Patent ID: 11961127
Assignee: SWOOP IP HOLDINGS LLC
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A method for improving security of an e-commerce system using simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), the method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a first message addressed, wherein the first message includes:
a visible SMTP link that includes non-visible information for a funds request, wherein the non-visible information includes an email address of an email payment gateway and a universal unique identifiers (UUID) that identifies transaction information including a sender of funds, and
a visible indicia of an amount of the funds request;

authorizing, by the processor, a transfer of funds from the sender in an amount derived from the UUID by executing the visible SMTP link, wherein activating the visible SMTP link causes a SMTP email message to be sent to the email payment gateway,
wherein the SMTP email message includes the UUID and the transfer of the funds is performed on a condition that the UUID is validated by the email payment gateway.