ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,747, issued on Feb. 3.
"Method and apparatus for conducting secure financial and informational transactions via portable smart devices" was invented by Gary J. Wilson (Carmel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A technique for conducting secure financial and informational transactions via portable smart devices is disclosed, in which two transaction devices, e.g. an ATM and a smartphone or other smart connected device are both substantially simultaneously accessible by the user and are both independently connected with the account server by a secure connection between the transaction device for the ATM and a secure connection betwe...