ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,561,879, issued on Feb. 24.
"Systems and methods for avatar animation based on biometric data" was invented by Shirley Kwan (Citrus Heights, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The various implementations described herein include methods for authenticating user participation in a virtual environment. In one aspect, a method is performed for a platform that includes an avatar representing a user. The method includes receiving biometric data for the user and comparing the received biometric data to stored biometric data for the user according to a predefined threshold. The method also includes, when the received biometric data falls with...