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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Capital One Services, Llc, McLean, VA (US);
Taurean Butler, Richmond Hill, GA (US);
Christine Berglund, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Adam Vukich, Springfield, VA (US);
Jessica Greenberg, New York, NY (US);
Colin Hart, Arlington, VA (US);
Mykhaylo Bulgakov, Arlington, VA (US);
Jason Ji, Reston, VA (US);
Kaylyn Gibilterra, New York, NY (US);
CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A method for providing a locked electronic item includes receiving a selection of an electronic lock and the electronic item from a first computing device associated with a sender. The electronic lock includes a lock clue and a lock solution. The method includes determining an answer input field configuration that includes a number of input boxes and spaces that may be arranged to correspond to the lock solution. The method includes transmitting the lock clue and the input field configuration to a second computing device associated with a recipient for display by the second computing device and receiving an attempted lock solution from the second computing device. The method further includes transmitting the electronic item to the second computing device for display or use by the second computing device in response to determining that the attempted lock solution matches the lock solution.