ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,541,939, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to SITA Information Networking Computing UK Ltd. (Middlesex, Great Britain).

"Image processing system and method" was invented by Sid Ryan (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an image processing system and method for identifying a user. The system comprises a processor configured to identify a first user in an image, determine a plurality of characteristic vectors associated with the first user, compare the characteristic vectors associated with the first user with a plurality of predetermined characteristic vectors associated with a plurality of users including the first user...