ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,969, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to INSTITUT NATIONAL D'OPTIQUE (Quebec, Canada).

"Computer-implemented method of performing a comparison between an actual response to image stimuli and a response template" was invented by Suzie Dufour (Quebec, Canada), Pierre Galarneau (Quebec, Canada) and Andre Fougeres (Quebec, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The method can include acquiring response data including a digital representation of an actual physiological reflex response of a user to exposure to a stimuli sequence associated to the user ID, the stimuli sequence including personal images and generic images; providing response t...