USPTO Patent Grant: Method Profiles Account Credential Sharing

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Published March 17th, 2026

Detected March 23rd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12581394B2 to Warner Media, LLC for a method and apparatus to profile account credential sharing using consumption data. The patent describes a system that determines factors indicative of account sharing and selects an intervention strategy.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12581394B2, titled 'Method profiles account credential sharing using consumption data,' to Warner Media, LLC. The patent details a method and system for analyzing consumption data and location information to identify patterns of account sharing. It describes determining factors indicative of sharing, applying weights using a learning model, and selecting an intervention strategy based on these factors.

This patent grant is primarily informational and does not impose new regulatory obligations on businesses. However, it highlights technological advancements in detecting and managing account sharing, which could influence future industry practices and potential regulatory considerations around digital service access and intellectual property protection. Companies involved in digital services and subscription models may find the described methods relevant to their internal security and customer management strategies.

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Method and apparatus to profile account credential sharing

Grant US12581394B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Warner Media, LLC

Inventors

Zhengyi Zhou, Deirdre Paul, Rakhi Seth-Forrest, Olivia Hong, Sanjeev Misra, Appavu Siva Prakasam, Ann Eileen Skudlark, Christopher Volinsky

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system or method that determines, based on consumption data and location information, groups of access portals, where the consumption data and the location information correspond to a time period in which the access portals are used to access a service using an account. The groups can be adjusted according to an intended benefit unit for the service and a sharing structure can be determined including benefit unit partitions for the account based on the adjusting. Factors can be determined, based on the benefit unit partitions, that are indicative of account sharing, as well as weights for the factors by applying a learning model to the consumption data. An intervention strategy can be selected from a group of intervention strategies according to the factors and the weights for the factors. Other embodiments are disclosed.