ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,348,903, issued on July 1, was assigned to NCR Atleos Corp. (Atlanta).
"Asset tracking and notification processing" was invented by Sudip Rahman Khan (Decatur, Ga.), Matthew Robert Burris (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Christopher John Costello (Suwanee, Ga.) and Gregory Joseph Hartl (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An asset is identified in a predefined area. The type of asset is identified through video or wireless tag identification. A security policy associated with the type of asset is obtained. Entries in an asset log are recorded based on a location of the asset, an individual handling the asset, and/or actions taken by an individual...