ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,108, issued on May 13, was assigned to Adeia Guides Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).

"User authentication based on wireless signal detection in a head mounted device" was invented by Kamal J. Koshy (Aurora, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Authentication of a user wearing a head mounted display using wireless channel characteristics, such as wireless channel sounding, is disclosed. A transmission signal from a signal transmitter passes over the face or other parts of the head of the user and is received by a signal receiver, also in, at or near the head mounted display. The input signal received is processed according to the known transm...