ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,523, issued on March 18, was assigned to TECH FRIENDS INC. (Jonesboro, Ark.).
"Automated delivery tracking using biometric identification" was invented by Bobby L. Shipman Jr. (Jonesboro, Ark.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The event detection system and method employs at least one biometric capture device or mechanism disposed within a controlled-environment area configured to capture biometrics of residents of the controlled-environment facility within the controlled-environment area. The system also identifies the conditions that define an occurrence of an event. The system monitors the conditions within the facility to detect th...