ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,732,371, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to GoTrustID Inc. (Irvine, Calif.).
"User verification device, authentication system and authentication method for security key" was invented by Darren Tien-Chi Lee (Irvine, Calif.), Jeng-Lung Li (Taichung City, Taiwan) and Yu-Yi Lin (Taichung City, Taiwan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user verification device, an authentication system, and an authentication method for a security key are provided. The user verification device includes a security chip, a proximity sensor, a connector, and a microcontroller unit. The connector is connected to an electronic apparatus. The microcontroller unit is c...