US Patent Issued to MasterCard International on Sept. 9 for "Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for secure individual identification" (New York, New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,987, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to MasterCard International Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).

"Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for secure individual identification" was invented by Raman Narayanswamy (Pelham, N.H.) and Przemek Praszczalek (Irvington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A privacy-enhancing system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for securely identifying an individual over time without retaining sensitive biometric data. In one embodiment, the system includes a local identity server including an electronic processor, a communication interface, and a memory. The electronic pro...