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

Claim 0:
1. A device that utilizes simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) to improve security of an e-commerce system, the device comprising:
a communication interface; and
a processor that is communicatively coupled to the communication interface;
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, using the communication interface, a first message, 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;

authorize 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 the communication interface to transmit a SMTP email message 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.