ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,400,555, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to CHIRON PROPERTIES LLC (Columbia, Md.).

"System and method for detecting academic dishonesty and initiating corrective/disciplinary actions" was invented by Clay Cross (Fulton, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a system and method for detecting academic dishonesty and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions is presented. The present invention relates to a method of detecting academic dishonesty and initiating corrective or disciplinary actions. The invention is particularly suited for practical examinations where a student or other person being tested, i.e., any test taker, i...