US Patent Issued to NEXRF on Oct. 21 for "Proximity based authentication system and method" (Nevada Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,367, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to NEXRF CORP. (Reno, Nev.).

"Proximity based authentication system and method" was invented by Michael Anthony Kerr (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A proximity based authentication system and method is described. The system includes a gateway, a cloud component, and a mobile device. The gateway is associated with a particular location and is communicatively coupled to a cloud component. The gateway includes a gateway short-range wireless radio capable of establishing a short-range wireless communication channel. The mobile device is also communicatively coupled the cloud component and ...