ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,783,628, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to ADEIA GUIDES INC. (San Jose, Calif.).

"User authentication based on wireless signal detection in a head mounted device (HMD), and use of a signal signature by a second HMD" was invented by Kamal J. Koshy (Aurora, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Authentication of a user wearing a head mounted device (HMD) using wireless channel characteristics, such as wireless channel sounding, is disclosed. A transmission signal from a signal transmitter is scattered over the face or other parts of the head of the user and is received by a signal receiver, also in, at or near the HMD. The input signal recei...