US Patent Issued to Xerox on May 27 for "Self-creation and self-administration of local user authentication accounts operable during network disruptions" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,314,367, issued on May 27, was assigned to Xerox Corp. (Norwalk, Conn.).

"Self-creation and self-administration of local user authentication accounts operable during network disruptions" was invented by Joseph H. Lang (Webster, N.Y.) and Timothy L. Dioguardi (Webster, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "User identification information is received through a user interface device. A processor device supplies the user identification information through an input/output device to an external computerized device to receive, in response, external authorization to use features of an apparatus. The user interface device outputs a menu having opti...