ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,711,204, issued on Aug. 18.
"Artwork remote authentication system" was invented by Preston Blair (New York).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and associated methods relate to an artwork authenticity owner validation system. In an illustrative example, an artwork remote identification system (ARIS) may include an artwork companion chip (ACC) and a certificate of authenticity (COA). The ACC, for example, may be physically attached to an artwork. The ACC and the COA, for example, may each include a unique identifier. For example, a centralized server may be configured to automatically authenticate an ownership of the artwork attached ...