ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,432,065, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Visa International Service Association (San Francisco).

"Biometric sensor on portable device" was invented by Yuexi Chen (Foster City, Calif.) and Garth Petersen (Belmont, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for secure remote digital interactions through the use of biometric templates is disclosed. In one example, the method includes an interaction that prompts the use of obtaining a first biometric template and comparing it to a second biometric template to determine if they match. The match process is performed on a portable device."

The patent was filed on Aug. 25, 2...