ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,299,688, issued on May 13, was assigned to Alitheon Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).
"Authentication-triggered processes" was invented by Justin Lynn Withrow (Bellevue, Wash.) and David Justin Ross (Redmond, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Digital fingerprints are used to authenticate a physical item. Authentication attempts may automatically trigger various predetermined processes. Different processes may take place depending on whether the authentication was successful. The process(es) may be computer-implemented, for example, using executable scripts. The triggered process(es) may be immediate ("real-time"), or delayed, deferred, or batch...