Patent Granted for Privacy Disclosure Systems and Methods

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 27th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted a patent for systems and methods related to privacy disclosure and consent. The patent covers processes for intercepting service requests, managing user privacy preferences, and validating disclosure manifests between end users and service providers.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12585823B2 for "Systems and methods for facilitating privacy disclosure and consent." This patent details a process that intercepts service requests, retrieves user privacy preferences, and facilitates the exchange and validation of disclosure manifests between end users and service providers. The invention aims to enhance how user privacy preferences are managed and disclosed in communication networks.

While this is a patent grant and not a direct regulatory mandate, it signifies technological innovation in data privacy management. Companies developing or utilizing systems for user consent and data disclosure should be aware of this patented technology. Compliance officers should consider how existing or planned systems align with the functionalities described in the patent, particularly concerning user preference management and disclosure validation, to avoid potential intellectual property conflicts.

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Systems and methods for facilitating privacy disclosure and consent

Grant US12585823B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Inventors

Eric Y Lee

Abstract

A method includes intercepting a service request from an end user to a service provider; retrieving, from a storage, a list of user preferences of the end user for privacy and disclosure on a communication network; providing the service request of the end user and the list of user preferences to the service provider if the service provider is to process the user preferences; receiving a service response acknowledging the acceptance or rejection of the user preferences or a disclosure manifest or both if the service provider processes the user preferences; receiving the disclosure manifest if the service provider does not process the user preferences; validating the user preferences and the disclosure manifest; and providing, to the end user, the service response, actions taken based on the validation and the acknowledgement.