or utilizing similar secure registration or transaction systems should be aware of this intellectual property. The patent's claims, particularly those related to data subset transmission and token usage, may impact future product development and existing systems in the fintech and e-commerce sectors.

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Method and system for a secure registration

Grant US12586044B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC

Inventors

James Kassemi, Lawrence Glen Holcomb

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for secure registration to enable transactions between a first user and a vendor that is facilitated by a payment server are disclosed. The method may comprise storing a form soliciting customer information including a plurality of fields, wherein at least one of the plurality of fields is associated with an attribute. The method including receiving a copy of the form including customer data in all of the plurality of fields and transmitting a first subset of the customer data based on the attribute associated with the first subset of the customer data. The method including receiving a token in response to the transmission of the first subset of customer data and transmitting the token and a second subset of the customer data, wherein the second subset is based on the attribute associated with the second subset of customer data.