IP Library Granted Patent US 12665893
Granted Patent B2
US 12665893 · App. 19/288,508 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Network-level, key-based platform linking

Inventors: Christopher Michael Petersen (Lakeway, TX); Tim Kuchlein (Lakeway, TX)
Assignee: 1080 Network, Inc.
G06Q20/3829
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Patent No.
US 12665893
App. No.
19/288,508
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a network linking technique that improves the functionality of a computer in various aspects. The techniques comprise responsive to an exchange request, receiving, originating from a member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking code request comprising a member-specific identifier corresponding to the member platform; providing, to an internal service, the linking code request to generate an ephemeral transport object storing a linking code and a link reference corresponding to the member-specific identifier and the linking code; providing the linking code to the member platform; receiving, originating from the another member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking request comprising the linking code; and authorizing, using the second member platform, the exchange request based on the linking code.

Claims (77)

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

responsive to an exchange request at a first member platform within a member computing ecosystem, receiving, by one or more processors and originating from a second member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking code request comprising a second member-specific identifier corresponding to the second member platform;

providing, by the one or more processors and to an internal service, the linking code request to generate an ephemeral transport object storing a linking code and a link reference corresponding to the second member-specific identifier and the linking code;

providing, by the one or more processors, the linking code to the second member platform;

receiving, by the one or more processors and originating from the first member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking request comprising the linking code;

providing, by the one or more processors, the linking request to the internal service to receive the link reference from the ephemeral transport object of the internal service;

providing, by the one or more processors, the link reference to the first member platform;

receiving, by the one or more processors and originating from the first member platform, a universally unique ephemeral key (UUEK) request comprising the link reference;

generating, by the one or more processors, a UUEK based on the second member-specific identifier corresponding to the link reference;

providing, by the one or more processors, the UUEK to the first member platform;

receiving, by the one or more processors and originating from the first member platform, the exchange request with the UUEK; and

authorizing, by the one or more processors and using the second member platform, the exchange request based on the UUEK.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the UUEK comprises a second member partition corresponding to the second member platform within the member computing ecosystem and an exchange identifier.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein authorizing the exchange request comprises:

identifying, by a first member service corresponding to the first member platform, a second member service corresponding to the UUEK based on the second member partition;

providing the exchange request to the second member service;

providing, by the second member service, an authorization request to the second member platform;

receiving, originating from the second member platform, an authorization response based on the authorization request; and

providing the authorization response to the first member service.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , further comprising:

providing, by the first member service, the authorization response to the first member platform.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the exchange request originates from a terminal corresponding to the first member platform and the first member platform provides an indication of the authorization response to the terminal.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

(i) the linking code request is received via a second interface preconfigured for the second member platform, and

(ii) the linking request is received via a first interface preconfigured for the first member platform.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

instantiating the internal service;

providing the second member-specific identifier to the internal service to initiate a generation of the linking code and the ephemeral transport object;

receiving the linking code from the internal service.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the linking code is a universally unique identifier (UUID) and the link reference comprises the linking code wrapped with the second member-specific identifier.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the ephemeral transport object in response to receiving the link reference.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the ephemeral transport object in response to an elapsed time exceeding a time threshold.

11 . A system comprising:

an intermediary platform; and

a set of member platforms within member computing ecosystem communicatively connected to the intermediary platform, wherein the intermediary platform comprises one or more processors; and one or more memories storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

responsive to an exchange request at a first member platform within the member computing ecosystem, receiving, originating from a second member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking code request comprising a second member-specific identifier corresponding to the second member platform;

providing, to an internal service, the linking code request to generate an ephemeral transport object storing a linking code and a link reference corresponding to the second member-specific identifier and the linking code;

providing the linking code to the second member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking request comprising the linking code;

providing the linking request to the internal service to receive the link reference from the ephemeral transport object of the internal service;

providing the link reference to the first member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform, a universally unique ephemeral key (UUEK) request comprising the link reference;

generating, a UUEK based on the second member-specific identifier corresponding to the link reference;

providing the UUEK to the first member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform, the exchange request with the UUEK; and

authorizing, using the second member platform, the exchange request based on the UUEK.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the UUEK comprises a second member partition corresponding to the second member platform within the member computing ecosystem and an exchange identifier.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein authorizing the exchange request comprises:

identifying, by a first member service corresponding to the first member platform, a second member service corresponding to the UUEK based on the second member partition;

providing the exchange request to the second member service;

providing, by the second member service, an authorization request to the second member platform;

receiving, originating from the second member platform, an authorization response based on the authorization request; and

providing the authorization response to the first member service.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:

providing, by the first member service, the authorization response to the first member platform.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the exchange request originates from a terminal corresponding to the first member platform and the first member platform provides an indication of the authorization response to the terminal.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:

(i) the linking code request is received via a second interface preconfigured for the second member platform, and

(ii) the linking request is received via a first interface preconfigured for the first member platform.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:

instantiating the internal service;

providing the second member-specific identifier to the internal service to initiate a generation of the linking code and the ephemeral transport object;

receiving the linking code from the internal service.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the linking code is a universally unique identifier (UUID) and the link reference comprises the linking code wrapped with the second member-specific identifier.

19 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

responsive to an exchange request at a first member platform within a member computing ecosystem, receiving, originating from a second member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking code request comprising a second member-specific identifier corresponding to the second member platform;

providing, to an internal service, the linking code request to generate an ephemeral transport object storing a linking code and a link reference corresponding to the second member-specific identifier and the linking code;

providing the linking code to the second member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform within the member computing ecosystem, a linking request comprising the linking code;

providing the linking request to the internal service to receive the link reference from the ephemeral transport object of the internal service;

providing the link reference to the first member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform, a universally unique ephemeral key (UUEK) request comprising the link reference;

generating, a UUEK based on the second member-specific identifier corresponding to the link reference;

providing the UUEK to the first member platform;

receiving, originating from the first member platform, the exchange request with the UUEK; and

authorizing, using the second member platform, the exchange request based on the UUEK.

20 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise removing the ephemeral transport object in response to receiving the link reference.