ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,581, issued on June 24.

"System and method for facially identifying a person for a sporting event" was invented by Todd Martin (Aubrey, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for identifying a person for a sporting event. The person is identified using pass-through facial recognition technology in which one or more images of the person are taken while the person is in motion. The person is identified by comparing one of the images taken while the person is in motion with a profile image of the person."

The patent was filed on March 15, 2023, under Application No. 18/121,828.

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