ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,387,458, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Method for generating an augmented image and associated device" was invented by Stephane Gentric (Courbevoie, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method including: for each image forming part of a plurality of images showing an individual, applying processing to the image so as to produce a biometric template relating to the individual; calculating an average template constituting an average of the biometric templates produced; modifying a chosen image from the plurality of images into a modified image, the modification being adapted ...