USPTO Patent Grant: Data Lifecycle Discovery and Management

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO has granted patent US12585817B2 to PayPal, Inc. for techniques related to data lifecycle discovery and management. The patent covers a platform that identifies user data, determines compliance with data protection laws, generates compliance rules, and assesses risk scores.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted patent US12585817B2 to PayPal, Inc. The patent, titled "Data lifecycle discovery and management," describes a Data Lifecycle Discovery Platform (DLDP) designed to identify user data, determine its compliance with jurisdictional data protection laws and agreements, and generate rules to enforce these obligations. The DLDP can also assess risk scores, manage user data rights, and remediate non-compliance issues, utilizing machine learning to enhance its functions.

This patent grant is primarily of interest to technology companies and their legal and compliance departments involved in data management, privacy, and security. While patents do not impose direct regulatory obligations, the technology described could influence industry practices and future regulatory considerations around data privacy and compliance. Companies should be aware of patented technologies in this space, particularly those that leverage AI for compliance and risk assessment, as they may impact product development and competitive landscapes.

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Data lifecycle discovery and management

Grant US12585817B2 Kind: B2 Mar 24, 2026

Assignee

PayPal, Inc.

Inventors

Deepa Madhavan, Sudheer Kilari, Meena Nagarajan, Alejandro Picos, Vladimir Bacvanski, Arunkumar Kannimar Ponnaiah, Srinivasabharathi Selvaraj

Abstract

Techniques for data lifecycle discovery and management are presented. Data lifecycle discovery platform (DLDP) can identify data of users, data type, and language of data stored in data stores (DSs) of entities based on scanning of data from databases. DLDP determines compliance of DLDP and DSs with obligations relating to data protection arising out of jurisdictional laws or agreements. DLDP generates rules to facilitate complying with and enforcing laws and agreements. DLDP can determine, and present to authorized users, risk scores relating to levels of compliance of the DLDP, associated platforms, or entities, risk indicator metrics, or a privacy health index of the organization associated with DLDP. DLDP can manage user rights regarding data, and access to data in DSs and information relating thereto stored in secure data store of DLDP. DLDP can remediate issues involving anomalies indicating non-compliance. DLDP can utilize machine learning to enhance various functions of DLDP.