ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,940, issued on May 27, was assigned to GVE Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Currency management system and electronic signature device" was invented by Keita Takamatsu (Tokyo), Koji Fusa (Tokyo) and Yu Kusakabe (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A currency management system that excels in security and includes legal tender as a management target. A transaction information management device (TIMD) receives first transaction (Tr) information from a user terminal, and an account information management device receives second Tr information from the TIMD. The (TIMD) receives third Tr information from the account information management device, and a curr...