US 12,170,722 B1
Systems and methods for selectively sending encryption keys
Ric M. Pena, Boerne, TX (US); Arthur Quentin Smith, Fredericksburg, TX (US); and Brian Tougas, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/299,894.
Application 18/299,894 is a continuation of application No. 16/945,178, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,658,809.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/08 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 9/0819 (2013.01) [G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); H04L 9/088 (2013.01); H04L 9/0894 (2013.01); H04L 67/53 (2022.05); H04L 67/535 (2022.05); G06Q 2220/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive an indication to send user data to a target device;
set a price for the user data based on a type of the user data;
generate an encryption key associated with the user data based on the indication;
encrypt the user data with the encryption key to generate encrypted user data;
send the encrypted user data to the target device; and
send the encryption key to the target device based on:
the target device being authorized to receive the encryption key, the type of the user data, or both; and
the price being accepted by a third party associated with the target device.