G06Q 20/385
Using an alias or single-use codes
Official title: {using an alias or single-use codes}
G06Q20/385 (Using an alias or single-use codes) appears on 2,822 US grants and 4,442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06Q- Granted patents
- 2,822
- Published applications
- 4,442
- Assignees
- 1,032
- Inventors
- 6,080
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 22 |
| 2002 | 10 | 104 |
| 2003 | 9 | 82 |
| 2004 | 10 | 68 |
| 2005 | 25 | 55 |
| 2006 | 36 | 52 |
| 2007 | 31 | 77 |
| 2008 | 37 | 102 |
| 2009 | 43 | 156 |
| 2010 | 63 | 94 |
| 2011 | 64 | 131 |
| 2012 | 79 | 165 |
| 2013 | 100 | 163 |
| 2014 | 105 | 192 |
| 2015 | 79 | 198 |
| 2016 | 79 | 249 |
| 2017 | 117 | 234 |
| 2018 | 140 | 192 |
| 2019 | 139 | 278 |
| 2020 | 162 | 269 |
| 2021 | 249 | 344 |
| 2022 | 259 | 319 |
| 2023 | 274 | 255 |
| 2024 | 269 | 280 |
| 2025 | 219 | 227 |
| 2026 | 131 | 134 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for providing compensation, rebate, cashback, and reward for using mobile and wearable payment services, digital currency, NFC touch payments, mobile digital card barcode payments, and multimedia haptic capture buying22 Sep 2026US 12,743,710 B2
- Multi-function electronic payment card and device system15 Sep 2026US 12,737,748 B2CardWare, Inc.
- Tap-to-verify proof of payment challenge15 Sep 2026US 12,737,758 B2DoorDash, Inc.
- Systems and methods for facilitating secure electronic transactions25 Aug 2026US 12,718,237 B2
- Systems and methods for authentication device-assisted transactions25 Aug 2026US 12,718,245 B2Wells Fargo Bank, N. A.
- Tokenizing a primary account number prior to transmission to a terminal8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311167 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Low friction bank selection and checkout method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311178 A1Capital One Services, LLC
- Method and apparatus for performing transactions over a network using cross-origin communication1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300963 A1Stripe, Inc.
- Multi-token provisioning, online purchase transaction processing, and card life cycle management systems and methods1 Oct 2026US 2026/0300964 A1Capital One Financial Corporation
- Secure processing of data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0289555 A1Royal Bank of Canada
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic online commerce card with transactionproxy number for online transactions1,437US 5,883,810 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1999
- Digital active advertising1,262US 5,724,424 AOpen Market, Inc. · 1998
- Children's credit or debit card system1,251US 5,953,710 A1999
- Electronic online commerce card with customer generated transaction proxy number for online transactions1,063US 6,000,832 AMicrosoft Corporation · 1999
- Cardless payment system1,045US 6,227,447 B1First USA Bank, N.A. · 2001