ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,719,772, issued on Aug. 25.

"Computerized, copy-detection and discrimination apparatus and method" was invented by Phillip M. Adams (Afton, Wyo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine identifying segments or portions of one source material or source file common to or found in another source material or file. The engine may receive a first data stream in binary form as well as a second stream in binary form. The engine may include a data stream processor or pre-processor programed to translate the first and second data streams to generate respective first and second processed data streams. The commonality between the first and second pr...